Great food, but OMG The Lines. All The Lines. I ended up having the steak salad not necessarily because that was what I wanted, but because the salad place had the shortest line and I needed to get my butt back to a meeting. It was, indeed, a good salad, far better executed than many I've had. The place overall smells delish, and has a Frontera outpost. But, I wouldn't come back anywhere near noon. read more

I moved out of Chicago six months ago and Seven on State is one of those places that I never thought I would miss, but I seriously do. Yes, this is a food court; but no, this does not serve standard food court fare! There are so many options that are top notch, but I am particularly a huge fan of the friend goat cheese salad from the salad station. The location of Seven on State is also great as it can be a central spot in the loop for friends to meet up for lunch. read more

Seven on State has made a definite impression on me on several visits there. It does provide a wide selection of food, but then again that is what I expect of a food court. What I find memorable is the fact that staff actually come around to the tables offering to get you free refills on any of your drinks. In addition, the fact that you are reassured at most stands that none of your food is being cooked in trans fat made a believer out of me, since I avoid trans fat like the plague, except for one day a week. The only issues that I could find to be critical of is when another patron and me ordered our sandwiches well done and medium well, it took a while. At least, we know our food was being prepared to our liking though. In addition, some of the waiting lines do become a little congested, but these are minor issues for a healthy, filling and relaxing experience. read more

One of the best things about Macy's is its food court, which has been around since the days of yore, when the space was Marshall Field's and shoes weren't right next to a place where you can also buy pretzels or spill coffee on a dress. Anyways, this somewhat upscale food court has nearly everything you could want for lunch: Takashi noodles, freshly made soups or salads, sandwiches, burgers or Mexican from Frontera Grill. The natural lighting and the atmosphere are tops too: I love that I can get a real glass when dining here for water, and not having to bus my own train is a nice touch. It does get crowded, so get here before the lunch rush- or after it so you can avoid the super long lines. Oh, and they have punch cards too. read more

Oh I am a sad panda. The turkey & quinoa salad seems to have vanished from the Salad menu, and I went there today just to get that. Maybe it wasn't popular enough because no one knows what quinoa is? I don't know, but I'm not happy about it. At. All. The salad I got instead (some grilled chicken thing with a funny name) was decent, but didn't really hit the spot. And while I didn't wait nearly as long as I did on my first visit, the service wasn't exactly speedy and they gave someone who ordered after me the same salad before I got mine. After a couple more minutes of me standing there and looking mildly perturbed, the salad maker lady noticed me and asked if I was waiting for a [insert funny salad name here] as well. I indicated that I was and I had a salad in hand in no time...and here I thought she was waiting for something, like the chicken to come off the grill. Oh well, I may be back again but I don't know... an $11-$13 lunch that doesn't fill me up? And no more turkey & quinoa salad? We'll see... read more

I used to frequent Frontera Grill during lunch. They have some of the best food over there! And actually I have had a few natives of Mexico comment on how authentic it is. My favorite is the Chicken Huarache. It's pretty much a light cornbread flat bread smothered with black bean sauce their yummy yummy citrus greens, red and yellow peppers topped with chicken. It is soooo good. Pair it with their tasty chips and salsa and I am in heaven. A great meal to make you feel satisfied but not put you to sleep when you get to your desk. I've also tried the quesadillas and tamales and have been really happy with them. You had to have known that Rick Bayless would not allow anything but the best for one of his places! read more

Seven On State is currently my favorite place to dine as well as introduce friends to Chicago. I love the setting. You will have to see it for yourself. Something is just so wonderful about dining 7 floors up in such a beautiful old building. I love Seven On State. read more

This food court just didn't do it for me. Long slow lines at Frontera and Takashi, so I opted for a salad. I ordered the Chop, which was not a chopped salad. It was a salad with pre sliced deli meat that was limp. The romaine was not great. There was enough dressing for 3 salads on mine. They had no clue what they were doing. The cashier tried to upsell me with a sugary pink lemonade or a freshly baked cookie. Huh? This is a salad place - how about a fruit option or at least something moderately healthy? They were out of the seasonal salad special, which simply consisted of what was in season - this made me think that what I was getting was not that fresh. Plus one star for the pretzel bread that came with the salad. read more

This is a classy little food court on Macy's 7th floor, with first rate eateries. Or I should say I have tried the udon and potstickers at the noodles place there - I cannot really comment about the other places, although judging by the lines they must have some sizzle too. I know what you're thinking - by definition food court food just isn't that good. Trust me - this place is not your ordinary food court. No Panda Expresses or Subways or Chick-fil-A's here. They serve food on real dishes and have people walking around clearing tables and engaging in light chit chat. The noodle place (can't remember the exact name) serves up steaming hot udon, with a wonderful, tasty but not too rich broth, chopped spring onions, bok choy, and healthy portions of white meat chicken. The potstickers were OK but not noteworthy. All in all, a very satisfying respite from shopping. read more

This food court may be the one thing about Marshall Fields that Macy's hasn't screwed up. Thank god, because when I get a craving for their goat-cheese salad, I will not be sated until I get one. Besides a really super selection of salads, Seven on State has soup/sandwich, noodle and grill stations. Everything is fresh and tasty. Plus, they have really sweet ladies who refill your drinks and bus your tables. As I've said, the goat cheese salad is awse (my favorite part maybe the tasty pretzel rolls its served with). I've also been known to get a chicken sandwich and fries. Noise level is pleasant, it never reaches that food court din. Right after noon it can be hard to find a table, so I usually wait and go for the end of the hour. read more

The food's fine. Other than the sandwich place, you get good size portions. The prices are high, I think. Way overpriced. My biggest gripe is the service. Oh my God, seriously. It's like they get paid to move so slowly. No matter where you go, they are understaffed. If you come during a lunch rush, be prepared to wait. I've already given up at ever getting anything @ Frontera because, no matter when I come, the lines are long. read more

I'm absolutely thrilled by the thought of gourmet fast food! And some of the best chefs have offerings up on the 7th floor of Macy's. My three favorites are Frontera Fresco (Rick Bayless), Takashi's Noodles (Takashi Yagihashi) and Marc Burger (Marcus Samuelson). The salads and bakery options are usually good too, but who can focus on that when these three chefs have such great offerings? I'm a big fan of the turkey burger from Marc Burger. I actually crave that one. The BBQ Burger and Prime Burger are of course fabulous as well, but the turkey burger, which its jack cheese and chipotle mayo, really brings me back for more. I tend to order from Takashi's Noodles more often in winter, or when I want something light. Not that it is necessarily a light meal - the bowl full of noodles you get is HUGE! I have never once finished it. But it is usually an amazing bowl of Japanese noodley soup. Frontera Grill offers an awesome variety of Mexican: tortas, huaraches, tamales and quesadillas... and of course salsa and chips! I work a few blocks from here and it's a treat to have such great lunch options in The Loop! read more

Though a long time Macy's on State shopper, I never knew about Seven on State until recently, which is actually rather sad! Much like your typical mall food court, there are a lot of options to choose from. Much not like your typical mall food court, the quality is of real food that you would get at a decent sit-down restaurant. I got the miso ramen from the noodle shop. It was surprisingly large and filled with seaweed, corn, sprouts, fish patties, and pork. Of the two slices of pork, one was unfortunately really tough & chewy, but honestly, what do you expect from a food court? Anyhow, I was particularly impressed by the noodles themselves - a lot like a Chinese "lai mein" more than a ramen noodle, which I liked. Overall, I'd say it was tasty and worthwhile. It is on par with ramen shops I've been to. Next time, I really want to try the burgers and salads. I've heard they are awesome and hearty. read more

BEST food court in Chicago. Sort of a hidden gem. And BY FAR the best thing I've eaten there is the vegetarian torta from Rick Bayless' Frontera offering. You wont find a better "fast food" latin/ mexican meal in this city. I dare you to try. I think its like $8-ish for a hot, fresh and made to order meal created by THE Rick Bayless for this counter service eatery. The only downsides are it takes a few minutes. If you are looking for McDonalds like speed, go somewhere else. Seriously, GO and get out of my way, because the other downside is that during the Holidays you can't get within 20 feet of the Seven on State "food court". Its pandemonium. TOO many people. Try it on a Tuesday late in the afternoon or some other time when no one is there. Otherwise its not even worth the headache of getting up to the 7th floor and waiting in line along with dozens and dozens of people. read more

This is just about the best food court in the Loop. Period. Between Frontera Fresco, Takashi, Marc Burger, and the Walnut Room being adjacent you can't beat the quality and variety. I also love the fact that they have ample seating. I have never had to wait for a table and they have servers that come over and refill your drinks for you. My only complaint is that getting up to the 7th floor of the Macy's on State can be troublesome because they only have two elevators, which run slow as molasses and the line can get a little long. Also, if you choose to take the elevator, it can take even longer. Regardless, it is worth the trouble. read more

fresh and quick options including asian, salads, sandwiches, grill, soups on the 7th floor of the *dept store formerly known as marshall field's on state*... "cafeteria" style but much of it is or can be made to order. i usually get a salad - today i got the apple/squash quinoa over spinach (sans pecan crusted turkey) topped with walnuts. it was very good and very filling! i was impressed that the cashier went out of her way to make sure that i was charged less for not including turkey in my salad. ALSO, she made me aware that the asian station sold (bottled) green tea AND even offered to run over and grab me a bottle! bonus: the green tea served isn't snapple or arizona - it's the "real thing" - asian unsweetened green tea. in this lunch rush world we live in, little things like that make a difference and will keep me coming back for more. read more

I love love looove the steak salad from the salad restaurant. SO good. but I have to admit 1/2 of the time the steak is pretty crappy. As much as I love their food its like a 50/50 shot of paying 14.00 for a good salad. read more

I am not a big fan of this place, but I work latterly across the street. So when weather is bad I run here. The salads and sandwiches are okay, but not that filling. The Mexican place is super slow and you do not get your money's worth. $10 for two little tacos, give me a break. I mostly go for the burger place. They are okay but again nothing special especially for what they charge you. I say skip this and go to the basement, the salads down there are much better. But skip the 7th floor and do your shopping. read more

Definitely a good lunch option with a group that has no idea what each other wants. There are a lot of places to choose from... sandwiches, noodles, frontera, marc burger... but the best, IMHO, is the salad joint. The goat cheese salad is ridic. Fresh greens, little croquettes of fried amazing goat cheese, strawberries, apples, pecans, balsamic & I add chicken. Good. Shizz. This is lone standout to me, and it's what I get every single time. Grab yourself a punch card (buy 7, the 8th entree is free!) & go get that salad. read more

Love Frontera, love Marc Burger, love the salads, sandwiches and soups. I can't say one negative thing about this food court. I like that there are waiters to come around and refill water or soda. I do agree that Frontera is the best spot in there but the line gets crazy long. They do try to move thru it quickly and I would recommend the tamales, guac, and tortilla soup. Marc Burger also gets long and the line tries to move quickly, my fave is the tuna burger there. I don't work in the loop anymore and this is one spot I sorely miss. Every chance I get to go downtown I try and eat here. I even went after jury duty one day. read more

Best way to taste some celebrity chef creations. I love Noodles by Takashi Yagihashi. The fried rice is amazing, (and I'm not even a fried rice kinda girl) and Marc Burger is always excellent. Frontera is a small sampling of the Bayless restaurant, and they have other 'chef-inspired' treats at the salads and sandwiches areas. read more

I love Marc Burger and Frontera Fresco (even though they're pricy, the food isn't bad and service is solid during the busy lunch hour), but I've been burned by the Salad Station for the LAST time & this rating is solely for them. First of all, it's SALAD...aside from the fact that their prices are in the $9-13 range...and even though there's a minimum of 3-4 staff members hanging around there at any given time...they have THE SLOWEST SERVICE I have ever encountered at a "fast-food" counter. Even though they are one of the most popular spots (or at least look that way, given their inefficiency), it's like pulling teeth making it out of this line in the precious half hour many people get for a lunch break. One time I ordered the Salmon Nicoise, which took the employee about 20 minutes to make, as he carefully placed 2 cherry tomatoes (can't be too generous for the most expensive salad on the menu!) and promptly left off the kalamata olives and aioli. I got that fixed, and it was truly tasty, but wasting half of my lunch break waiting for a salad was maddening. On my last visit, after waiting in line behind 20 indecisive corporate salad-chicks gabbing away and asking questions about the menu (in their defense, the salad station NEVER posts a sign listing their 3 changing daily specials), I couldn't take it anymore and brought my business to Frontera Fresco (to be courteously helped in HALF the time I waited in the salad line, even though Frontera was equally busy.) read more

I'm a big man, but I have a week spot for salads - so the salad station is may place. The Chop is my favorite and one thing that may surprise you is how good the red velvet cupcakes are - not crazy sweet and you can taste that they are chocolate - you did know that red velvets are chocolate right? read more

A highly under-appreciated lunch spot. The salads and Sandwiches are incredibly inspired. I recommend the french dip sandwich and the salmon tostada salad. Not only is the food good, but the service is much like a restaurant instead of a typical food hall. There are great weekday specials every day of the workweek at one of the spots on 7 so you can always grab a gourmet lunch for under $6. My only complaint about any of the items on 7 is the hamburger bun at Marc Burger. It's 2017 and this is Chicago. There is no reason not to serve hamburgers on either a pretzel or at least brioche bun. read more

This is a stellar food court that I stumbled upon recently. They have a bunch of great options for food included an outpost for Rick Bayless's frontera grill. Excellent food and good service. The views of downtown chicago from the windows is really great too. I have been back a number of times when I'm downtown. read more

Whoever wrote that last post is wrong! The food court vendors are all open and the under $7 option is a deal. The salad vendor is pretty good too. Maybe he went after 3:30 when they close?? read more

So many employees for incredibly slow service. I went there with my family group of about 10, each eating at a different spot. It was not busy at all, with what appeared to be only slightly more patrons than staff. Each of our wait times ranged from slow to ridiculous and there did not appear to be much organization behind the counters. Flavors of my food from Frontera Fresco were good. The tamale was, however, more like a creamy polenta. Delicious, but not remotely set like a tamale. Maybe you'll have better luck. read more

Will not be eating here again. If you want to wait in line less than half an hour for your food even before the lunch rush at 11:45 am, don't come here. I personally have and have seen other people wait in line, especially at Frontera Fresco, for 45 minutes, that's almost an entire lunch hour! I have tried the salad station and the steak salad is good and I have tried the noodle station and my chicken fried rice was awful. I couldn't even eat it, it was just disgusting. And this was after waiting half an hour for it. How difficult is it to scoop up some fried rice and put it in a bowl? Apparently way too complicated. They must have found the most INEPT people in the entire Chicagoland area and hired them to work here in this cafeteria because everyone and everything moves at a SNAIL's pace. A patient saint would lose their cool waiting in line here. You will not be getting any more of my money or time. Seven on State, figure out how to get it together. read more

Not really sure what's going on, but the salad and the under $7 kiosks were closed with no explanation. The place just looks like a dive, and not in a tasty "greasy diner under the train tracks" way. Three total food stations. read more

What are you doing hiding in Macy's, Seven on State? We had a wonderful lunch here. Great for if you are just wondering around downtown, want a quick lunch, but don't want to sacrifice flavor. We only tried Marc Burger, because we were really craving some burgers, but will definitely return for Frontera Fresco next time. I had a Steak Burger with bacon. While they forgot my bacon (not a great thing to do to me... you don't mess with my bacon), when I went up and asked for it, they simply handed me some. The wonders of a food court is that this was more then acceptable. They believed me without me having to bring my burger up, and they fixed it. Great, I was now read to enjoy my burger. And enjoy I did! Perfectly cooked, wonderful fries, just a damn good steak burger ... and it was huge! (Which, for $16 it better have been!). Wait, wait, wait! Before you stop reading here and say too expensive, let me explain. This is about double most of their burgers - my boyfriend had a delish BBQ burger with bacon that was nowhere near this expensive. It is definitely more pricey then your typical food court, but it has much better food then your typical quick stop too. Next time you find yourself in the area, stop by for lunch. A word of advice, Macy's clearance furniture is located on the top floor and seems to be always vacant. Nice comfy place to sit (or lay) and recuperate after stuffing yourself full of deliciousness.......just saying. :) read more

Good place to go with co-workers since there's a variety of options and choices. I always get their ramen, even thought its just okay.

Over all a solid food court. They have a handful of choices and hands down rocks the socks of the food court downstairs.

I am in love with their goat cheese salad there, simple as that. The salad consists of a great big bed of lettuce - spring mix, no crappy iceberg - tossed lightly with a great balsamic vinaigrette. It also has a few pecans and some strawberries tossed in and - the best and most important part - little pieces of fried goat cheese. They almost look like tator tots, but wooooooow.... amazing. The goat cheese is so creamy and good, with a nicely contrasted crunchy-ish outside. Seven on State is really a food court. The person I was dining with also had a bowl of their white chili, which I got to try, and that was also superb. Since it is on the 7th floor of the State Street Macy's, it is a great way to eat a great lunch in between trying on jeans and shirts and shoes and whatever else. read more

i love eating here! chicken salad sandwich and white chicken chili are both delicious. burgers are also very good. i've never had mexican but a friend had pork tacos that looked yummy. read more

i love this place! if you are ever shopping in the area, you should stop by this place to get the turkey burger. it is one of the best i have ever had! i would never expect such a delightful meal in a food court but it is truly awesome! All burgers come with coleslaw, pickles, and fries. Enjoy the fries with their spicy ketchup. Service is great too. And the recession seemed to bring down the long waits... which is bad for them, but good for me! read more

Staff was very nice. Food was okay. The Sea Bass was recommended. Fish tasted great but the sauce that it was immersed in was very bland and took away from the fish. Probably a bit overpriced for what you get. The bar area is fun when not too crowded. Nice location and decor. read more

I used to love this place. Great spot for a turkey burger but it has changed and so much that I wound up in the ER about 8-10 hours later w/severe food poisoning and dehydration. I won't be going back to Seven on State Marc Burger EVER. read more

I didn't want to wait in the crazy line for the Walnut Room, so we decided to grab lunch at Seven on State. My fiance and I ate from the ramen restaurant and it was delicious. The gyoza were some of the best ever, not too greasey and filled with delicious pork and veggies. The service a bit slow to get our order done considering it's not a sit down place, but all in all, the taste of the food compensated for the other lacking areas. read more

After walking out of the Frango Cafe, my father and I were happy to find a place with friendly service and good food. We got burgers from Marc Burger- YUM. Not too pricey, good quality, and the garlic pepper fries were AMAZING. read more

Absolute chaos at lunchtime! But the food selection is pretty good, the tables are always clean, and it's always a bonus to score a table by the windows with a view of State Street. read more