Corner 41

The interior of this bar/​grill does not match the exterior. Really cozy with great ambiance! Food is nicely priced and very tasty. I recommend this place to you if you’re looking for a nice little neighborhood restaurant.

So upset this place is closed! Only checked it out a couple times before I saw they had closed. Absolutely loved the calamari and the owner was always so nice and took care of us. Hope it’s only temporary.

THIS PLACE is CLOSED. Thank GOODNESS!!! we are all better off. This is one of the best restaurant spaces in the city and it was GROSSLY under used and GROSSLY under appreciated by the ownership staff. They should be ashamed to be Chicagoans. I look forward to a real owner or ownership group to come along and turn this space in to something it deserves. Not to mention what this neighborhood needs. The current ownership group was holding the neighborhood back and obviously the space back. disgraceful. People do not understand what restaurants and bars do for neighborhoods… ask a few home owners in Logan Square what they have to say about this!!!
Note to owners: you cannot advertise Bears specials and not be open during Bears games. WTF!!! and that is just a small sample of what Corner 41 brought to my neighborhood. shame shame shame on you. Good bye forever I hope.

A few friends and I were here for New Years Eve. The first thing I did when we walked in was ask the manager, Sima (spell check) how late they were open. She responded with something along the lines of as late as you want us to be, definitely after midnight. I knew right away this was a great spot for our last minute celebration. They were very accommodating with our 13 – 14 people reservation. It was a little chilly in the place and when we asked for a little more heat they certainly brought it, which was awesome. Sima and her husband Al (at the bar) were very fun to be around and even gave us champagne on the house to ring in the new year. The food was delicious, the drinks were awesome. It wasn’t a super loud place to be for your NYE which was great for us. We were able to make the place our own and have a great time! I would definitely recommend this place! I am sure I will be back!

It was my first time going there, and it was amazing! Appetizers were delicious, especially seafood ones! I ordered signature burger and it was prolly one of the best ones I’ve had lately. Service was great and friendly atmosphere! Definitely coming back!

DELISH portobello mushroom sandwich. Not the greatest wine. Amazing service. Not sure why it was so quiet on a fri night. Hoping this place sticking around!

My girlfriends and I stopped in at Corner 41 while waiting for the Ribfest vendors to get their act together (y’know.have some food ready to sell). We waited at the bar well over 5 minutes without being acknowledged by the bartender — though he was RIGHT THERE and was just closing out a tab for a group of 3 other ladies who were there. A «Hi» or «I’ll be right with you» (or even menus/​a drink list) would have been nice.
We inquired about beer and drink specials. He said there were none (really?! What bar doesn’t have specials??), but then said he’d give us some winter beer on tap for $ 4, since they’re trying to get rid of it. He stated it «wasn’t hoppy,» but it was. My friend and I both got that beer and neither of us liked it at all. We choked it down. It was also a hassle to get our tabs, even though by that time we were pretty much the only people there.
If that’s the attention they give patrons when they’re EMPTY, I can’t imagine what the service is like with a crowd! Yikes.

A buddy of mine and I were in the neighborhood craving BBQ so we thought of Smoking Woody’s but I think they may have been closed down due to health code violations :-(So down the way at Corner 41 they were advertising award winning ribs probably from rib fest so we figured why not.
We tried out the full slab of ribs special with sweet potato fries and I have to admit it was pretty damn tasty! The sauce had a nice sweet introduction and then it was followed by a spicy kick to it but not overwhelming. They’re also one of the few places that actually serve Johnny Walker Gold Label for a decent price if you’re into Scotch. The service was decent and attentive. Now that Smoking Woody’s is down for now I’ll be going here for my rib fix since it is in my area.
On a side note, I put 5 stars because the night of the dinner, I accidentally left my prescription sunglasses there. I called the next day and the owner (I think) was very accommodating in my search for them. She quickly found them and said I can get them at the bar whenever, so I really appreciated that extra effort :-)

I went to Corner 41 for the first time with a voucher I had purchased. We were seated quickly in their cozy outdoor patio and continued to have prompt, courteous service during our meal.
The food was delicious. The baby-​back ribs which were tender and falling off the bone, the lobster and crab meat burger had a nice amount of seafood (not too much filler) and was well seasoned, and bread pudding was fantastic. Great beer and wine selection as well.
I took away a star for the oysters Rockefeller. The oysters hadn’t been cleaned properly and there was still grit left in the shell that was extremely unpleasant.
All in all, I highly recommend this restaurant.

I stopped by on a Friday night with a groupon in hand. I was pleasantly surprised.
From the store front, the place looks like a fairly small bar. But, once we were inside, we followed the hostess to the back part of the restaurant. It was a large room with exposed brick and chandeliers. There weren’t many tables full, I think only about 5 were occupied while we were there, but the atmosphere was cozy.
To start, we had the salmon and crab cakes. I thought they were a bit overpriced at $ 11 for two, but they were very good. For dinner, we decided to share 2 dishes — a half slab of ribs and the sesame tuna steak. Both dishes were tasty. The ribs were perfectly cooked, with the meat easily sliding off the bone, and the BBQ sauce was tangy with a little bit of heat. The tuna was served with some wasabi rice and steamed broccoli. My only complaint was that I wish we were given more rice. The sweet potato fries we got with the ribs were crispy and delicious.
The beer selection isn’t the best, but they did offer some Half Acre beer (that’s brewed right down the street). There weren’t many desserts to choose from either — flourless chocolate cake, crème brûlée, or bread pudding. We passed.
Overall, the prices are a bit higher than I think they should be, but I could see myself going back. Oh, and after we paid the check, the hostess came to our table and gave us a $ 10 gift certificate for our next visit.

We stopped in here this past weekend with a groupon. We walked in and were immediately surprised with how dead the place was at about 8:30pm on a Saturday. One table, a few people around the bar, that was it.
After sitting down and looking around I really liked the décor and cozy vibe of the place but found a couple things that threw this off — the big screen tv’s hanging in the bar and this weird lit up fish tank.
Well we looked through the menu and found they had a nice but small beer menu. We settled upon splitting a full slab of ribs with waffle fries and asparagus. The ribs were amazing!!! The perfect blend of spicy/​sweet and the sides were excellent too. We ordered a flour less chocolate cake for dessert. That was disappointing; it was really dense and was definitely not made in house. The espresso was very good, however.
All in all a good experience, just still not quite sure what this place is going for. 2 other tables came in the whole time we were there (a group of women polishing off girly drinks one after the other and another couple) Can’t say I have a strong urge to come back, but it seems like it would be a nice place to come with a group.

Probably one of the most important impressions which I can take away from a restaurant is the behavior of the owners or staff-​how welcoming they are. After all, this IS the hospitality industry, so a hospitable welcome goes along way for me. And I found this kind of memorable welcome here. As well as the service we encountered during a recent weeknight visit.
All I knew about Corner 41 was that it was a reincarnation of the former Cy’s Steak House (which I had patronized a few times,) and that the ribs here were recommended. My dining companion and I started with martinis, which were put together nicely. We did not try the appetizers, but we each ordered the ribs and shared the goat cheese salad with greens and oranges, and an order of spaghetti with arrabiata sauce. Both these items were nicley prepared and flavorful. The vinaigrette was the perfect partnership with the salad in that it was light and not overbearing. A half-​slab of baby back ribs makes a great entrée choice. The ribs were meaty, moist and there was a generous amount of sauce. Sweeter than my usual barbeque sauce choice, but I would come back for the ribs in a minute.
The rooms here are spacious but feel even larger because the high ceilings. While not much different from it’s other Lincoln Ave. pie-​shaped gastropubs like 42 Degrees Latitude or Fork, it has much more of a suburban feel with its open-​ness and seating arrangements. More Supper Club than «Bro Pub,» as I like to call many of the Lincoln Ave. haunts. Just a little more elegant, too. I joked with the owner that the larger room begs to be danced in. So how about a Big Band?
All in all, I spent a great evening here with a friend, and chatting up the pleasant owner and his wife was a big part of it. I can understand why the under-​30, head in my laptop-don’t-freak-me-out-with-human-interaction crowd may not enjoy the place. So I hope they stay away. I intend to bring some other friends back here, hit the bar on occasion for a drink and hope to try some of the other menu offerings, which are numerous. I think Corner 41 is just dandy.

We were excited to try this place, but were totally let down. We had a Living Social deal, and I’ve seen several other reviews from people who also had this or a Groupon. Seems to me they are trying to get people to try it, but they’re not impressing much. Our server came by promptly, but then waited around 10 minutes to come back to see if we’d decided on a drink. I generally need no more than 35 seconds to decide on a drink.
It seemed that our server was the one and only waitress in the restaurant, even though it was a Friday and there were probably 10 tables. The space is very uncrowded, and while nice, it was VERY cold in there — even the man was complaining of being cold, which NEVER happens even when it’s like –10 out. There were a lot of empty tables at 7 on a Friday… not a good sign.
The music was terrible and too loud. The food was sub-​par. They have a few vegetarian options, but they only work if you like mushrooms. They don’t use any organic or local meats or ingredients. I ordered a side of asparagus, which the waitress assured me was grilled, and which instead came out quite obviously steamed and very, very naked. Not even a pinch of salt or pepper for $ 4. My goat cheese salad was good, and the man’s lamb something-​or-​other was passable but again, bland. The wine list was rather short, but with some decent selections and good prices.
I went to the bathroom once and it smelled awful, like sewer, and there was a toilet brush in the stall. I’m sorry but I don’t want to see any cleaning products or tools in the bathroom at a restaurant. It’s just gross.
Overall we were not impressed, from the long waits for service to the mediocre food to the bad music. The space is so nice we wanted to like it, but just couldn’t. Won’t be back. :(

Went here because we had a Living Social deal. The outdoor seating was nice. Service was super slow though. Think they may have been understaffed. Heard the waitress ask a table that sat down behind us if they’d been helped 20 minutes after they sat. No one had been to their table.
When I asked about the entrée I wanted to order, the server said it was very good. When I got the pork chops they were overcooked, dry and had zero flavor so I sent the plate back. Took just as long to get a replacement sandwich (figured it would be quicker) and by then my boyfriend was done with his meal and we packed it up to go.

Me and my man have been wanting to try out this neighborhood place for a while, and finally did so over the weekend. We were loving the warm October night air, and were hoping for an outdoor table — unfortunately, they were full outside, so we sat at a high top next to the wide open windows, so it was almost like we were outside, but still able to listen to the restaurant music and catch some of the baseball game on the TVs.
First of all, I love the look of the restaurant’s interior. It’s big, open, warm — huge copper chandeliers, roomy booths, brick — it’s nice inside.
We both liked our meals. The man ordered a buffalo burger + sweet potato fries; I ordered the crab/​lobster burger + sweet potato fries. The crab/​lobster ‘burger’ was essentially a huge crab/​lobster cake with a sweet honey glaze, served on a brioche bun, with a side of (good) coleslaw. This thing was big (and should be, for $ 17), and loaded with large chunks of lobster meat and crab, and not much filler — which is a good thing. It was meaty, satisfying and the sweet glaze was a great compliment to the seafood flavors.
Glad we finally scratched this place off our list, and glad we liked it!
*I’ve passed by this place on numerous occasions when it looks like they have big private parties going on. Something to keep in mind if you’re looking for a restaurant space for a reception, party, etc. in this area.
**Friendly note to management:
Your website could use a facelift, asap. It really doesn’t do your restaurant justice.

The food is inconsistent. The first time we ate there (after it became Corner 41, it used to be called Cy’s) it was excellent, the second time, not so good.
The goat cheese/​walnut/​blood orange salad would have been good with dressing. If there was dressing on it, it sure didn’t taste like it. The ingredients are fresh and the concept is good, but the lack of dressing spoiled it.
This salad is so large that it could easily be split 2 – 3 ways, or served as a main course.
The shrimp dejonghe was just plain awful. The shrimp were undercooked so they were fishy tasting. It was served with peas in the middle! There were no crusty breadcrumbs on it, and the garlic in the sauce was raw. Another shame, because the shrimp were of good quality.
Hubby had the ribs; they were OK, but rather dry, and way too much pepper in the BBQ sauce.
Flourless choco cake was very good. Crème brûlée was burned around the edges and what should have been a nice hard crust over crème was the consistency of taffy. The crème was ice cold.
We told both owners and the server about it. They were nice and offered to remove it from our bill. They also explained that there was a new «cook’s helper» in the kitchen who appeared to have confused two shrimp dishes.
As an aside, they need to can the Middle Eastern muzac. It doesn’t fit into a neighborhood restaurant like this.
I hope they get their food problems sorted out. They’re all very nice people and I’d like to see them succeed. But it will be a long time before we go back. When it was called Cy’s (same owners, same décor), it suffered from the same problems so I have little hope that they’ll get it sorted out.

I’d been meaning to go to this place for a while. When I saw the Groupon for it, I figured it was a good excuse to finally give it a whirl. Overall I was completely underwhelmed.
I went there with a couple of friends and the first clue that it wasn’t going to be a good experience was that we were pretty much the only people there. It was a Wednesday night so not prime time, but still most decent restaurants have at least some traffic on a Wednesday.
I ordered the goat cheese appetizer. It’s the standard deal with goat cheese in tomato sauce served with bread. The bread was toasted but it seemed kinda stale. It was really off on the texture. The goat cheese itself also had an odd texture. It wasn’t like Chevre, and it was a little hard to break it up with the bread because it was too firm.
Next I had a goat cheese salad. It was okay, but seemed like the greens were a little more bitter than they should have been. Maybe the greens weren’t quite as fresh as they should be. Overall, meh?
Ended the meal with the Lamb Chops. They were cooked properly (medium rare) but the seasoning was nearly non existent and the outside was overly charred. So the overall flavor wasn’t great. The mashed potatoes with it were tasty but luke warm.
My friend got a tuna steak and the sauce that came with it was … well I don’t know what exactly it was but it shouldn’t be served on food. Just really added nothing to the flavor and my friend had to salt her Tuna to give it some flavor.
The service was fine. Only flaw was that dinner came out while we were still working on our salads. Not a major crisis though. Staff was friendly and attentive. Granted we were the only people there.
All in all I wouldn’t bother going here.

Would never recommend anyone go there. I went because of a groupon. So thank you groupon for giving me an excuse to visit, but they didn’t make it a visit worth repeating.
Food was ok. Staff doesn’t really explain the food very well. Wine was ok. Barely decent. Overall, I spent $ 6 after the groupon and couldn’t bring myself to leave a 20% tip. And I’m one of those people that believe 20% is a minimum tip.
Just head over to Broadway and find a restaurant there. Any of those will be a better choice.

From the outside, this spot looks more like a run-​down dive than a nice seafood/​steak restaurant. Once inside, the bar looks dim and dark and it’s not until you turn the corner, that you get to see the actually very lovely atmosphere of the dining room. It’s shabby chic, very spacious so tables don’t feel crowded and it’s a pretty space. The front of the house staff couldn’t have been nicer. Plus our waitress was very prompt and attentive. Minus a few random odd comments that she made like when she set our friend’s drink down and said «here you go buddy,» we were extremely satisfied with the service. Those were the pros. Now for the cons.
EVERY SINGLE THING I ATE WAS AWFUL! I had a French onion soup. It tasted really bland. I make French onion soup at home and think that it is 10 times better than this version. It came served with saltines and I’ve never heard of that pairing before. I found it strange and also disappointing since bread on the table might have made a whole lot more sense. I do have to say there was a lot of cheese on the soup; which was it’s only saving grace.
Now for the entrees… ew! I had the salmon because that’s what was recommended. The plate was just the piece of fish over carrots and broccoli. No potatoes or starch of any kind. Once again, weird! The fish tasted rather unfresh and the seasoning; which I’m guessing was dill was applied way too heavy handedly. Plus, there was a puddle of something very liquidy on the plate; which really made it all so unappetizing. I am guessing the vegetables weren’t properly drained. Terrible presentation! My other friend had the swordfish with the curry sauce. His fish had a very mushy texture and he also had the liquid puddle on his plate. He commented to me that it was the worst meal he had ever had out and suggested a slice of pizza nearby afterwards.
Our other friend had the spicy chicken and I’m not sure that a complaint is warranted here because in all fairness, it is called spicy chicken but there does need to be a balance between heat and flavor. At some points, he wasn’t able to eat it since the heat was causing him physical pain. Overall, I’ll never go back here again. In fact, I sorta wish I had the guts to tell them they owe me for the food I went to buy directly after leaving here. With that said, I did take a look around and noticed that every single other table had ribs. Maybe I missed that memo and had I ordered ribs, this would have been a very different experience.

There’s some good stuff going on here. To begin with, $ 5 martini Wednesdays with heavy pours. That, in itself, is a reason to stop by and get happy. I asked for a martini not previously on the menu and the waitress/​bartender improvised and hooked me up. That’s service with a smile. It’s all smiles here. Ali, the owner, is a very nice man and spent some time chatting my colleague and me up about how Corner 41 came to be. He’s also a very modest man who is not giving himself enough credit for what he does… so, allow me: You know those ribs you like to eat so much at Ribfest? You know, the ones that come in first place every year for being so awesome? Yeah, that’s Ali’s handiwork. I am not a rib man, else I would have torn some up during my stay.
What I did have was the eggplant steak — thick cut eggplant, lightly breaded and served with generous amounts of marinara. I forgot that I was eating a vegetable. I chose the lobster burger for my entrée and it did the trick. First off, it’s huge. I have big hands (and feet, ahem) and I was double palming that bad boy. The burger is very lobstery without being fishy. I struggled to finish it not because it wasn’t good but because it was so hearty. It came with crispy sweet potato fries which were pleasingly sweet in addition to being copious in amount. One thing about Corner 41, they make sure to feed you. Dessert was chocolate ganache thing with fruit… yum. Every bite was a treat.
This is a neighborhood joint. I parked on a tree-​lined side street, walked up to the door and took it all in. I imagine that come summertime, NC locals will pile around the bar, drink some cheap martinis and stumble home, pleased to not have to pay a hefty cab fare. The design of the restaurant is extremely appealing. Large (almost floor-​to-​ceiling) windows greet you from the street, while high ceilings, exposed brick and comfy booths invite you to stay a while. Corner 41 not only pleased by (growing) belly and treated me right, it made me want to move to the neighborhood. THAT’S a good experience. Have one for yourself. I hear the restaurant is participating in something called Unilocal Eats…