Shedd Aquarium - Chicago, IL Review

We recently went to Soundings, the restaurant at the Shedd, and loved it!  The views were spectacular - 360 degrees of floor to ceiling windows overlooking Lake Michigan.  It was kid friendly (with goldfish crackers as snacks instead of bread) but yet upscale and made me feel like I had actually gone out somewhere fancy.  The food was good and reasonably priced with interesting seasonal options. 

The negatives were the inconsistent answers we received by the Shedd staff as to whether admission to the museum was required or not even if you were just going to the restaurant.  Some of our dinner guests were told they did not have to pay admission but we were told the opposite.  Also, it was a bit of a hoof to get to the restaurant once in the museum and confusing navigating the museum.  I wish there was a direct entrance into the restaurant or at least better signage on how to find it.