Sixteen

"With service ending on April 28, it’s the final countdown for the two-Michelin-starred restaurant inside the Trump Hotel. Executive chef Nick Dostal is pulling out all the stops for the menu. Springtime plates include white asparagus soup with Alaskan king crab and ginger; crawfish with morel mushrooms and Vin Jaune; artichoke dumpling with Jamón Ibérico and egg yolk; and a pre-dessert of rhubarb banana cheesecake with pomegranate and black sesame."

"Chef Thomas Lentz created not only intricate and unforgettable meals, but he did this through a series of menus that portrayed a symphonic world filled with transporting descriptions. Sitting in the elegant dining room with Chicago’s skyline as a backdrop, one particularly memorable menu heading was “Dawn Breaking”—a poem penned on vellum paper and accompanied by a carte etched with snowflakes. Each dish was a bridge to a particular stanza. For instance, the “stillness of ice” course with fennel, oyster and iced Sturgeon caviar was a perfect celebration of winter, of the cold, of hard work and of a land far away." - MICHELIN Inspectors

"Chef Thomas Lentz created not only intricate and unforgettable meals, but he did this through a series of menus that portrayed a symphonic world filled with transporting descriptions. Sitting in the elegant dining room with Chicago’s skyline as a backdrop, one particularly memorable menu heading was 'Dawn Breaking'—a poem penned on vellum paper and accompanied by a carte etched with snowflakes. Each dish was a bridge to a particular stanza. For instance, the 'stillness of ice' course with fennel, oyster and iced Sturgeon caviar was a perfect celebration of winter, of the cold, of hard work and of a land far away." - MICHELIN Inspectors

"Sixteen is a restaurant located inside the Trump International Tower. Chef Malcolm Hilliard reported experiencing racism while working there, including an incident where his uniform was drenched in urine." - Naomi Waxman

"Sixteen was a fine dining restaurant with two Michelin stars located inside Trump International Tower & Hotel Chicago. It opened in 2008 and was reestablished under chef Nick Dostal, earning two stars from Michelin inspectors." - Ashok Selvam