Best Date Night Restaurants in Hillside

We have been fortunate to have hosted many special occasion dinners in the western and southwestern Chicago suburbs at many if not most of the “usual” nicer restaurants, including Morton’s, Gibsons, Capitol Grill, Sullivan’s, Seasons, Hugo Frog Bar, etc. And they have all been good and in some cases exceptional. Somehow we had not discovered Trulucks. Until last night when we went there for our daughter’s birthday. Wow. We were extremely impressed and have a new favorite spot. All the food was exceptional - sea bass, lobster thermidor, scallops, salmon, lobster bisque, and seafood platter. And our server, Francine, was really outstanding. Present, thoughtful, and knowledgeable, without any aspect of pretension or overbearing. Really well done overall and we all look forward to returning soon.

Food was great. Pics with Santa and the Grinch was amazing, kids loved it! But it’s was very expensive. I know you’re paying for the experience. But $300 for 2 adults / 2 kids for my 5yo to eat a few eggs … yikes. We’d do it again, but it would *feel* better if the kid’s prices were cheaper, with a paying adult, or something like that.

Was there for a business Christmas dinner and everything was really great. The ongoing visits with different meats made for a fun environment for the event.

A wonderful experience, all the way around! So nice to have a terrific meal in such a special place.

Lunch experience was very good. Staff very attentive. Food tasty and good temperature. Wine of course was good. Recommended for a good overall experience.