Capital Grille makes a fine lunch destination. The steaks are somewhat smaller and less expensive, and a few lunch specialties are worth seeking out. You'd expect a steakhouse to offer a first-rate hamburger, for instance, and Capital Grille's offering, thick and juicy, certainly delivers. For starters, the French onion soup, served in a crock with a thick blanket of Jarlsberg and mozzarella cheeses, is a fine effort, and good salads include hearts of palm with bibb lettuce, bell peppers and a creamy mango-lime dressing. Poised and polished service makes the dining experience especially enjoyable.
Servers are crisply efficient, solicitous and quick with recommendations.
The reviewer makes every effort to remain anonymous. Meals are paid for by the Tribune. Vettel is the Chicago Tribune restaurant critic. Afghani African Amer.