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Mirage Restaurant

  • April 28, 2008
  • Rated 3 of 5 by stvchin from Tustin, California
Mirage Restaurant

The Mirage is the 24 hour bar/lounge in the Four Points at Sheraton. As I was still awake and hungry, I trotted down from my room to The Mirage. On a weekday midnight, the dining room was relatively empty save a 2 tables of diners. The hostess, who was busy tallying up receipts for the day, invited me to sit wherever I wanted. She mentioned the menu was the same in the bar as the restaurant. There is a dining section much like any restaurant, and a separate, bar section, named the Oasis Lounge. I didn’t feel like sitting in the bar at this moment, so I chose a nice comfy booth in the dining area. I was greeted warmly by my waitress and given menu. The Mirage has the standard coffee shop menu, with breakfast, sandwiches, dinner favorites like fish & chips and meatloaf, as well as a few steaks and seafood dishes. I opted for the club sandwich.

As I gazed around the dining room, I eavesdropped on some of the conversation happening around me and realized that both tables were airline flight attendants. After a few minutes of listening to their interesting stories of difficult passengers, one of them noticed I was dining alone and asked me to join them. I figured why not, and informed the waitress I was moving to their table.

As this is a travel website, I quickly learned a helpful tip I’ll share with you. Much like cops know where all the good greasy spoons are in their beat, flight attendants know where all the good places to eat and visit in the cities they fly. The flight attendants and I chatted about such things as which cities they liked to work and which cities they despised, great places to eat, interesting little travel tips.

When my club sandwich arrived, I offered some to my companions, but they had already eaten and were just unwinding over drinks. The club sandwich came with a pickle slice and piece of watermelon. The sandwich itself had the standard bacon, lettuce, mayo, ham, tomato, and turkey. The combination of toasted bread and white turkey meat was a bit dry, but a little ranch dressing made it just fine. The club sandwich really hit the spot. After polishing off my club sandwich, I was talked into enjoying a few drinks with my companions. After a few rum & Cokes and an hour’s worth of good stories, we all settled our tabs and headed for the sack.

My bill wasn’t bad at all, 2 drinks and a club sandwich and tip was $18. It was $8 for the sandwich alone. While there are more dining choices in Chicago itself, The Mirage is a good substitute if you have the time or energy to travel outside of the Four Points at Sheraton. Knowing this is a hotel frequented by flight crews, there are probably some good stories to be had there.

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