Sarah L

I want to love this park but I'm dying in the sun right now. It is EXTREMELY inhospitable to caregivers at the park. There is NOWHERE to escape the hot sun. They need shade. There is even a pagoda looking thing that provides zero cover.

The playground equipment is very cool even for bigger kids which is why we came here.. there are no swings though fyi. And nothing for very small kids that isn't attached to giant equipment.

But more than all this.. I parked my car on a street that makes me feel like I need to watch my car and I'm from Chicago so I'm probably not wrong.

Adam's Park is a beautiful peaceful place to bring a book and to let kids run around. Its location next to the library makes it a particularly nice for anyone checking out a book etc. There is a cafe in the library to grab a coffee (but also like 3 other places 1 block away) and also a great bagel shop nearby in County Farm Bagels. My only thing which will always be my thing is that there is literally zero thought put into features that might be fun for kids though it is at least safer than it once was. And in the winter the fountain looks just ghastly with the way pallets are just kinda thrown in there. I think it is time for a more decorative approach to overwintering the fountain. In the Spring and summer visit! Bring a blanket to sit on with a friend.

I feel like I have to explain. I do think this makes a decent enough place to sit.. and it is great to have a public space to use in this manner. But there are some big misses I think. First, it is right along front and main which are two busy streets. The train carts with chains are attractive enough but aren't great barriers if you have small kids with you. I don't think this is their function but I think it would have been easy enough to consider. Second, the water feature while is attractive would be more so if it were also a feature that kids could play with in some manner.. this would have been a better tradeoff for the removal of the old fountain. I don't understand why there cannot be spaces in DT Wheaton which are available each day for the public and suitable for kids to play in / on. For a city with a lot of families it could be a bigger focus. Last, the fire feature is nice to look at but provides really no heat. This is in contrast to the fireplace in town square which is a GREAT source of heat.

All of this is why MY rating is "ok" .. great concept.. but room for improvement to be sure.

We really wanted to check out a place with fancy cocktails. We came here after having some food and each had two. I wish I could have had more but you know.. alcohol. Their old fashioned is pretty stiff! I try it everywhere because I love them. There are definitely places that make it sweeter.. that's great. The ambience is pretty low light and chill. There is limited seating.

No hard feelings but I just don't think our bill felt worth it. Maybe I didn't order the best thing. I might try it again but it's not every day I visit NYC or spend this kind of $$ on a dinner. I expected better. It isn't bad! It's good! The service was fantastic.. the wine was wonderful.. the food was just not take all my money good when I compare it with the little Italian places I've tried in Chicago.