I’ve been going to this place for a while now is one of my favorite places to bring friends and family for fun and it’s always a very entertaining menu that goes without saying features duck. This was also the first place I was open to trying duck, I’m not usually open to trying new types of food. That just shows how impressive this restaurant is.
The Location of The Duck Inn is situated between the I-55 interstate and the south branch of the Chicago River in a pretty established industrial area. This place is a diamond in the rough, its lighted windows and a brightly lit painted namesake of the restaurant.
When you walk into the place you enter directly into the bar area that has a mini tub in the nearest corner. The bathtub brings you into the era of bathtub gins and prohibition cocktails. Thier bartenders have been top notch every time still make consistent cocktails over the past years. a majority of their drinks feature an egg white base for a different flavor and viscosity profile than typically found in the usual cocktails menus.
Not being the biggest fan of the ultra fancy intricate cocktails, I almost always order an Old Fashioned. The Duck Inn old-fashioned is the bar that I judge all other old-fashioned on. At home my OFs are made to mimic The Duck Inns; they are THAT good. It is not just liquor, the techniques, or the environment that make this cocktail so great its the full composition of all parts that make 2+2=5.
The service is always very attentive and there always another drink ready for when your glass is 20% full. Staff always seems to be a fun energetic group that are welcome to walk you through the menu and tell you their favorites, but there really is no bad choice at the Duck Inn.
Must Haves:
- Duck Wings
- Chochalet Binegtes
