Traktir The 12 Chairs

We ordered from here tonight and the food was amazing! My toddler actually ate the salad (she never touches lettuce usually). Ordered via Grubhub and the restaurant was out of one appetizer so they called, apologized and suggested other options. Great service and great food!

The borscht was good and the bread and butter was very good. The Caesar salad was ok....it had one quail egg and about 4 thinly sliced chicken pieces. The dressing was quite good and you can really taste the anchovy but not over powering but the price of almost $20 for it was outrageous. We also ordered the fish dumpling which was good but again, overpriced for the portion. The waitress was ok and explained the dishes for us. I would go back again for the borscht because it was good but that has to be when I'm really craving it or until I find another spot. There's a Serbian restaurant in Mount Prospect I can't wait to try. Overall, this place was okay and it would have been great is the price matched the portion size.

Obsessed. This place is amazing. Dmitry was making sure everything was excellent, which it was. He immediately made us feel like family. I would recommend this place in the evening. Bring an appetite. We got so many amazing menu items. If you're looking for a place to grab a drink, they have a nice bar. We were here on Saturday night and they had live music (violinist).Amazing! 5 starUpdate: came back and food & service was spectacular again.

This place was amazing! The borscht was delicious ! Some of the best I've ever had! I crave beets soup so much and craving has been fulfilled!

I was really happy to hear another Russian restaurant is opening up in the area, but....Cons:1. Powder mashed potatoes and extremely watered down. You can tell they weren't really potatoes.2. Portion sizes were 50-70% less than you think for the price you're paying for a restaurant in a plaza. Kompot for $3.50 should be bigger than a kid's water cup.3. No booster, high chair or crayons for kids4. No butter for bread even after asking 5 times.5. Marinated shrimps were over cooked by 2 hours after they were already cooked. When I pulled every shrimp from its head, it just broke up, it didn't come out. Very rubber like.Pro:1. Atmosphere is what you expect in a Russian restaurant2. Menu is 100% Russian and very cool3. Plates and cups are traditional4. Chicken kakleti and chicken Kiev was very good.$86 for 2 entree (chicken Kiev and kakleti), 2 soups and 1 kompot with tip.

Great place, great service. Really good food. Waters and the owner are very friendly. Was one of my best birthday I've ever had. I really recommend this place for birthday party

This is the best place to find Eastern European cuisine. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Especially with guests who are not familiar with the Russian names of dishes on the menu. My personal advice is to order their Caesar salad, it's just amazing, I finally found guys who make it with the right sauce and not mayo. The snacks are also good. Bring your friends, especially if they want to try Russian food.Oh yeah, the reviews below are absolute lies. It looks like someone is eliminating competitors in this way, or is taking revenge for something. I can't find any other explanation for that bs...

Ordered a DRYGin Martini, it came as a dirty Martini, then reordered it and it came with sweet Vermouth, Refused to correct it and charged me for both drinks. Ordered 2 dinners and they brought 1 dinner and thew it on the table and left, after i had to chase down the wait staff to find out where our dinner was. There were only 4 tables with people at them, and 3 wait staff, which 2 were playing games on there cell phones. Then they charged me for 2 meals and argured with me about the meals, and then charged me 18% on the bill for 2 of us, portions were small and overpriced. The food was cold and poor, presantation. I asked for the manager but could not be bothered to come to the table to speak with me. This place iS AWFUL, DO NOT GO HERE, OVER PRICED, SMALL PORTIONS, AND RUDE SERVER AND NO MANAGEMENT.L

Terrible service, none comfortable tables. Owners bydlo. Stupid decor None recommended

Bad service and definitely overpriced. I ordered Napoleon cake and a cup of tea. Cake was really sour, I never tasted anything like that - I don't know if it was sitting out for too long or they put something in it, anyways, I couldn't eat it. On top of that I had to ask for my tea for 3 times! How hard is it to bring a cup of hot water and a teabag? They also included a tip(18%) in a check without mentioning it. I also had to wait for 20 minutes before I got my card back. No wonder there were only 2 other people besides us, never a good sign. Don't recommend this place.