Highball: Blue Toxic Spill: Chicago

Highball, our correspondent with diamonds in her ears and a stiff drink in one hand finds that even a imported New York restaurant cannot help her to ease the pain of living in a second tier city. She send us this dispatch from Chicago where she unsuccessfully attempts to escape that reoccurring itch on her backside called Philadelphia:
Blue Water Grill recently opened its doors in Chicago in the former location of Spago. It was clear early in our dinner that this New York export butchered its good name when coming to the Windy City. Although the menu is quite similar, the food was terrible. On a somewhat uncrowded Thursday night, it took more than 2 hours for dinner (when you are listening to an acquaintance cry about her sick cat, time is of the essence). The server could barely speak English so she was impossible to understand after a few cocktails. First courses were not cleared from our places when finished, sushi was not presented with the proper utensils and our many wine bottles seemed to disappear with our server when our glasses were empty. It even took the waitress 15 minutes to bring us the check after requested. Sadly, our experience is par for the course. So, if you are headed to Chicago, do not take any clients to this location until it sorts out its crippling problems. There is a reason why the section for reviews on their website states "coming soon" and all local newspapers slammed it. Don't let the Chicago spot pollute your impression of New York's Blue Water Grill.
+Blue Water Grill, 520 North Dearborn Chicago +1 312 777 1400.
+Blue Water Grill, 31 Union sq W, New York +1 212 675 9500.