State and Lake Chicago Tavern

Came here for dinner two nights while staying at the Wit since it's a part of the hotel.
There's an entrance from inside the hotel lobby, but there's also a street entrance.
The first night was more crowded as the Roof bar was closed.
The second night was pretty quiet.
Both nights service was friendly. Decent menu options at a reasonable price for a hotel restaurant.
Good selection from sandwiches, salads, cocktails, seafood, desserts, etc...
Ordered salad with brussel sprouts one day and the Sea Bass the next day.
All the dishes were plated nicely and tasted good.
I usually avoid the hotel restaurants, but was good food at a fair price.

For the 17th annual Chicago Restaurant Week, I choose to go to State and Lake Chicago Tavern.
Can you believe it? Me, being a self-proclaimed foodie participating in Chicago Restaurant Week for the first time! Well it was a great experience, because I went there after work and met up with a great friend.
I was able to enjoy a really nice drink and order from the Chicago Restaurant Week menu items. The vibe of the restaurant was really nice.
It's next to The Wit Hotel, and I was able to sit in there while waiting for the restaurant to open at 5pm.
You can conveniently enter the restaurant from the hotel lobby. Our waitress for this busy night was really nice and attentive. Now for the food and drinks.
The best thing was the cocktail, appetizer and dessert.
My cocktail was the Winterfell with Absolut Vodka, cranberry, lemon jucie and grenadine.
I tried the Burrata and Spiced Sweet Potato Bruschetta for the appetizer. My friend ate the Winter Salad and Wild Mushroom Risotto and enjoyed everything. For my entree, I decided to get the Braised Short Rib Bourguignon.
This could have been so much better, but the potatoes were super watery, and I feel like short rib was missing seasoning, and could have been much more flavorful. If I decide to go back, I'd really like to try the Steak Frites or the Prime New York Strip.
I saw a few tables order, and it looked delicious. Overall, I'll give this restaurant 3 stars and that's only because I feel the entree could have been much better.
I'd definitely give it another chance.

Family and I went to this tavern the other night.
It's located inside the WIT Hotel.
Nice ambiance, food was pretty good, except for the beet salad, which was not really a beet salad.
Drinks were somewhat small, not to mention very pricey.
The crab cakes stood out.
Service was nice as well.