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30 | April 11, 2019 | The highland park landmark dining out hplandmark.com Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar fits in at The Glen Martin Carlino Contributing Editor Steve Fenton believes the moment you walk into Glenview’s Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar, you should be treated like family. And with years of experience in the industry, Fenton, the restaurant’s general manager, feels providing diners with topnotch service makes all the difference. That’s why Fenton and staff members work to instill a strong sense of community and a customerfirst approach. “We definitely go by the motto of treat people how you want to be treated,” Fenton said. “I think there’s not enough of those places around anymore. … The treatment of people is kind of getting lost. And I don’t believe in it being lost, I believe in a staff that cares and treating people like family.” Now 16 years after founder Steven Herzon opened Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar at 1820 Tower Drive inside The Glen Town Center, it’s a spot known to many in the community as Glenview’s neighborhood hangout. “I think we definitely are the neighborhood hangout and a place where everyone comes to meet up or comes after Glenbrook South or Glenbrook North games,” Fenton said. From its plexiglass panels hanging on the ceiling meant to mimic clouds, to its airplane wing-shaped bar, the restaurant stays true to its aviation-based theme throughout both its design and menu. While its name may indicate a restaurant known for its wine and cocktails, Flight’s extensive food menu offers guests a bevy of food options. Fenton said the restaurant’s menu has nearly tripled in size over the last six years, and is now altered roughly every month, with new specials being rolled out and tested before they are officially added to the menu. Approximately 25 percent of offerings can be changed out when an alteration to the menu is made, per Fenton. Fenton always tried to keep some of the restaurant’s longtime staples, like its herb fries, duck mac and cheese, and signature Flight burger as menu constants. Chefs at Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar use high-quality and fresh ingredients in the makings of the menu’s entirety. Fenton said the restaurant tries to be as locally sourced as possible, with many of its baking needs delivered five times a week from Northbrook’s Highland Baking Co. Those headed to Flight for its wine and cocktail offerings surely won’t be disappointed, as it offers a substantial menu for both. Fenton said the alcohol menu features 36 wine offerings by the glass, more than 200 different bottles of wine and nearly 20 signature cocktails. Among some of Flight Wine Bar’s specialties are its sage cocktail, its up in smoke Manhattan, the Flight old fashioned and the Mediterrian mule. The restaurant’s drink menu is changed over about twice a year, with more minor adjustments compared to its food menu. Fenton said about 25 percent of the wines are switched out each year. Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar 1820 Tower Drive, The Glen Town Center, Glenview (847) 729-9463 Flightwinebar.com 4 p.m.-12 a.m. Monday-Friday 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday 4 p.m.-11 p.m. Sunday Flight Restaurant offers many nightly specials like half-priced snacks and appetizers from 4-6 p.m. Monday-Sunday, half-priced bottles of wine all night on Monday and Tuesday and select signature cocktails for $8 on Wednesday and Thursday. Editors from 22nd Century Media headed to The Glen to test out some of Flight’s food offerings. We started out with diver sea scallops ($18). The gluten-free offering is served with a rainbow swiss chard, bacon, butternut squash and topped with a hazelnut vinaigrette. Fenton said the dish is made with the highestgrade scallops. We next tested out the signature Flight Burger ($15.95). The half-pound burger is made with Meyer ranch beef, topped with sugar-cured bacon, aged white cheddar, red wine onions and served with beer-battered fries and a side of truffle aioli sauce. The hearty burger offering was full of taste and certainly will satisfy the taste buds of most burgerlovers. Those looking for chicken offerings also have plenty of options at Flight. We sampled its chicken francaise ($20) dish, which featured a panseared chicken breast and Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar’s chicken francaise ($20) dish features a pan-seared chicken breast served with roasted potatoes, French green beans and topped with a lemon-garlic pan jus. Photos by Nick Fraizer/22nd Century Media The restaurant’s cedar plank roasted salmon ($33) is prepared with a citrus-soy marinade and served over a peppery stir-fry and rice noodles. was served with roasted potatoes, French green beans and topped with a lemon-garlic pan jus. We next tried Flight’s cedar plank roasted salmon ($33). The salmon is prepared with a citrussoy marinade and served over a peppery stir-fry and rice noodles. A taste of the prosciutto and fig flatbread ($13) concluded our visit. The popular flatbread choice is served with boursin, caramelized onions, sliced figs, calabrese chilies, sliced prosciutto, The Glenview eatery offers many flatbread options, including its prosciutto and fig ($13) flatbread. arugula, and topped with olive oil and lemon. Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar offers several flatbread options, all of which can be prepared gluten free.
hplandmark.com puzzles the highland park landmark | April 11, 2019 | 31 north shore puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Northbrook, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur Across 1. Mountain out of a molehill 4. 60s protest singer 8. One of the Ewings on “Dallas” 11. Quick note 13. Most widely spoken in India 14. “Alice’s Restaurant” singer ___ Guthrie 15. Lift for skiers 16. TV series set in Winnetka 18. Incursions 20. Tie 21. Lunched or brunched 22. Auspices 23. Lacking confidence 29. Made an x in a box 30. Small songbirds 31. Pledge 33. Musical ability 36. Europe’s mountain range 37. Cherubini opera 39. Assuming that’s true 40. The Mad Hatter’s beverage 41. Drunk 42. Pull back 44. CD predecessors 47. Educator who gave his name to a Winnetka school 49. On your own 50. Hill of San Francisco 51. Partner 53. Fooling (around) 57. Green edible kernels 59. Hop, skip or jump 61. Aviation agency 62. ___ diem 63. FYI part 64. Thanks, for short 65. Caustic liquids 66. Basketball org. Down 1. Invoice fig. 2. Skater Thomas 3. Middle-eastern kingdom 4. Ebay contestant 5. Spanish cordial 6. Baseballer Roush 7. Summer nose cover 8. Support 9. Spy’s cover 10. Street in New York’s Chinatown 12. Catch-22 character (1970 film) 13. Breaks 14. Saw 17. “Jurassic Park” menace, briefly 19. Hop making place 23. ___ the crack of dawn 24. “Death on the ___” mystery thriller 25. Horse breeds 26. Bro’s opponent 27. 1996 Madonna role 28. Two, in Madrid 32. Charger 34. Z ___ zebra 35. Lady Macbeth, e.g. 38. Meadow sound 39. Hosp. section 43. Goes down 45. Reclassified planet 46. Cubs big hitter 48. Busybodies 49. ___ and span 51. Rod at a pig roast 52. Book after Proverbs, abbr. 53. Charter 54. Wrigley Field flora 55. Light gas 56. Meal, informally 58. Farming product 60. Victoria’s Secret specialty How to play Sudoku Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. LEVEL: Medium Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan answers HIGHWOOD 210 (210 Green Bay Road (847) 433-0304) ■8 ■ p.m. Friday, April 12: Motown Night ■9 ■ p.m. Saturday, April 13: Nikki Hill Buffo’s (431 Sheridan Road, (847) 432-0301) ■7 ■ p.m. every Monday: Trivia The Humble Pub (336 Green Bay Road, (847) 433-6360) ■2 ■ p.m. Saturday, April 13: Gina Jordynn ■8-12 ■ p.m. every Wednesday night: Open Jam NORTHBROOK Pinstripes (1150 Willow Road, (847) 480-2323) ■From ■ open until close all week: bowling and bocce Northbrook Theatre (3323 Walters Ave.) ■12:30 ■ and 4 p.m. Sunday, April 14: Performances of ‘Willy Wonka Jr.’ GLENVIEW Johnny’s Kitchen (1740 Milwaukee Ave. (847) 699-9999) ■7:30 ■ p.m. every Friday: Live Music The Rock House (1742 Glenview Road (224) 616-3062) ■5 ■ p.m. Friday, April 12: Family Night and Karaoke Ten Ninety Brewing Co. (1025 N. Waukegan Road, (224) 432-5472) ■7-9 ■ p.m. every Thursday: Trivia Night Oil Lamp Theater (1723 Glenview Road) ■March ■ 21-May 5: Ongoing performances of “Play on!” LAKE FOREST Gorton Community Center (400 E. Illinois Road) ■7-9:30 ■ p.m. Friday, To place an event in The Scene, email martin@ northbrooktower.com
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