Walleyed pike sports a light dust of brioche crumbs, plus herbed mushrooms and an indulgent gloss of lobster oil. Desserts are inventive and interesting but the best after-dinner splurges come from the stash of rare spirits. The wine list is extensive, deep into California but nicely global as well. Rhapsody 65 E. Adams St. Nightlife in Chicago's Loop is waking from a long slumber and this dramatic sweep of space brings vigor back downtown. Part of the new Symphony Center, the d cor is sleek and modern with an open kitchen, lots of glass and hints of Prairie-style design elements.
Entrees are well- grounded in earthy sensibilities.
Turkey pot pie, the flaky top crust punctuated with a roast turkey wing, is whimsical and endlessly popular. Cod, enrobed in a delicate cloak of crisp potatoes, arrives with artistic flair, while a simple corn-studded risotto is rapturously scented with white truffles. Drinks, steaks and check averages all will be hefty. True, this New York-based chain of steakhouses is joining a crowded Chicago market, but there appears to be no diminishment of the hunger for big cuts of red meat. Souk 1552 N. Milwaukee Ave.