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30 | October 11, 2018 | The wilmette beacon DINING OUT
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13ninety blends modern trends with golf-course traditions
Erin Yarnall
Contributing Editor
For four months, Sunset
Valley golf course in Highland
Park underwent renovations
— the course was
updated, trees were taken
out, hills were constructed
and a brand new restaurant,
13ninety, was added
to the clubhouse.
13ninety, which takes
its name from Sunset Valley’s
address, 1390 Sunset
Road, replaces the former
food options available at
the golf course.
Brian Romes, the director
of recreation and facilities
at the Park District of
Highland Park, said the
fare at the clubhouse before
the renovations was
more akin to food from a
concession stand.
“It wasn’t really a destination,”
Romes said. “It
served its purpose to have
food. There were hamburgers,
hot dogs, wraps.”
The Park District is hoping
that 13ninety will now
become a destination.
Becoming a neighborhood
spot for dining is the
goal the Park District had
in mind when first thinking
over the renovations.
Romes and other Park
District staff adorned the
restaurant with modern
touches — from reclaimed
wood used throughout the
restaurant, a chalkboard
behind the bar and walls
lined with subway tiles.
Purse hooks and phone
chargers also line the bar.
But even with all of the
renovations and modern
design techniques used
in the restaurant, the Park
District wanted to make
sure that the roots of the
golf course are on display
in the restaurant as well.
Sunset Valley opened as a
golf course in the 1920s,
and while designing
13ninety, the Park District
took inspiration from the
Roaring Twenties period.
A group of 22nd Century
Media editors stopped by
the golf course to sample
some of the menu items.
We first tried the Wake-
Up burrito ($8), which
is served with scrambled
eggs, sweet peppers, tomatoes,
onions and mozzarella.
Sausage or chorizo
can be added for $1.
The burrito is wrapped
in a warm tortilla and
served with a large portion
of crispy hash browns.
Next up was the Black
& Blue burger ($10.25) —
a half-pound burger served
with lettuce, tomato, crumbled
pepper jack cheese,
bacon, avocado, pico de
13ninety
1390 Sunset Road,
Highland Park
7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-
Sunday
(847) 432-7140
sunsetvalleygolfclub.
org/13ninety
gallo and finished off with
blue cheese. The burger is
served with a pickle and a
choice of fresh fruit, coleslaw,
french fries or potato
chips.
We also sampled a
12-ounce ribeye steak
($24) from the restaurant’s
dinner menu. The steak
was topped with grilled
onions and mushrooms
and served with two choices
of a potato, vegetable,
salad, coleslaw, fruit or
fries. The steak also comes
in 10-ounce ($21) or
14-ounce ($26) portions.
13ninety’s Black & Blue burger ($10.25) is a half-pound
burger served with lettuce, tomato, crumbled pepper
jack cheese, bacon, avocado, pico de gallo, and is
finished off with blue cheese. Martin Carlino/22nd
Century Media
13ninety has an extensive
cocktail menu as well,
and we sampled its Sunset
on the Valley ($10) — a
fruity drink made with rye
whiskey, lemon juice, orange
juice, grenadine and
topped with a cherry garnish.
We also sampled the Old
Sport ($10), a “The Great
Gatsby”-inspired take on
an Old Fashioned to fit
with the restaurant’s ’20s
theme, made with whiskey,
angostura bitters, a
sugar cube and served with
a twist of lemon.
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