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Custom House


Custom House
500 S. Dearborn St. at the Blake Hotel
Chicago, IL 60605
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#161 of 4,449 restaurants in Chicago
  • Cuisines: American, Contemporary
  • Price range*: $40-$60
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“Great Bombay Saphire and tonic”
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4 of 5 stars
Weatherford_Wanderer 21 contributions
Weatherford, Texas
Apr 28, 2009

I was early for my client meeting and was intrigued by the Bombay Saphire and Tonic. Very refreshing and different. Clients finally arrived and dinner started with a very nice house salad with a very nice vinegarette. Main course was a 10oz sirloin medium rare that was melt in your mouth delicious. Sides were the norm but were done very... more

“boring”
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3 of 5 stars
loxxx 7 contributions
Chicago, Illinois
Apr 18, 2009

The setting and menu are not exciting at all. I would not recommend it more

“Too Much for Average Food”
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3 of 5 stars
cgreene 1 contribution
Birmingham, AL
Dec 8, 2008

Nice place, but the food was too average for the price. Chicago has much better for the price. No specific complaints, but I had a salad, wine and entree for $100. Not good enough. more

“service is exceptional”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Nov 2, 2008

service is exceptional more

“I really enjoyed Custom...”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Sep 22, 2008

I really enjoyed Custom House. The food & the service was spectacular. more

“Not his best place due...”
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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Aug 13, 2008

Not his best place due to value - it was a 5 star price for a 4 star restaurant. more

“The food was a bit...”
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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jul 13, 2008

The food was a bit pretentious, but good and the portion of each dish was about right. Deco was OK, but I liked the fishtank window to the kitchen. The wine price markup was a bomber... more

“Awesome restaurant!”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jul 8, 2008

Awesome restaurant! more

“Love this wonderful place”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jul 8, 2008
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“Great steak, interesting...”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jul 7, 2008

Great steak, interesting menu more

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Custom House Address

500 S. Dearborn St. at the Blake Hotel, Chicago, IL 60605
Tel: 312-523-0200
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.