I liked going to Vie with my wife or a friend twice a month. The food is good, and compared to the garbage in Western Springs, La Grange, oakbrook, and the surrounding suburbs, people should feel grateful that there is at least one good restaurant in the suburbs. But, i gotta say, though vie is relatively superior in almost every way to every nearby restaurant.. there is still considerable room for improvement. They need more dishes where the flavors JUMP OUT at you. I had a burger recently, and they built it up like it was the best burger in the world. It was not, it was just a friggin' burger- that simple. Vie is really good, and the chef is surely capable of conceiving a great dish, but he needs to do it more frequently. To much of the Vie menu, celebrity and wonderful press aside, is filler.
Pros: Fresh ingredients, and concern for quality
Cons: Same menu for months on end
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