Smyth is the United State’s newest **. I would offer that the food and experience is more so on par with * restaurants I have been to, but I understand the *** rating. They are doing incredibly unique things with interesting flavor combinations, house made oils, and fermentations. They are designing their own form of cuisine, which helps them stand out more amongst other fine dining institutions. While in Chicago I believe Oriole and Ever to be more satisfying restaurants, smyth scratches an intellectual curiosity and sense of place and time in a way that those restaurants do not. I would not recommend Smyth to someone just starting their fine dining journey, but if you are a seasoned diner; I believe you will find Smyth to be an altogether more meaningful experience than Chicago’s other **.
by The_Listen