Carso Restaurant

Tucked away inside the Hilton hotel lives my favorite bacon in the world. Seriously, I love bacon but it's rare that I can find the PERFECT slice. I think I can end my search, I have found it.

The restaurant is pretty typical of a hotel-most of the patrons are hotel guests, business people type. There's a buffet that has a full spread or you can order off the menu. I have always ordered off the menu, but the buffet looks good if you're hungry.

But-man, oh man, that bacon.

This is my Second time eating breakfast here this week. Breakfast is good and i did not have to wait t for it for a long time. I had pancakes this morning and they were good. The coffee is also very good.

I'm on a quest to eat at all the eateries at Granite Park, which includes the hotel restaurant too. I happened to be in the area super early in the morning, and I figured I would try their market so a quick breakfast. Their market, which is located in front of the main restaurant, offers a variety of quick to-go items. Bottled drinks, snacks, pastries, individual bottles of champagne and wine for hotel guests.. They also have a pretty impressive breakfast and lunch menu, which include breakfast sandwiches, wraps, and pizza.

I went for a breakfast egg and sausage muffin along with a pineapple kale smoothie. Both were pretty standard, and the price point was on the higher side but that is to be expected in a hotel. If you are a guest in this hotel, I would assume this is sufficient but coming from a "local" in the area, there are better options within walking distance.

With that said, I want to give it another try at their dine-in restaurant. They have a pretty interesting menu, and I believe on Tuesdays they have tacos to go which I really want to try. The staff was nice, and the atmosphere is clean and bright.

Location is attached to the Hilton. Elegant setting, attentive and pleasant waitstaff, delicious brunch options. Gluten free options available.

The lady working at Carso cafe/market was super nice. I wish I caught her name so I could recognize her. I got fruit bowls and muffins the couple times I visited. The fruit was always ripe and fresh. The muffin I got was amazing! I think it was carrot, with carrots, raisins and just the right amount of spice. In general, the place a little pricey, but that is to be expected for restaurants/cafes in a hotel so I wouldn't take away any stars for that.

I came here because I happened to be staying in the Hilton for a night and it was pretty late when I got in. I wasn't able to get served so I chose to eat at the bar instead. This is a slick and clean looking bar, with ok service. The food was pretty average, which is why I am giving it a 3 out of 5. I ordered a plate of hummus to start which was beautifully presented and tasted, well just like any hummus I get at the store it wasn't anything special. The pita was a bit dry, but it was a good way to start a meal.

For my main course, I ordered the risotto, which I thought was pretty solid after the relatively average appetizer. the risotto was a little undercooked but some of the flavors of the vegetables on top made it more flavorful than your average risotto.

The best part of my meal was the beer. It was a local honey beer which was quite good. It was out of the bottle which was sad and they only had a few standard on tap options (e.g. Goose Island). I wish they had some more local beers on tap.

The bar was just your average hotel bar, but the food took quite a while considering we were a few of the only people eating. The food wasn't bad, but it was definitely no where close to what it ended up costing me. It was about 30 dollars without tip for just myself and I don't see myself coming back unless I stay at the Hilton again

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My friends and I met for dinner here (not my choice). It is the restaurant inside the Hilton hotel. Parking for the restaurant is right outside the hotel front and is for free. The interior decor of the restaurant is really well done; but that's about it. I was really confused by the menu, primarily because the restaurant is seemingly Mediterranean given it's name but the only thing on the menu that was in the region was the hummus. Everything else just seemed like pretty casual American fare to me. They provided free rolls with butter so that was cool (except one of the rolls had olives in it -- never had that before). I decided to try the pumpkin soup and margherita flatbread. Well, the soup looked ok but with the first sip it was just not good. The soup had some confusing flavors - it lacked salt but whoever prepared it tried to compensate by making it extra spicy. I expected the flavors to be more pumpkin-y, rich and sweet, definitely not spicy. I couldn't handle it and put it to the side. The waitress asked if I liked it and I said no and she said she would take it off the bill. I thought that was good customer service. However, when my bill arrived, it was still on there and my friends said not to worry about it (primarily because they were embarrassed) so I just let it go (it was $3.45, so not a big hit). The flatbread was thin but had some good flavors. I think it was $8 or $9. Anyway, most of the patrons here were also hotel guests and a lot of older single men were sitting alone staring at us in a creepy way. It was weird. I will probably not come back here because life is too short to have a bad meal. I gave one star for the decor, one star for the flatbread, and I was going to give another star for comping my soup but then I had to take it back because she still charged me. I hate to give only two stars but I couldn't find enough reason to give 3. Ok peace!

Was very pleased with the Mother's Day lunch. The hotel is gorgeous and my little boy loved running around the lobby and halls afterwards. Staff was awesome, friendly and attentive. It was 3 courses for $38 which included a buffet for the appetizers and desserts. Every item was fresh and everything was kept replenished and clean. The entrees were prepared to order and there was a good selection. I really liked this idea. Desserts were delish!

They gave out a cute mini cactus to all Moms too. What a nice touch!

Thanksgiving Brunch was great! There was a good variety while keeping the classics. My mom is vegetarian and had plenty to choose from. The macarons and tiramisu were amazing. Mimosas were great but would be better without pulp :). The only awkward thing was the parking. My husband went to the self park side and still had valet running up to our car when he had slowed down to let pedestrians cross. Another negative is that the closest bathroom is on the other side of the hotel.

Wonderful service at the bar. The Chicken Schwarma sandwich with fries was amazing! The chicken is perfectly flavored and the naan grilled just right. Fries are crispy yet soft - the perfect combination. For a hotel restaurant this place is awesome!