Restaurant Week at Tompolobompo

We came here for lunch for restaurant week in Chicago and we were lucky enough to make reservations to Tompolobompo when we found out the names of the restaurants that were participating in restaurant week 2011. 

First Course

Sopa Azteca
Pasilla flavored broth with grilled chicken, avocado, Meadow Valley Farm hand-made Jack cheese, thick cream and crisp tortilla strips.

2nd Course

Puerco en Mole Poblano
Red chile-marinated, grill-roasted Maple Creek pork loin in Mexico’s classic fiesta sauce, mole poblano. Black beans, grilled green beans.

Dessert

Crepa con Cajeta
Warm, buttery crepes filled with plantain custard. Nieve de crema (sour cream sorbet), peanut crunch, homemade cajeta and bittersweet chocolate drizzle.

The decor has a modern intimate setting with lots Mexican arts and paintings.  Even at lunch hours there are tons of people waiting in line to get into the restaurant.  When we first arrived they gave us some chips and guacamole.  That guacamole has to be the best guacamole I've ever tried.   So when the first course came out, I was not too impressed with the Sopa Azteca soup.  It felt like a better version of a tortilla soup I had back at some Americanized Mexican restaurant.  I was not impressed at all.  However the entree made up for it.  The pork was cooked perfect where it was nice and tender.  I was afraid it was going to be dry because it was cut so thin.  The mole sauce and black beans helped give it the flavor and tie everything together.  The dessert was good but not something I would come back for if this was on their permanent menu.  Overall, I thought the food was good, but I think it's over hyped.  Maybe I need to come back here and order off their regular menu since the restaurant menu offerings seemed kind of basic and limited.