Fresh 1800

Excellent place to eat. I had the chicken and it was delicious. It was cooked perfectly and you can tell that it was made by a professional. The waiter and staff we’re very attentive 2 or needs. I was very impressedabsolutely with the atmosphere staff and the food. I would strongly recommend trying it out and seeing for yourself. Jose our waiter did a terrific job I will come back again and again.

My husband and I came here with a
coupon he’d received for free from some other promo. We had a certificate for $ 25’s worth of food but needed the bill to be at least $ 35, I think. That wasn’t hard to do since this place isn’t cheap, but it’s not outrageously priced like most hotel restaurants. Appetizers were under $ 10, most entrees were about $ 11 – 20 and all desserts were an even $ 6. I ordered a glass of wine for $ 8, so we had no trouble reaching the minimum requirement.
We split a Grilled Chicken Quesadilla and it was really good. There was a lot of chicken and cheese in each bite.
I ordered the Shrimp and Lump Crab Lasagna for myself and found that «folded» means it’s almost like a cross between lasagna and a crêpe. The seafood seemed fresh and the sauces that came with it were very flavorful. I liked that it was abundant but not too heavy. I’d definitely order this again!
My husband went with the Strauss Farm’s Grass Fed Burger. It wasn’t the best burger we’d ever had, but it was solid. It wasn’t very fancy but it was very flavorful. He especially loved the cheese they put on it. He said he’d happily order it again, though I felt $ 3 for the added fried egg was a bit much; however, they pride themselves on being locally sourced, so you can’t exactly fault them there. It was only a $ 2 upcharge for the Parmesian Fries and I think that was worth it.
We split a Key Lime Tart and it was tasty. It’s a good size, so you can either eat it alone or easily share it, I think.
Service was good. Our server seemed a bit unsure of himself, but he was very nice, brought us everything we requested, and he checked up on us and cleaner the table quickly.
The ambiance is pretty nice. I like the way they decorate, but they keep it rather dark. There was only one other person dining there when we went around 6:30pm on a Sunday.

Out standing food and outstanding service.
Our server, Derek was very attentive and extremely polite.
Fantastic experience.

The honey balsamic chicken was healthy and delicious and the veggies on the side were crisp and fresh! It paired nicely with the Alamos Malbec.

Went there tonight and had a great meal! I was nervous after reading the reviews, but I’m glad we went. I had the shrimp and lump crab lasagna & my fiancé had the Parmesan crusted chicken. I’d definitely go back. Cute contemporary looking restaurant, and yes it wasn’t full and we were the only table there, but that doesn’t matter as long as the food is good :) And our server Kevin was very helpful & attentive!

On a Monday, there was no wait to be seated. Fair place to dine. Loved our waiter Kevin than our food. Nothing extra ordinary. Ambiance is fair.

This place is improving, service still needs a bit of work. Food is pretty good.

I read the reviews before eating here last night and was slightly worried but after a long day of work and travel I was not in shape to head out so decided to brave it. Though service is a little slow, this can be forgiven since they claim to make everything to order. I choose from their build your own plate option since I was eating late and require GF options. Figured it was a safe option controlling how the food was made and what sauces used. The chicken came out moist and flavor full. The side salad I asked for was properly dressed. The food is slightly pricey, but it is a hotel restaurant which could partially explain a slight uptick in price.

So I stayed at the Hyatt Regency for 2 weeks while in town on business. I had breakfast and lunch/​dinner coupons so I had pretty much everything on the menu. lol I’ll give my review based on each meal.
Flank Steak Salad-​This salad was pretty good… until a few hours later when I was married to the bathroom. I asked for my steak med-​well, but it was more medium which I don’t understand since it was a flank steak, surely that easier to cook than a thick ribeye. Anyway, Ive eaten bleu cheese maybe 3 times in my life so I don’t know if it was that or the steak that made me sick, but I was up all night «getting it out of my system» sorry about the detail, but its important when you’re speaking about restaurant food.
Chicken quesadilla-​Now I know its probably not wise to continue to eat at a restaurant after getting food poisoned, but I was not going to pass up free meals and spend my per diem. I just decided to make better choices when ordering. The chicken quesadilla was really good. It came with a roasted tomato sauce, guac, sour cream, and pico. Very tasty!
Roasted Organic Rosemary chicken-​this dish sounds really good on the menu, but it wasn’t good at all. The chicken was bland and the sauce was watery and oily? I couldn’t even finish it.
Spicy chicken wings-​Great! Sauce had a nice kick, not too much, just right. OF COURSE I I subbed the bleu cheese dressing for ranch (due to the episode I had the first night with the bleu cheese crumbles on my steak salad.)
Onion soup– Awesome! Probably the best onion soup I’ve ever had. Lots of cheese and the bread soaked underneath in the delicious broth. I definitely recommend this.
Apple pie-​Blah. Tasted freezer burnt and looked more like bread pudding. PASS Additionally, I only had dessert on this day and it was the only day that I had terrible service. When I got back to my room I called the restaurant manager who promptly made up for the rudeness of the server by bringing up a bowl of haggen daz ice cream.
Flatbread-​I really loved the thin crispy flatbread pizza. I had the basil pesto and mozzarella and added chicken. Very good!
Crab cakes– Crabcake was good, a little different with citrus and apples on top, but its only one for $ 13. Not worth it.
The coffee at the restaurant was too much for me. Not sure if it was too strong or just nasty. I just grabbed a cup from the Starbucks in the lobby.
They also have soup and pasta of the day. I tried the pasta, it was ok, the sauce was just kind of bland.

This was a poor pick and an unpleasant dining experience. The restaurant was nearly empty — apparently for a reason.
The gnocchi was salty and made my mother and wife sick. The Ciopino special had a long dark hair that utterly ruined my wife’s appetite. My daughter’s crab cake was OK, but cold.
My flank steak salad was OK.
My son’s steak a bit stringy. I honestly would never have expected that.
Eating here pretty much ruined our evening. We would not come back again.

Had a voucher from
for Fresh 1800. My first clue should have been that they were offering discounts on
. Located in the Hyatt in Schaumburg, IL this restaurant is exactly what you would expect in a hotel… an overpriced afterthought. Went there on a Saturday at 7:30 pm. Waited several minutes at the hostess stand to be acknowledged although we saw only 3 other tables seated in the dining area. When the host did arrive he asked us to wait a moment while he explained to a server what pine nuts were. Despite the fact that we were only the 4^th table in the dining room when we ordered appetizers the server said they would take 20 –30 minutes because «the kitchen was backed up» ! Indeed it did take that long and one app was the «soup of the day» chicken noodle that was clearly from a can and could have been «nuked» and delivered immediately. The other 2 were mussels and crab cakes. The crab cakes were good, the mussels were dry and seemed like they had been microwaved then placed in a bath of garlic broth. Entrees were Filet and Rib Eye (both with scallops). Meat & scallops were cooked perfectly to temp but the «share» size extra of mac & cheese might as well have come out of a Kraft box. The service was almost overbearing. Our server checked back with us literally every 5 minutes. We had to stop our conversation many times because she kept interrupting us. Typically I praise attentive service but this was too much. It was almost as if she had nothing else to do. at one point she pulled back a vacant chair at our table and sat down to talk about desserts! I would never go back to Fresh 1800. If you are a visitor to the Chicago area and staying at the Schaumburg Hyatt there are about 50 other restaurants up and down Golf Street that you should visit.

Very SLOW service & sub-​par food. Unless you have a deal voucher of some sort that you MUST use, I recommend going someplace else.
On the positive side, the atmosphere is very cool — swank & modern. That’s where everything positive ends. We ordered the flatbread with mushrooms as an appetizer. It took about 25 minutes to come out and it wasn’t flatbread, it was more like a pizza. It tasted ok, but I would not order it again.
Based on other Unilocal reviews I read I decided to order the Cobb salad (everyone said it tasted SO fresh!). I also got the grilled chicken panini with roasted red potato salad (I went with my mom and we were going to split both dishes). First, we had to flag the waiter over to place our order after waiting about 25 minutes. This may not have irritated me if the place was busy, but there were about 3 other tables there. The Cobb salad was nothing special. It’s lettuce, bacon, avocado, tomato and cheese. The salad was good, but there was nothing special about it. I could easily make the same thing at home or get something similar anyplace else. I’m not sure why other reviewers commented on how fresh it was … if I bought these ingredients at the grocery store, it would taste the same. The chicken panini was AWFUL! The chicken was burnt & charred on the outside. When I bit into it, all I could taste was burnt chicken. We both took about 2 bites and then decided it wasn’t worth eating. I can’t believe they actually served us burnt chicken! The panini didn’t come out with the potato salad (which we were excited to try), it came out with fries instead. We pointed out to the waiter it was supposed to come with potato salad and he said he would bring it right out! The potato salad tasted like cooked red potatoes covered with mayonnaise. It was so gross!
To give you an idea of how slow the service is – we only ordered the flatbread appetizer, salad & chicken sandwich and we were there for 1 hour and 35 minutes. It took FOREVER to place orders and for the food to come out. I will not be going back.

Yuk… I decided to eat at the bar because I was traveling alone for business. Service was crappy, had to ask for water, bread and salt and pepper. I felt like I was bothering them. Had to practically beg for a second glass of wine. Ordered the salmon, it was very salty. Overall I cannot recommend this restaurant.

I was digging through restaurants on
to find new places to try at a fraction of the price, when I stumbled upon Fresh 1800. I checked out the menu online and saw that it looked pretty damn tasty. I figured that with a $ 25 gift certificate, it would be worth a try. I wondered to myself, «How have I lived out in the ‘burbs for so long and not known about this place??» I would soon discover why. Fresh 1800 is tucked into the Schaumburg Hyatt hotel. I will admit, I was a little apprehensive on how our experience might be given the location.
My bf and I made reservations ((which aren’t needed)) for a Friday night. We walked in to find about 3 tables filled with diners. Oh super… this didn’t feel promising. There’s something about eating in a filled restaurant that makes the experience more enjoyable, you know? At first glance, the décor is trendy and chic. Something that is def needed out in Schaumpton. It was a nice change of scenery from the Olive Garden or Houlihan’s across the way. But it ended there.
The food itself was actually quite good. I was fairly taken back. Fresh 1800 is just that — Fresh. They use local ingredients which is always pleasing. All of the dishes we had were delicious and presented beautifully. But as most places that use locally farmed ingredients, the prices are high and the portions are somewhat smaller. This doesn’t come as a surprise to me, but something to consider if you’re looking to eat a massive meal, at a decent price.
The two of shared a few dishes.
/​/​Heirloom Tomatoes — Fresh Mozzarella, Arugula, Prosciutto and fresh Basil
/​/​Seared Tuna Wrap — Cucumber, Jicama and Spicy Chinese Mustard
/​/​Gunthorpe Farms Pork Chop with Fingerling Potatoes and Mustard Sauce
/​/​Tenderloin of Beef with Potato Rosti, Spring Vegetables and Shitake Mushrooms
The service was slightly disappointing. Given we were one of a few tables, I expected the food to come out a little faster, and the server to be more attentive. However, the manager did stop by and everyone we encountered was very friendly.
Overall, I give them 4 stars on food. 3 stars on service. And 2 stars on location/​/​ambiance. I wouldn’t say I wouldn’t go back. But, the prices are high and the atmosphere lacks quite a bit. I felt like I was actually eating in a hotel.
It’s definitely worth going for the food itself, but grab yourself a
coupon ((when they’re available)) to lighten the cost of your meal.

LOCATION
Inside the Hyatt Hotel
FOOD & AMBIANCE
Fancy and Serene… like the décor of browns and ice blues.
SUMMARY
Nice place, just had appetizers and drinks. Overall pretty good, service a little slow… pricey for what you get, so have a date pay… but don’t get any ideas based on locale. This food is not THAT good. ;-)

Don’t eat here. We stayed in the hotel for one night for a conference and didn’t want to go eat at Olive Garden or one of the many other nearby corporate restaurants, so we came here. There were only maybe 3 tables on a Saturday night, which maybe should have been the first warning sign, no host (ess) to be seen and only one waiter. The menu sounds like it has foodie appeal when you read it and they claim to source ingredients locally, but the actual delivery was pretty awful.
Of the plates we ordered for the table (1 small plate, 2 large plates, 1 sandwich), three of the four came out missing ingredients listed on the menu or with blatant substitutions that we weren’t alerted to by our server. My lamb chops were well past medium although I ordered them medium-​rare, yet the risotto they were resting on was terribly undercooked. My girlfriend’s sandwich was the best plate of the night and also the cheapest. So I wouldn’t recommend venturing beyond the sammies.
The manager made up for some of the mistakes, but it still was a very disappointing meal. Apparently Olive Garden would have been the better choice after all.

We found this place thru
and did not know it was located in the Hyatt hotel in Schaumburg. My experience is that restaurants in hotels are generally overpriced and this is no exception. The décor was ok and appears that they have a buffet for breakfast and lunch because they have a huge steam table lining one of the walls. The waiter was knowledgeable and was not overbearing considering we were one of the only customers in the place.
The menu was very limited but had a few interesting selections. I started with the broccoli soup and I have to say that it was the most tasteless soup that I have ever eaten. Adding a ton of pepper and some salt made it barely palatable. My entrée was the braised short ribs which I have to say was pretty good. My wife had the lamb chops which she said were OK.