ORD United Global First Lounge 2014 Make-over

There are no signs for the United's ORD Global First Lounge and it is basically hidden behind the C Customer Service counters.  I guess that cuts down on traffic.  Perhaps the rationale is that if you don't know it's there, you're not welcome.

On our last trip here in September, the staff was great but this was one sorry looking lounge with furniture long past it's prime.

But whoa Nellie, I didn't recognize the place.  Gone with the old and in with the new.  OK, it's a little minimalist for my taste, but a vast improvement over the old.

Unlike our last late evening visit, there was actually food. @:-)
A limited supply of serve yourself nibbles.

But also a made to order menu.

And wines...

But a major, indeed shocking upgrade in the wine quality.  Far Niente Chard?  At $40+ retail?  Color me seriously impressed

And Veuve is the new house champagne.  Very nice.  With a wonderful staff eager to please.  By far, the best domestic lounge staff we have encountered. ^

All in all a pleasant hour stay.  Excellent interaction between UA and LH as a pleasant LH agent came to verify passports, deliver our BPs and then retrieve us at T-50 to escort us to B17.