Chicago, IL

The Dearborn

Name: The Dearborn
Address: 145 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL, 60602, US
Telephone: (312) 384-1242
Price range: $$

Chicago, IL · Hours Published hours: Monday-Friday 11 AM-11 PM; Saturday-Sunday 10 AM-11 PM. Lunch runs weekdays 11 AM-4 PM; weekend brunch 10 AM-2:45 PM; dinner kitchen service runs until 10 PM. Reservations via Toast.

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thedearborntavern.com

8 pages: 7 on their own domain, the rest on opentable.com.

Read on

9 September 2026

Read today.

Never stated

2 things the restaurant has not put in writing

Dietary cross-contact handling; Accessibility route detail.

A blank means nobody said it; it never means we filled it in.

Read off a site the restaurant runs itself.

Chicago, ILNothing published on dietBest recorded use: Brunch / daytime

Open decision detailsBook / reserve (312) 384-1242

Identity mark (default), drawn from cuisine and room signals recorded for The Dearborn.

Why go

The Dearborn

No signature dish is named on the restaurant's own pages. Format on file: brunch on the program.

Before you book

Why go, what to order, what it costs, what the room is like, whether it fits tonight, and what you still need to confirm. Where an answer says the restaurant has never stated it, that is their silence being reported, not a gap we intend to fill.

01Is the food actually good?
Never stated
Culinary identity is not stated on the restaurant's own pages. A directory rating is on file as context only — that is not proof the food is good, and it is not used to rank this record.
Not on file
02Is it worth the money?
On file
Published examples include Parker House Rolls $12, Peruvian-Style Ceviche $20, Hamachi Collars $28 and Steak Tartare $24. That is the restaurant's published figure, not a value verdict.
Restaurant-owned pricing
03What is the overall experience?
On file
The Dearborn explicitly describes its main room as a spacious dining room. Diner-facing tags on file: view.
Restaurant-owned atmosphere + recorded bands
04What do other people think?
Never stated
Public listing sample (Google listing (third-party directory)): 9,961 reviews, 4.7 listed as context. This is not a Deep Dish ranking and is not a review-pattern consensus. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
Directory sample only
05How good is the service?
On file
Stated service format: hours Published hours: Monday-Friday 11 AM-11 PM; Saturday-Sunday 10 AM-11 PM. Repeated diner service experience (attentive, rushed, recovery) is not on file as a public-review pattern.
Restaurant-stated format, separate from diner-experience patterns
06How convenient is it?
On file
Reservations via OpenTable on a path published by the restaurant. Validated parking is published at $16 at 181 N Dearborn, one-half block north…
Booking, arrival, meal length, access
07Does it fit dietary needs?
Never stated
Dietary handling is not stated. Do not infer allergy safety from cuisine type.
Not on file
08What is the menu like?
On file
Format: brunch on the program. No signature dish is named on the restaurant's own pages. Format on file: brunch on the program.
Restaurant-owned menu language
09Is it clean and trustworthy?
Never stated
The health-inspection layer is empty in this build, so this restaurant has not been checked against one. Public-review cleanliness commentary is shown only as a labeled pattern, and none is on file. Cleanliness here comes from an inspection record or from nothing at all. Reviews stay on the reputation layer, labeled as reviews.
Conservative — inspection layer not loaded
10What makes it different?
Never stated
Nothing distinctive is stated beyond generic room language. Deep Dish will not fill that with 'great atmosphere and delicious food.'
Not on file

Table intelligence

What the room is like, what to order, what it costs and what people consistently say — with each claim attributed to the restaurant, a directory listing, or recurring reviews.

What to order

No dish is named on the restaurant’s own pages, and nothing repeats often enough across reviews to record. Ask what the kitchen is known for when you call — this is a gap in the file, not a verdict on the food.

Menu formatThe first-party menu publishes current lunch, dinner and brunch dishes with individual prices.

What it costs

No per-guest figure is published. Ask for a current total including service before you commit a capped budget.

Published examples include Parker House Rolls $12, Peruvian-Style Ceviche $20, Hamachi Collars $28 and Steak Tartare $24. A 3.25% surcharge may be removed on request.

When you can go

Published hours: Monday-Friday 11 AM-11 PM; Saturday-Sunday 10 AM-11 PM. Lunch runs weekdays 11 AM-4 PM; weekend brunch 10 AM-2:45 PM; dinner kitchen service runs until 10 PM.No machine-readable schedule is held, so the instrument cannot tell you whether this room is serving right now.

The tradeoff

No review-pattern research has been done on this room yet, so the instrument cannot tell you what people consistently praise or complain about. Absence of a pattern is not a good sign or a bad one.

Getting there

Address: 145 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60602
Coordinate: No coordinate is held. Deep Dish cannot state a distance to this room.
Step-free: Not stated on any source held.

The room

The Dearborn explicitly describes its main room as a spacious dining room.

Public-review pattern

Third-party directory and research signals, held apart from the restaurant's own pages. A listing rating does not rank this record.

Listing sample only

Public listing sample (Google listing (third-party directory)): 9,961 reviews, 4.7 listed as context. This is not a Deep Dish ranking and is not a review-pattern consensus. Retrieved 2026-08-10.

Sample size: 9,961
Listing rating (context): 4.7
Recency: 2026-08-10

Google listing (third-party directory) editorial copyStylish American hangout serving seasonal dishes and cocktails in architectural digs.

Sources: Google listing (third-party directory).

Decision brief

No blocking evidence found; the situation is still thin

Situation fit47

Confirm burden44

Fit: Reads 47/100 against a partial situation. Strongest recorded use: brunch / daytime. Add an occasion to sharpen this.
What you still need to ask: No critical risk recorded for this situation. 0 watch items and 5 residual unknowns remain visible.
Confirm burden: Confirm burden 44/100 · planning load Material · no official conflict · reviewed 2026-09-09, next 2026-10-12.

Before you choose it

The Dearborn explicitly describes its main room as a spacious dining room. That is what the restaurant says it does, read off its own pages.

Food & menu: The first-party menu publishes current lunch, dinner and brunch dishes with individual prices.
Spend / value: Published figures on the restaurant's pages run $12–$28. Confirm live before you commit — price is volatile.
Experience: The Dearborn explicitly describes its main room as a spacious dining room.
Best fit: The restaurant has never put this in writing.
Convenience: Reservations via OpenTable on a path published by the restaurant. Validated parking is published at $16 at 181 N Dearborn, one-half block north…
Dietary: Dietary handling is not stated on the restaurant's own pages.

Recommended next action

Call (312) 384-1242 to confirm hours, party size, and the volatile fields, then book on the OpenTable pathway.

When you are ready

Send The Dearborn to the night plan in Occasion OS, where the rest of the night is being built. Rejected rooms and browsing stay here.

Send this room to the night plan in Occasion OS

Why it ranked here

Fit 47 of 100

Started at 46 for the occasion, gained +9, lost -8.

Evidence depth
Evidence
+5
Still to confirm yourself
Evidence
-5
Owned-site completeness
Evidence
+4
2 open unknowns
Evidence
-2

Every term is drawn to the same scale. Solid bars point right and gained points; hatched bars point left and lost them.

What Deep Dish is watching

For this night

Unknown

Unknowndietary · impact 26 · high confidence
Dietary handling requires direct confirmation
Not stated on the restaurant's own pages — dietary and allergen handling were not published. Confirm live before you commit.
DoConfirm before inviting anyone with a restriction.
Unknownaccess · impact 24 · high confidence
Access honesty marker: route unstated
Not stated on the restaurant's own pages — the physical-access route and restroom detail were not published. Confirm live before you commit.
DoAsk only if a guest needs it; the record does not claim accessibility either way.
Unknownresidual · impact 20 · high confidence
Dietary cross-contact handling
Recorded as unknown at the last first-party review; not inferred, not filled.
DoCarry into the confirmation call if it bears on your night.
Unknownresidual · impact 20 · high confidence
Accessibility route detail
Recorded as unknown at the last first-party review; not inferred, not filled.
DoCarry into the confirmation call if it bears on your night.
Unknownarrival · impact 14 · high confidence
Dress expectation unstated
Not stated on the restaurant's own pages — a dress code was not published. Confirm live before you commit.
DoRead the room from the atmosphere note; the restaurant has published no rule.

Restaurant sources

What the restaurant publishes

Pages read

Every line in the table below came off one of these, on 9 September 2026. None of it was assembled out of other people’s reviews.

Never stated

2 things the restaurant has never published. Listed rather than filled in. Each one is a question worth asking before you commit to the table.

Dietary cross-contact handling
Accessibility route detail

Service: Hours Published hours: Monday-Friday 11 AM-11 PM; Saturday-Sunday 10 AM-11 PM. Lunch runs weekdays 11 AM-4 PM; weekend brunch 10 AM-2:45 PM; dinner kitchen service runs until 10 PM. Reservations via Toast.
Menu: The first-party menu publishes current lunch, dinner and brunch dishes with individual prices.
Occasion fit: The restaurant has never said.
Hours: Published hours: Monday-Friday 11 AM-11 PM; Saturday-Sunday 10 AM-11 PM. Lunch runs weekdays 11 AM-4 PM; weekend brunch 10 AM-2:45 PM; dinner kitchen service runs until 10 PM.
Reservations: Reservations via OpenTable on a path published by the restaurant.
Price: Published examples include Parker House Rolls $12, Peruvian-Style Ceviche $20, Hamachi Collars $28 and Steak Tartare $24. A 3.25% surcharge may be removed on request.
Dietary: The restaurant has never said.
Beverage: The restaurant has never said.
Groups & private: Group policy from the restaurant's own pages: Book Your Table Private Dining & Event Spaces Elevate your next event at The Dearborn, a premier private dining venue for holiday parties, cocktail receptions, and celebratory moments.
Atmosphere: The Dearborn explicitly describes its main room as a spacious dining room.
Accessibility: The restaurant has never said.
Parking & transit: Validated parking is published at $16 at 181 N Dearborn, one-half block north; validation is for up to eight hours.
Dress: The restaurant has never said.
Typical meal length: The restaurant has never said.
Practical notes: Confirm hours, booking terms, and any field marked unstated live before you commit.
Address: 145 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60602
Conflicting information: The restaurant has never said.
Source quality: Official restaurant website / first-party page
Confidence: curated_evidence
Freshness: OWNED_SITE_REVIEWED
Likely to change: Hours, pricing and policy fields change without notice — reconfirm for your date.
What to verify next: Confirm hours, booking terms, and any field marked unstated live before you commit.