Where To Get Your Chocolate Fix

Wonka has nothing on these delectable desserts

Life is sweeter with chocolate! During this season of love, indulge in very best chocolate treats from Lettuce restaurants across the country.

Credit: Nicolai McCrary

Aba
At Mediterranean favorite Aba, the Chocolate Chocolate Cake gets a twinge of smokiness from whipped cream sprinkled with Isot chili.
Make a reservation at the Aba location nearest you

Beatrix
Chicagoland’s go-to, all-day restaurant and bakery offers the Tall, Dark & Handsome Chocolate Cake, a flourless – and GLUTEN-FREE! – creation sure to satisfy your chocolate cravings.
Make a reservation at a Beatrix location nearest you | Order carryout and delivery from the Beatrix location nearest you

Need a gluten-free cake option for your next celebration? Order a whole Tall, Dark & Handsome cake to-go or make it at home. View the Tall, Dark & Handsome Chocolate Cake recipe.

Eiffel Tower Restaurant
Chef J. Joho’s famously delicate Soufflés come in a range of flavors but when you’re craving chocolate, this one comes sprinkled with powdered sugar and drizzled with hot fudge.
Make a reservation at Eiffel Tower Restaurant

Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
Chocolate Fudge Pie, a decadent gluten-free Oreo cookie crust, layered with flourless chocolate cake and chocolate mousse. Finished with a cloud of homemade whipped cream and a drizzle of hot fudge.
Make a reservation at the Joe’s Seafood location nearest you

Make the Joe’s Seafood Chocolate Fudge Pie recipe at home

 

Ema – River North
End your meal of mezze favorites with the Double Chocolate Crisp with milk chocolate mousse, sesame, tahini caramel, whipped cream, sea salt.
Make a reservation at Ema – River North

Ema – Glenview
The mezze is meant to share at Ema – Glenview and this dessert is no different. Try the Triple Chocolate Torte with milk and white chocolate mousse and dark chocolate ganache
Make a reservation at Ema – Glenview 

Antico Posto
Antico Posto’s Chocolate Budino with warm chocolate pudding cake and vanilla whipped cream melts in your mouth, literally.
Make a reservation at Antico Posto

il Porcellino
After a meal of house-made pastas and hearty Italian entrees like Chicken Piccata or Boneless Chicken Vesuvio, do your best to save room for this decadent Triple Chocolate Cake.
Make a reservation at il Porcellino | Order carryout and delivery from il Porcellino

L. Woods Tap & Pine Lodge
Indulge in Chocolate Layer Cake that’s big enough to share (or not!) or the Northwoods supper club-inspired restaurant’s Hot Fudge Sundae with vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, spanish peanuts, maraschino cherry.
Make a reservation at L. Woods Tap & Pine Lodge | Order carryout and delivery from L. Woods Tap & Pine Lodge

Lil’ Ba-Ba-Reeba!
The Chocolate Truffle Bite is vegan AND gluten-free – an almost guilt-free pleasure! You can also taste this chocolate delight at Cafe-Ba-Ba-Reeba! in Lincoln Park.
Make a reservation at Lil’ Ba-Ba-Reeba! | Order carryout and delivery from Lil’ Ba-Ba-Reeba!
Make a reservation at Cafe-Ba-Ba-Reeba! | Order carryout at Cafe-Ba-Ba-Reeba!

Miru 
At Miru, the chocolate dessert has a hint of Japanese influence. The Chocolate Silk Tart is made with 64% chocolate ganache, matcha ice cream and salted chocolate caramel.
Make a reservation at Miru
Mon Ami Gabi
The French bistro serves one of its most iconic desserts, Chocolate Mousse, topped with whipped cream and delicate chocolate pearls – a feast for the eyes, and taste buds!
Make a reservation at the Mon Ami Gabi location nearest you | Order carryout and delivery from the Mon Ami Gabi location nearest you

Continue living your French dessert dreams at home with Mon Ami Gabi’s Warm Flourless Chocolate Cake recipe.

The Oakville Grill & Cellar
The Oakville Grill & Cellar’s Chewy Chocolate Chess Pie is a decadent ending to your meal with a chocolate chip cookie crust and dollop of coffee mousse, garnished with coffee beans and sea salt.
Make a reservation at The Oakville Grill & Cellar

R.J. Grunts
The Lettuce O.G. whips up giant shakes and malts, and R.J. Grunts’ Chocolate Shake cannot be beat. Make it healthier by requesting a substitution of low-fat yogurt and skim milk.
Make a reservation R.J. Grunts

RPM Italian – Chicago & RPM Italian – Las Vegas
RPM Italian’s house-made Dark Chocolate Gelato, available at the luxe restaurant’s Chicago and Las Vegas outposts, is a simply sweet indulgence.
Make a reservation RPM Italian – Chicago | Make reservation at RPM Italian – Las Vegas

RPM Steak 
The 14K Chocolate Cake offers an elegant end to any meal at Chicago’s RPM Steak, smothered in rich milk and dark chocolate ganache and gold leaf.
Make a reservation at RPM Steak

Recreate this show-stopping cake at home with RPM Steak’s 14K Chocolate Cake recipe.

Summer House
The giant, melt-in-your-mouth Chocolate Cloud Cookie is a sight to behold – pick one up to-go from the Summer House Cookie Bar.
Make a reservation at the Summer House location nearest you | Order carryout and delivery from the Summer House nearest you 

Sushi-san
There’s no shortage of scrumptious dessert options at Sushi-san, between the Yuzu Tart and E-Mochi, but these silky-soft Japanese Nama Chocolates sprinkled with sea salt are as beautiful as they are delicious.
Make a reservation at Sushi-san | Order carryout and delivery from Sushi-san

Shaw’s Crab House – Chicago and Schaumburg

RPM Seafood
The decadant Triple Chocolate Cake with Black Sesame is served with Fior di Latte Gelato. If you want more chocolate for dessert, order the Dark Chocolate Caramel Gelato with Valrhona Caramelia drizzled in a salted caramel sauce.
Make a reservation at RPM Seafood

Wildfire
Wildfire’s decadent Triple-Layer Chocolate Cake is exactly what it looks like – three layers of chocolatey fudge goodness.
Make a reservation at the Wildfire location nearest you | Order carryout and delivery from the Wildfire location nearest you

Looking for more cakes, pies, ice cream, and every other sweet treat you can imagine? Check out our roundup of outstanding desserts at Lettuce restaurants across the country.

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