Frequently Asked Questions
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The Tasting Menu is $205 per guest plus a 20% service charge, with a $100 deposit at booking; pairings are additional. Off Script, our à la carte menu on Thursday and Sunday, has small plates from $7, family-style mains from $21, and a three-course Chef’s Choice for $89.
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We can accommodate vegetarian, pescatarian, and gluten free diets. Most dietary restrictions accommodated with at least 72 hours’ notice but should be confirmed in advance.
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No formal dress code. Dress for a dinner party, in whatever makes you feel like yourself.
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Paid street parking is readily available on Damen Avenue. The Damen Blue Line stop is a short walk, and car service can drop you at the door.
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Yes. The whole table, the speakeasy, or both — a chef’s table for up to sixteen seated, with Nightcap reserved for the close. Corporate dinners, milestone birthdays, rehearsal dinners. See Private Events for packages, or write to welcome@classactchicago.com.
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The service charge lets us pay our team fairly and offer healthcare benefits. Additional gratuity is appreciated and entirely discretionary.
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The Tasting Menu is one set progression of courses served to all sixteen guests together on Friday and Saturday. Off Script is à la carte — you order what you like — on Thursday and Sunday, at the same communal table, from the same kitchen.
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Yes, and it’s the best part. Everyone at the Tasting Menu shares one sixteen-seat table; parties are seated together, and by the second course the table tends to feel like one party. If you’d rather have the room to yourselves, see Private Events.
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All three. Solo guests are some of our favorites. Couples welcome. Groups can be seated together. For larger parties, or the whole table, write to welcome@classactchicago.com or see Private Events.
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Yes. A cocktail pairing is offered alongside the wine and spirit-free selections, and the evening ends at Nightcap, our speakeasy lounge, where the bar is the point.
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Nightcap is behind Class Act at 1737 N Damen Ave. Follow the sidewalk behind the black fence and ring the bell. Dinner guests have priority; everyone else is welcome to reserve or walk in.
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Plan on two and a half to three hours from the Welcome Foyer to your last course — then finish at Nightcap. Request a Nightcap reservation for an extended speakeasy stay.