Rick's Awards

Nation’s Restaurant News Annual Fine Dining Hall of Fame Award 2004

Restaurants and Institutions IVY Award 2003

Relais & Chateaux Relais-Gourmand

James Beard Awards Win for Amex Best Chef, Midwest Category 2002

James Beard Awards Nomination for Amex Best Chef, Midwest Category 2001

James Beard Awards Nomination for Best Chefs in the Midwest 1997

Robert Mondavi Award for Culinary Excellence; Rising Star Chefs Award 1994

Food & Wine Magazine Top 10 Best New Chefs 1994

Michelin Red "M" 1991

TRU Awards

Outstanding Service Award from The James Beard Foundation in 2007

Four-star Mobil

Five-diamond AAA

DiRoNA (Distinguished Restaurants of North America) Award 2004

Outstanding Service Award nomination from The James Beard Foundation in 2004

Wine Spectator magazine’s Grand Award for Outstanding Restaurant Wine Lists 2004

Wine Spectator magazine’s ‘Best Of’ Award 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Relais & Chateaux Relais-Gourmand

American Academy of Hospitality Sciences Award 2002

Best New Restaurant nomination from The James Beard Foundation in 2000

Four-star review from Chicago Tribune

Four-star review from Chicago Sun-Times

Four-star review from Chicago Chicago Magazine, as well Best Restaurant (twice) and Named the most popular Chicago restaurant by Zagat Survey