Food was amazing, server knew the menu well sadly they only had one scotch so if you are a scotch drinker it's one or none. Still worth it!

I came in on a Tuesday around 2pm a few months ago. It was slow (post lunch and pre dinner time) and I think there was only one server on the floor and a bartender. Even so, the service was very slow. I don't blame the server at all, but more of a manager mishap. I had the tuna tare tare wontons and Ceasar salad for lunch. They were both good but way too many sauces on the wonton it became a soppy mess of too many flavors to decide which one was appealing. Unfortunately the salad suffered the same soggy fate. Maybe if I tried something different the price would be worth it but I spent nearly 50 dollars so meh. Nice vibes though. read more

They have the best food! And their desserts are fantastic. We had the apple tart once and the banana bread pudding. That was to die for! They have great customer service and the Manager/owner is very friendly and accommodating to his Customers! read more

Always a great atmosphere when you enter! The service is consistently excellent, and the food never disappoints. I'm really enjoying the new menu--great additions that make each visit even better. read more

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The food here is outstanding. We had Ribs and a Roast Beef French dip with Au jus. The food was fresh - the side salads and sweet potato fries are fantastic. This new restaurant in downtown Elmhurst is worth a visit. The cocktails are creative, and. the service was fantastic - attentive and knowledgeable server. They are adding soundproofing to the roof to reduce the sound which is the only thing that can be improved. I highly recommend trying this establishment. read more

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First time guest ! Fun , clean great options for happy hour Amanda behind the bar was charming, sweet and very very nice ! Great with everyone ... loved her attitude We will be back to see her . read more

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We had a wonderful experience as usual at Modern Plate. It was the perfect venue for a retirement party. The staff was kind, friendly, and helpful. Jason and Stephanie went above and beyond to make it the best party ever. Everyone is still raving about the delicious food and drinks! Thank you Modern Plate! read more

The restaurant is romantic, modern, and roomy.. Service was fantastic. We went on their half price bottle day - great deal! $$ Husband and I enjoyed our entrees and appetizers. Price was reasonable! read more

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Hey you guys........... Mouth (aka Chrissy) and Data (aka Amanda) were quite the entertainment and comedy act tonight while sitting and enjoying the Tomahawk Pork Chop at Modern Plate's bar. Like at a dinner theater tonight, I finished eating and then on with the show. Both Chrissy and Amanda gave a great interpretation of one of my favorite movies, "The Goonies." It is fun when people not only provide great service and food, but it is even better knowing they are able to enjoy and have fun doing what they do. Thanks for the entertainment and bringing a needed laugh and smile to my face. Honorable mention to Nate. read more

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WOW. Last night at Modern Plate in Elmhurst was nothing short of unforgettable! It was my birthday and our first time dining there and let me just say, they blew us away. We started with three appetizers (yes, we went big), and each one was better than the last. Then came the mains: I had the short rib risotto, and it was pure, rich, melt-in-your-mouth perfection. My boyfriend ordered the Argentina Cod, and honestly, I kept sneaking bites it was THAT good. To top it all off, the staff surprised me with a free slice of their chocolate cake for my birthday and OH. MY. GOD. That cake is the stuff of dreams rich, decadent, and absolutely to die for. Every bite, every detail, every moment felt special. If you haven't been to Modern Plate yet, run don't walk. 10/10 would celebrate every birthday here again. read more

Hands-down, one of the best restaurants in Elmhurst! Between the amazing service, fantastic food and handcrafted cocktails you'll have a fantastic night beginning to end. The place is modern, comfortable, and welcoming. The Fig'n'Awesome burger is a sweet and savory lovers dream- fig jam, caramelized onions, and havarti cheese.. amazing. And if you're looking for something that you won't find anywhere else, the banana fosters bread pudding is IT. read more

Great location in downtown Elmhurst! The menu truly has something for everyone. Lighter fare and full entrees. Great variety. The pot roast risotto was out of this world. So was the Buccatini and burgers. Great kids menu. Wonderful service...and don't miss the Chocolate cake!! read more

I have been to modern plate many times for dinner a special weekend brunch dates. the service has always been s been great with friendly staff. the food is excellent with many options. I have attended a couple events at the adjacent venue and enjoyed each event. I highly recommend modern plate. read more

Family ordered take out for the first time, 2 Protein Cobb salads. They were missing bacon and eggs? Main ingredients! They totally missed the mark. Very disappointed. read more

Food: we got the Barada appetizer and bacon wrap dates and spicy cauliflower. All were very good. We also got the tomahawk pork chop and the short rib risotto. Cooked perfectly. Service : we had a personable and attentive young server who engaged our table and helped with the ordering. Ambience : the restaurant itself is very beautifully, decorated open and comfortable. Bonus : what we didn't know was that there was an awesome music venue that was part of the price of the dinner and back. We watched a great cover band and had more drinks at the bar that was at the side of the stage. read more

Out of 5 stars: Overall - 4 stars; the ingredients are high-quality, the service is great, and you can tell people care. Because modern plate is a brand new restaurant, there are things they're still working out with the new staff, and the system. If your party has mobility issues, be aware, the bathrooms are downstairs and they have to be able to use stairs to get there. They were very busy the night we attended and so some of our meal wasn't timely or prepared perfectly. I would never deter anyone from going based on that. Modern plate is a very welcome addition to Elmhurst dining! We will 100% go back... And loved the surprise that there was a show that night, which we also took full advantage of. Definitely go and definitely make reservations in advance. Burrata toast - 3.5 stars; prosciutto is stringy, but it had a good flavor. Would've liked a little more burrata and tomato. Try to bite this, but the prosciutto made it very difficult. Still high quality ingredients. Wouldn't order on a first date or in mixed company. If you do definitely use your fork and knife. Pan fried walleye - 3 stars; the waitress said everyone said that this is cooked perfectly. The bar was set high and so of course it was ordered. Unfortunately, this dish came in half cooked perfectly and the other half undercooked leaving a very fishy flavor in the half of the fish. The part that was cooked perfectly was amazing and very tasty. The carrots were the star on the plate. I almost wish I had more carrots rather than the undercooked fishy side of the walleye. The rice was very good too and like that they charred the lemon. It was too bad they just didn't leave the walleye on long enough. Tomahawk pork chop - 4.5 stars; this should be one of their featured recommended plates. It was the star of the night! On the menu, anything shaded is what the restaurant recommends, and we were surprised to see that the tomahawk pork chop was not among those. It was so tasty and flavorful. Really enjoyed it all the way around. The only hesitation is we asked for it not to be pink and the waitress put it in as medium well. However, it was still had pink. If I'm being picky, there was only one purple potato, and all the others were basic fingerling. Felt a little odd to have one purple potato. Also, the brussels sprouts were a bit oily, but not too bad. Loved the cook! Overall was a fantastic entrée! We will order it again! Affogato - 3 stars; my husband is from Louisiana, and so he struggles to find a good beignet in Illinois. This was ordered because we thought it was a beignet which is supposed to be a pillowy fluffy fried dough. This is not a beignet. This is a donut. It is a denser dough with no pillowy texture. There was no fluffiness like a beignet has. This definitely is not an optimal shareable dessert. It comes with a glass of espresso which they pour at the table. We asked how they recommended we eat this. There was a cup of vanilla ice cream, which he then poured into the espresso and recommended dipping our dough in the espresso with the ice cream and drinking the espresso. The donut was still warm and so that was very enjoyable but our biggest gripe is the mislabeling. Again this is not a beignet, but 3 very small donuts of inconsistent size. White Cosmo - 4 stars; if you like martinis, and a very light citrus flavor, this is the martini for you! Very happy with the martini overall, and it was very tasty. It was not over the top sweet, and that was very much appreciated. Also appreciated that they had no sugar rim. The martini was shaken well with excellent small chips of ice and the flavor was good. Definitely will order again! Noon whistle Bruski - beer 4 stars, service 3 stars; ordered 2 of the same beers for dinner. The first one came timely and no complaints. Finished it by the end of appetizer. The second one took 10 to 15 minutes and by that time we were already far into eating the entree. The waitress kept coming by and saying "your drink is coming..." and it really never did. Someone from the bar finally delivered it and it was nice that she brought the can and said there's still a little bit left. But if you look at the picture, and if you were a beer snob, then you know a big head is a big no-no. Clearly they were busy and overwhelmed and we appreciated that they brought the can for the rest. But it was clear the beer fell to the wayside. Almost wish the waitress would stop coming and saying the beer is coming and just saved herself time, grabbed it, and brought it over. Entertainment - 5 stars; we were pleasantly surprised to find out that since we had dinner there, you were given free admission to the show at Stage 119. We took advantage. Our dinner reservation was for 6:15 PM. We finished appetizers, drinks, dinner, dessert by 7:30 PM. We brought our dinner receipt and was given free entry to Stage 119 in the back of the restaurant. That is a great benefit of eating there! read more

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The food was amazing, the coffee and dessert were divine, the atmosphere and service were great. read more

Modern Plate - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Elmhurst, Illinois

Arrived at 11:15 for our 11:15 reservation. The four of us order our food at 11:30. 12:15 no food, we mention that our daughter has to leave at 12: 45, told no problem. 12:45 my daughter leaves with no food. The server, who was very nice and apologetic, comes by and says she talked to the manager and they will comp the food that we never got and we smile and thank her. 1;00, server says that she put the order in the system, whatever happened is not her fault. We smile and tell her we know they are busy. 1:10 ,I walk over to the manager who is sitting at the bar and ask him if we could get our food. He says he is aware of the issue with my daughters food and that he approved for her food to be comped. I tell him it has been an hour and 30 minutes and none of us got our food. I walk to the hostess stand to give them a 20 bucks tip for the server and tell her we are leaving and I will pay for my coffee and our mimosas. My wife is packing up the few things on our table and they approach her with a $50 gift card and the manager plans to surprise and delight her with our eggs benedict to go which we really did not want anymore and asks her to wait. He makes her wait, walks up empty handed and says the food is not ready. She walks out and we go to Ella. read more

If you haven't tried Modern Plate do yourself a favor and add it to the bucket list. This afternoon we shared a couple appetizers with a cocktail. Bacon wrapped dates on a bed of whipped goat cheese and pork belly bites on a bed of whipped yams accompanied with some squash cubes were both delicious. The T n T old fashioned was prepared with Buffalo Trace a very tasty version made by Diana who was very attentive to our needs and an excellent mixologist. Jason runs a tight ship and Aran the chef prepares great dishes, on earlier visits we sampled several entrees which were all excellent. Give the place a try you won't be disappointed. read more

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Fun Place! Live music some evenings. Service was great. Direct access to performance venue through back door. Will be back

Finally got the chance to try Modern Plate on Friday! amazing food, amazing service, and a great atmosphere!!! Try the Pot Roast!

Great food, good service nice atmosphere first time there would definitely return. Celebrating a birthday and all went well even with a good sized group. read more

A group of 4 of us tried Modern Plate for the first time. WOW! Amazing! The food was absolutely fantastic. The ribs literally slid off the bone. Highly recommend. Service was kind of slow, but it was a busy Saturday night. The only con I would say, is how loud it was inside the restaurant, perhaps because of the high ceilings? Otherwise it was a very nice dinner and we will be going back. read more

First time going here & the owner/manager was super friendly. Food & drinks were great as well! Very nice bar area with plenty of room! We will be going back! read more

Delicious food, friendly staff, quick service, big side portions. Very modern, clean restaurant! read more

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Food was amazing! If you're in or around Elmhurst it's a must try! Eric and Cassie totally knocked it out of the park. Definitely recommend. read more

The staff at this restaurant have always been excellent, seeming to want to earn their customers' business. That's worth getting on here and sharing when I see it. They've been great. I can't wait to return for the tomahawk porkchop. Last night was drinks and live music. We had a blast. A coat check would have made it an 11 out of ten, but we were able to park them on a kind customer's chair. read more

Gave it 4 stars because I have to go back and have dinner. We had a flat bread and a white cosmo Was a little too sweet for me... But o will right a better review and my next visit. read more

The brunch items we had were excellent! Service was great. We are ready to go back. Highly recommend Modern Plate to friends and anyone looking for a great experience! read more

chicken milanese, old fashion and short rib with mushroom risotto! Absolutely delicious. Definitely will be going back for seconds. read more

Modern Plate - chicken milanese, old fashion and short rib with mushroom risotto! Absolutely delicious. Definitely will be going back for seconds. - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Elmhurst, Illinois

Amazing service and amazing food!! They didn't have the drink I wanted so they still made sure I had an amazing drink to make up for it!! The atmosphere is great and the customer service is amazing!! read more

Modern Plate - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Elmhurst, Illinois

Great food and wonderful service from Dario. Chocolate cake is to die for. Will be back again and again.

I was really happy with my visit here. the menu is simple but executed beautifully. The portions are large enough to split. We ordered an entree - chicken milanese - and a wedge salad. Plenty of food and all of it delicious. I've never had a really juicy pounded piece of white meat that is also so damn crispy. Like that's hard to pull off and really easy to completely destroy. And when you take a classic wedge but replace the bacon with pork belly, boy oh boy. That's some yum right there. Our server was super attentive but not overly so. And the owner stopped by just to see how we were doing. It's a bright space and lively. Of all the places in Elmhurst (which, btw, can be a pain to navigate in and out of, and parking is terrible), I would definitely come back to Modern Plate. For sure. read more

Excellent restaurant from beginning to end. The food and service was fantastic. It's always fun to eat outside if you can if tables are available. read more

Food is good. Outdoor patio is a must but service is not good and I've been there at least twice.

First time here. Nice modern style bar restaurant. This place has a cool vibe. The bar has plenty of seating and has TVs, yet yet the place seems classy and modern. Plenty of tables for both small and large groups as well as booths. I do recommend making reservations on the weekend. The cocktails were very good as well as the food. They have appetizers as well as sandwiches and larger entrees. The pricing is very fair. I would recommend. And will definitely go back. read more

This is a great place for a group or a date night ! We went on a Sunday and made a reservation but certainly didn't need to . The parking is on the street so be prepared for that . The menu had a great variety. We got the ricotta appetizer and it might have been the best part ! So flavorful and fresh . We got two entrees the short rib risotto . It was delish! The ribs had an amazing flavoring and the risotto was done to perfection . We also got the roasted chicken . The crisp on the chicken was AMAZING! We thought it was really nice the owner came over to talk to us and helped us select our food . The only drawback was the service was slow . read more

Great environment! The food is good and the menu offers options for the whole family. The service vibe is appreciation for the customer. Im happy to see this restaurant doing well in our community. read more

While this is a very cute place, the decor is very nice. The food was something of a disappointment. The salmon toast was good. However, the bread was too thick for actual salmon toast. We had the avocado flatbread, which was tasty, but the arugula was a little over the top too much on it And the side salad. I'm not a fan of spring mix although the vegetables were fresh inside of it, it is quite loud and the weight staff was friendly and always checking in on us to make sure we had what we needed. While it was OK we just eat dinner there because of the band that was playing later on. I doubt we'll be back. read more

I came here with my wife for dinner. The hype is accurate, the food is fantastic, and the ambiance is excellent. Also, the service is terrific. Their burgers were delicious, and the cocktails were delicious. I highly recommend it and am so glad this is open in Elmhurst. We will definitely be back read more

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