Deleece

Contemporary American
Lakeview - 4004 North Southport

With Remy in town, we decided to visit another A la Card restaurant nearby, Deleece. We'd heard mixed reviews but more positive than negative. The experience turned out to be an extremely negative one. In one word, the food was awful.

Remy and I both ordered the stuffed squash.

Not only was the squash too charred on the outside, but the contents were insanely oily. It was stuffed with cheese and spinach, but more than either ingredient, we tasted the oil. The puree beneath had little to no flavor. In short, the dish was nearly inedible.

Jim ordered the oven roasted Amish chicken with broccolini.

I had a little more success with my dish than the girls did with theirs, but it was nothing special. The chicken had some sort of sweet/savory glaze on it and it was actually cooked quite well (the skin was very cripsy while the meat wasn't dry at all). Broccolini is a great side item and not served nearly enough in my opinion; it's almost like a combination of broccoli and swiss chard so it's got a crunchy texture with a little bit of a bitter taste. As for the puree, well, I'm almost positive it was the exact same thing that came with the squash. Lame.

Although we forgot to take a photo of it, we also ordered blueberry cake. It was almost as disappointing as the squash. The cake was dry, the sauce seemed like it was poured over it days before it was served, and we could have gotten a fresher, more flavorful dessert down the street at Dairy Queen.

Although the reviews for brunch at Deleece seem promising, we will never visit the restaurant again, and we would never recommend it to a friend or out-of-towner.