Nothing powers up a business meeting more than great food, especially if you’re out there trying to impress a client or close a crucial business deal. Your choice of restaurant when it comes to business meetings also says a lot about how you celebrate your victories in the field as you recall highlights of a recently signed contract while attacking a sumptuous dish. Grab a Universal Taxi and head out to these awesome restaurants perfect for your business meetings:

• Aria. The signature restaurant of the Fairmont, taking a single step into the place would make your realize instantly that you couldn’t have picked a better place for a quiet business meeting. The crowds here all respect each other’s space, and the restaurant offers such a diverse mix of different flavors that you can’t help but stretch that meeting just to have one more bite.
• Capital Grille. Nothing beats experience, and Capital Grille has been serving steak after steak for the past 14 years. It has a completely corporate air to it, which makes it the top choice for those who are hoping to impress potential clients.

• Chicago Cut. The fact that this restaurant quickly and aggressively muscled its way onto the list of the best places to grab a steak in Chicago says a lot about their food and service. Aside from offering great food, it’s also a place where you get to sit at the table next to Oprah Winfrey’s or the mayor’s.
• Coco Pazzo. It usually happens at midday. The Tuscan ambiance suddenly takes on a crowd that’s here to entertain clients and partners, which is made perfect by the well-spaced seats and amazing food choices. The fact that they’ve been around for 20 years seals the deal, putting a few extra stars when it comes to experience.
• Deca Restaurant and Bar. If you want to make it a little more casual, just head to the Ritz-Carlton and step right into Deca, a 100-seat restaurant that allows you to sit under the natural light for that breakfast or lunch meeting.
• The Florentine. Located at the JW Marriott, its location right at the financial district makes it a favorite among Chicago professionals. Their food gives you both a familiar and a unique experience as they add their own twist to classics that you have always loved.
• Gibson’s Bar and Steakhouse. No matter what the weather may be, there will always be a line at Gibson’s. This is pure evidence of how well they cook their food: hormone-free, grass-fed beef cooked to perfection every single time.
• Prairie Fire. Another great choice for that casual business lunch, the menu here is simple and confident, the perfect combination for power lunches. Even the dining atmosphere adheres with the requirements of a great business lunch, which makes it one of the favorites among businessmen both local and from elsewhere.

So when you’re at a loss on where to take that big client, this list should be enough for you. These are definitely places where every Universal Taxi driver has picked up passengers who did not at all look like they were just there for business, but for great food and fun as well.