RAW Bar-L

Located on Clark in Wrigleyville, it is a nice small and intimate restaurant. Being a Wednesday night there were only two other couples that were there during the whole duration of our meal. The place has a very romantic feeling, with candles, fish tanks and small tables. Being a vegetarian myself, there wasn't a lot of options so we started with a cheese ravioli and dolmeh tapas, which were unique but still very good. Then we split the penne pasta dish which was pretty much the only vegetarian main dish they had, but it was excellent. The honey and ginger sauce they use was very delicious. We each tried a couple of wines and I ended up with a very light Riesling from Washington which was not the best Riesling I have had. Our waiter was very nice, but not the brightest, apparently he was very new there, but the service was very quick and attentive. Also, the manager who stayed behind the bar most of the time was not very friendly or nice. I felt the prices were a bit much for what they gave us and probably would not return there for full price especially because they did not have many options for my diet. I would recommend it to anyone who likes seafood or wants to try unique meat like alligator, ostrich or frog legs.

Ambience: 8/10 - romantic

Service: 7/10 

Food: 6/10 (the taste would be an 8, but I deducted points for limited vegetarian options)

Overall: 6/10

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