Adam Gibbons

Wow - my first time at 'Theory' in River North, and I'm very pleased. That was just about the best tomato soup and grilled cheese that I've had. Three types of cheese, tomato and onion, thick, fresh bread... yum! My wife had the Southwest salad and she loved it. The pineapple cider to drink was delicious too! The Cookie Skillet for dessert was enough for four to share - a hot cookie and cold ice cream make for a pretty amazing combination! My wife and I had the kids with us for dinner, and the music was a touch on the loud side but it is a bar, after all. Prices are reasonable, but a touch on the high side for some items. Wonderful service - we all loved our server, and hope to see her again the next time we're in River North!

I called Holy Cross Cemetery to get some assistance locating my great-great-great-grandmother's grave, so that I can have a stone made for it. I had her exact date of death, full maiden/married name, and partial section/lot number. The woman I spoke with made it clear that "new burials are our priority" and that "we're not going to drop everything and locate this grave" (I didn't ask them to). She told me that "there are a LOT of people in this cemetery" and that "we might not ever find her grave." Not exactly great customer service. I wish I had a dollar for every time she told me "the records were not great back then" or some equivalent phrase. The Holy Cross Cemetery books are on Familysearch.org by the way, and although not perfect, they are well above-average for the 1880s (the decade when my ancestor died). The person I spoke with claims that she will be mailing me a full set of information, but I'm not planning on holding my breath. If I actually do receive anything even halfway useful, I'll bump the review up to an underwhelming two stars. I wish I had a time machine to warn my family to send everyone to Forest Lawn for their final resting place instead of this place.