River Rock Restaurant, Crown Point

Outside River Rock Restaurant's windows, manicured fairways wind between cool blue lakes, prairie, and forest. Despite this sumptuous visual feast, Chef Santana spends all day behind closed kitchen doors, whipping up a more traditional kind of meal. The chef and staff create an array of American creations, from bone-in ribeye steak to Hawaiian ahi tuna. They serve their creations in a dining room as elegant as its views, fortified by custom stonework, lined in dark Poplar wood, and guarded by magic.