GT Fish & Oyster

A Chicago classic restaurant.
THE best place to get the freshest seafood in the Midwest.
Definitely a restaurant to go and share all the food with great friends. The clam chowder was served in a warm, cute jar with large bits of clam.
The lobster roll was served on a super buttery, soft bread.
The rainbow trout was so velvety and melted in your mouth.
The seafood cavatelli pasta had so much flavor and perfectly paired well with the shrimp, squid, mussels, and clams. The pumpkin cheesecake and the Apple galette were so delicious; we would’ve gotten seconds if we weren’t so full.

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My wife and I celebrated our anniversary at GT Fish & Oyster as we had always heard great things about the place, but finally decided to check it out for the special occasion.
We had started off with six oysters and the clam chowder.
The oysters were fresh, but unfortunately a bit small.
The clam chowder was great, and they can split it into two bowls which was convenient. For the main courses we had the fish and chips, mussels, and roasted broccoli.
Overall, the food was good, nothing spectacular, also $$$, and I would skip the broccoli...but the service is where this place really shines.
Our waitress was phenomenal, always making sure to check in with us to see if we needed anything or how was the food was.
She was even kind enough to bring us celebratory bubbles which was awesome.
Would I come back? Yes, but next time I would try and come back for their happy hour or brunch.

I am absolutely in love with this place! I ordered the crab cake, oysters, and had lobster roll + black truffle and mussels as my entrees. My favorite were definitely the crab cake and lobster roll.
I am so in love with the pickled cauliflower it came with.
The texture of the cake was phenomenal.
It has that thick and rich flavor, and crispy texture on the outside.
Adding the sauces it came on the side, and a bit of the pickled cauliflower as a palette cleanser definitely won it for me! The lobster roll was just dynamite.
I added the black truffle because I’m simply obsessed with truffle, and I was lost for words of how good this dish was. Overall, I will come back to this place when I visit Chicago again!

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