Maestro Grill

Wow, this restaurant is fabulous… one of Northbrooks best. The food is very fresh, presentation is awesome. The Salmon and Shrimp were superb! This is the type of quality you would find downtown. I wish I would have tried it sooner! I Highly recommend it!

Great atmosphere
Good food.
Will go there at any occasion

Please ask for russian lunch at this place… Amazing food at a very resonable price. The décor is a bit confusing. They tried to make the décor a bit hip. but somehow didnt work. Service was excellent. I would definitely visit this place again if in vicinity.

I mostly have lunch here since it’s across the street from my studio. For $ 8 you can’t go wrong. There’s a Russian lunch menu to order from, so make sure to ask for that. At the price you can try several things with coworkers. The waiters can be a bit distant… if you’re expecting someone to smile and be cheery then that they are not. But I’m usually doing carry out so no matter.

I used to eat here reasonably frequently for lunch and generally had a satisfying experience when I ordered a salad with lump crab. This time I had a asiago chicken panini and it seemed to lack the kick that I was expecting from the asiago. The sandwich was ok but bland. The chicken was thin sliced like it was deli lunchmeat. The soup here is always good. This time I had the sweet pepper soup. It was a cream soup with chunks of red sweet pepper and it was delicious. Service was ok. They also redecorated since the last time I was here and except for the jumbo tv on the wall tuned to food network, it looks much more like a fancy restaurant, which it isn’t.

Don’t be put off by the industrial setting! We went there to graduate my son’s graduation from boot camp and the food and service were wonderful.

Really super annoyed. Checked the restaurant’s website, and the hours are clearly stated until 10:00 pm. Unilocal says they’re open late. Five of us dash over there for an early dinner only to see that they’re not open for dinner. Fix your website.

I was happy to find this place. I like being close to restaurant I can walk to and have a few drinks (I will not drink and drive). Drinks were way to expensive for what you got. The food was just ok. Wasn’t impressed. Service was not too friendly. 3strikes you’re out. I won’t be back. Too bad.

Don’t get put off by a weird location, this local NorthShore Gem has been hidden!
Great food from their kitchen is Top End home made ! Better than that friendly people & staff

I have only visited for lunch but dinner is in the plans. The restaurant is in the second floor and accessible by stairs only.
The lunch specials are a tremendous value at $ 8.00
Soup, drink and a choice of many options. I’ve had chicken Caesar salad, veggie panini, and steak salad — all have been great. Everything is home made and don’t miss out on the soup options because they are always awesome. This is coming from a person that is not a big soup fan. Everyone I have brought has become a loyal customer. The popularity of this place has grow in a short time. Support the great local family restaurants.

If you haven’t been here you must! Very nice place to go to for lunch or dinner. Been here multiple times and every time had a good experience. Good service and excellent dishes. By far one of the premier places to eat in this area. Keep it up Maestro!

I would have never of found this place if it were not for Unilocal ! As several others have commented, the location of this establishment is off the beaten path, but thanks to GPS, we found it with no trouble.
You can’t judge this place from the outside as it seems to have been an old warehouse or commercial business. However, all that changes very quickly once inside. The ambiance is pleasant, and very inviting.
My first visit here was during lunch and being a bit early at that we were seated quickly. I did note that although not a very large place, they did not jam every inch with tables, so there is plenty of elbow room and you can have a private meal.
The menu is not complex and and the prices reasonable. Our waiter was prompt, friendly, tentative and helpful in picking through items on the menu.
The time from ordering to food delivery to the table was very reasonable, it came out as ordered and presented well. Best of all, we were really pleased with the quantity and taste of our appetizers and main meal.
In summary, we were very pleased with Maestro Grill and we certainly will be back once again. As one fellow Unilocaler mentioned, it will be interesting to see what the evening crowd is like here.

I’m not sure I understand how this place is rated so highly. I decided to try this place for lunch and was very dissapointed. Neither the food nor the service met my expecations at all.
My waiter could barely speak any english at all. This can be forgiven if the restaurant is an ethnic restaurant and the server is clearly of the same ethnic origin as the restaurant. However Unilocal lists this restaurant as «American» and some reviews mention it being «Russian», yet most of the waitstaff seemed to be communication in Spanish. It was quite frustrating trying to communicate with them.
Then when my food came out, it was some of the worst seafood I’ve ever had. I ordered the combo plate which was $ 25 and all it was was an assortment of baked/​boiled seafood drowning in some creamy sauce that had such a strong flavor that you couldn’t even taste the fish.
I ordered a seafood combo plate at Wildfire for dinner the same day, and what a stark contrast that was, and the seafood combo plate at Wildfire was only $ 27.

Very nice restaurant with a European vibe.
The location is a bit weird, but the quality of the food and the relatively modest cost make this a great place to go to.
The menu is varied and has something for everyone.
My wife I went about a month ago for lunch. We had the goat cheese appetizer. For the main course I had the corned beef panini and my wife had the vegetarian panini. All the dishes we had were of high quality and the bill was very reasonable.
Thinking about taking the whole family for dinner.
Thus far this is the best restaurant I have been to in Northbrook. Some of the higher end restaurants are probably better, but the cost to quality ratio here is hard to beat.

This restaurant was heavily advertised in Russian-​speaking media, so we were curious about lunch menu of ethnic variety for only $ 8.50. Imagine our surprise when we discovered that the printed sheet given to us, didn’t contain any Russian food, at all! We were ready to leave, when waiter offered a different printed menu, also on English, but the one that contained 90% of Russian dishes.
Some dishes were better than others, and, probably, deserve 3 stars. But, the whole experience — starting with the siting (we had to switch tables a couple of times) to over-​sweetened drinks and indifferent waitress, just doesn’t worth all of this «hoopla». Definitely not coming back to this place!

What can I say… great food, great and quick service and reasonably priced.
I really like this place.
The lunch specials are fantastic. The bar area is small, friendly and attractive.
I have not yet been here for dinner yet but will do so at some point.
Curious what the evening scene is like at the dining room and bar area on Fridays.

We just came from from one the most amazing meals that we had had in ages. I ordered the duck, it as spot one. The black current sauce was one of the best ever. My husband took advantage of the fresh Canadian Wall-​eye Pike. He had them change the sauce and they were more than gracious on that request.
There was only one other couple in the restaurant this evening and it was there first visit also. We compared notes and all agreed tht we would be back.
The owner, Yanna, was so gracious. Very welcoming and accommodating. Since she knew it was our first visit she brought their homemade hummus. I could have eaten a bucket of it. The black current salad dressing is reason alone to come back.
If you are looking for a little awesome restaurant this is your place.
See you again Yanna very soon.

Ohhhh Russian banquets, how do I not tire of you: P
I’ve been to Maestro several times in the past few months for a private event and had a great time! More low-​key than Petergof, La Mirage, and Versailles, but at a lower cost, we got delicious food and a space all to ourselves.

Food is wonderful. Every dish that was ordered had its own kick. Staff was very friendly, atmosphere was nice. Its a great place to go with friends to have wonderful food, drinks, and dance!
Will be coming back soon!

Went here for the man’s holiday work party. Upon arrival we were directed to the bar area which contained appetizers and, of course, the bar. I’d say there were about 100 people present total, yet the bar area was very small so we got our drinks and sat at the tables in the dining area. From the looks of it, we had the restaurant to ourselves which was great because… not a big place.
The food was served family style, with the exception of the soup which was served from a table in the dining area. The soup was delicious! I don’t like seafood, so I was very thankful when the plate of chicken came out. The chicken was pretty good, the yellow rice was good too, yet neither were out of this world. The dessert however, was very good, yet I don’t think it was made in house.
Overall Review: Pretty good, but not a place I need to go back to right away.
Side Note: Along the wall are faux windows, one of which has a butler statue which is beyond creepy looking!