Great Company makes Great Food

I found this Dan Ryan's Chicago Grill Restaurant because of my chinese tutor's invitation and I have been visiting them twice since then..
So far everything's been excellent...

The food and the environment, up till the portion, and the free breads and ice waters, remind me of the good ol days. The portion was so big, I couldn't really come up with an excuse how I could finish all off back then. The food is a classic American grill. Everything on the menu kinda compiled what I had been having so I could taste back some of the memories. Minus the company. It's not that I didn't enjoy the company of my families, but the atmosphere was totally different. I missed the crazy, no-direction-kinda conversation that we had,spontaneous "surprise" birthday for our friends, the small gossip sessions, the heart-to-heart talks over a bowl of pasta, or even attack-the-cat-attack-the-angmoh-behind-you dinner :). So the saying is really true "it takes a good company to make a food tastes better". As much as I hate to say this, Kim Sam-Soon said it perfectly when she said "when you eat with someone, you will know them better".

Some of Dan Ryan's Menu that I've tried: 1. French Onion Soup (pic 1), it's thick and flavorful but too much bread used so the soup got soaked up to fast, still prefer the TGIF version.
2. Potato Skin (pic 2), it's nice and cheesy enough and goes perfectly with the sour cream. Still acceptable (but I'm not a big fan of Potato Skin).
3. Seared Striploin Steak Salad (pic 3), it's a Dan Ryan's special salad,with generous amount of the meat. The nice thing about it is, the salad dressing complement with the meat's flavor. You will feel like you're actually eating a NY Sirloin Steak with veggies on the side :) (it sure is my favorite of all).
4. Then I've tried the Chicken Quesadilla(still in my cozin's camera). The Quesadilla can be considered ok if compared with Taco Bell's. But I still prefer Taco's anytime.
5. Penne with Rustica's sauce: Generous amounts of Chicken, Prawns, and the Rustica sauce. Flavorful and has that home-made feel.
6. Buffalo Wing's (Pic can be found besides Kim Sam Soon's name): Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! For someone who has been dying for some hot and tangy Chicken Wings, this has been my favorite!. I have tried to find Chix wings that could compare to Pluckers' and this certainly is the best one so far. Can't get enough of it. You should learn to make yours better, Billy Bomber's!!!

7. Dan's Molten Chocolate Cake (should upload the pic for drooling effect) : Beautifully done. The cake is not too moist and the melting chocolate inside the cake is complementing the cake very well. Not too sweet but also not too bitter. Just nice. It's a must try for a Choco-holic.

8. Crème brûlée (should upload the pic for drooling effect # 2) : Wonderful! It's just all melt nicely inside your mouth without making you sick caused by the over-sweetness. It's a must try for those who don't like Chocolate cake.

In the end, a restaurant that gives you a romantic-Al Capone's inspired-Vintage American-feel with great foods and double dose of wonderful desserts who will not be love struck?

I let your drooling do the talking..