Backyard Steak Pit Inc

 

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Pamela L.

Chicago, IL

I have been going here for years and I think every time I have been here I've had a pleasant experience. The wait staff has changed little in the 15 yrs or so, so management must be doing something right! I've had much on the menu, chicken, steak, fish, shrimp, it's all good... probably my least favorite is the salmon, my favorite is probably the cod. Dinners all come with the salad bar with is small, but really good. If you don't want the standard baked potato, steamed veggies are a great option. A couple years ago when I lost a considerable amount of weight, this was a great option for me. Definitely worth trying!

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Steve S.

Round Lake, IL

The backyard is a local restaurant that is hard to find if your just driving by. It is set back right off a local street off 132 (Grand Av). The few times I've been here I was really impressed. The atmosphere is nothing special...its got an old home feel, and is dark inside. However, the steaks are some of the best I've had. They cook all meat on an open charcoal grill...you can watch your steak being cooked. The salad bar is on the small side, but its a decent offering. The potato skins are huge! Don't forget to order sauteed shrooms with your steak! Great local restaurant!

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Elite '08

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Syretta H.

Waukegan, IL

This past Friday night I had a taste for a steak and a baked potato. I didn't want to cook it myself, it was about 8 PM and I just didn't feel like messing around in the kitchen. So I said to myself "Self, where can you get a decent steak dinner around here" and then the light came one "The Backyard"!...I've never gone wrong there....

Boy was I wrong! It's been at least 2 years since the last time I was there, but you used to get a choice of garlic or regular toast with your dinner. It was one of the best parts. They don't offer it anymore! Yikes!!!!!.....well I ordered anyway. I had the 10 ounce sirloin, medium well, with a baked potato. Let me start by saying that my 5 year old could have cooked me a better steak. It was dry, it was charred (which I hate) and it was just.....GROSS. To top that off, I had not a drop of steak sauce in my house to fix it with! ARRRGGGHHH

My potato was overcooked, so it was super hard to even mash up. I had throw a ton of sour cream in it to make it feasible. I didn't even finish my food. At trip to McDonald's would have been better...not to mention MUCH cheaper cause I paid $21 for this most AWFUL food! Back in the day this used to be, in my opinion, the best steakhouse out here in these parts. Now we are doomed to place like Red Lobster and Lone Star(don't get me wrong, these restaurants are OK, but the steak is not the specialty). Looks like I'm going to have to come to Chicago to get a good piece of red meat.

I wouldn't have given it the one star that I did....but I had to give it something.....

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