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Category: Steakhouses
Neighborhood: Near North SideGrand (Red)
Merchandise Mart (Purple Express, Brown)
Mon-Thu. 11:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat. 11:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Sun. 4:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
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Pops was in town this week which means I got to enjoy a really nice dinner! Good lord I need a man in my life other than my father. Ahem. Back to the review. Awesome food! I had a filet mignon that was delicious, not quite at the David Burke or Mastro's level, but still very tasty. Both of our sides were great, potatoes au gratin and the sautéed spinach. One healthy and one that will clog your arteries in five minutes flat. Great service, very enjoyable meal.
One thing I didn't like, they had a pour line on the wine glass. I have never encountered this before and found it to be really tacky!
My boyfriend and I went here tonight (it's pretty much our usual steakhouse at this point) to celebrate our 10th anniversary. We got there and proceeded to wait 50 minutes before being seated (we were a bit early for our reservations, and they ran 30 mins late). We had to sit in the cold room off of the restaurant where everyone walks in because it was so crowded-which for a Monday, I don't really understand. Anyway.
We finally get seated and the food is great as usual, but I was freezing the entire time. It seems the Chop House has yet to discover the art of heat. It was noisy and cold and not quite the experience I was hoping for on such a special night. I left pretty disappointed.
I know they'll never read this, and perhaps if I weren't so annoyed I would have mentioned it to a manager, but: I emplore you, Chop House, to learn what it means to turn the heat on when it's 46 degrees out! Having the fans on does *not* help, fyi.
Next time, I am literally going to call ahead and make sure the heat is on before we have dinner there. We didn't spend more than $100 there to freeze.
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We tried to go to a Rick Bayless restaurant but they're all closed on Sunday. So we went to Chicago Chop House because it was open.
We were very early, 5:30 pm on a Sunday, so the place was almost empty.
Here's what we had. One $99 bone in rib steak. It was $89 but we split it so we had to pay a $10 charge. One 10 oz. filet. One big piece of salmon. 3 salads. 2 cups of lobster bisque. Asparagus in hollandaise, spinach in oil and a ton of garlic, potatoes au gratin. And 1 piece of chocolate cake to share.
The total was around $350 not including tip. I have no problem paying $100 a person for a special meal. But I want some skill, some pizzazz for my hundy. This wasn't that kind of meal. For $99 a steak should fill you with awe, not meh. This was a very average tasting steak. We ordered it charred rare. It should have been cold in the middle, but it was cooked through and just not very flavorful. Our waitress made it sound like the second coming of Christ but it was just okay.
The salads were good; fresh and crisp and flavorful. But everything else seemed like it was cooked by a tech school grad who was told to add cream and butter until people actually die in their chairs.
I love cream and butter. I really do. But I don't understand why steakhouses from coast to coast have the same menu. Why not celebrate the sacrifice of a cow by serving fresh vegetables prepared without heavy hollandaise sauce? Mix it up a little, folks. This is the meal my great-grandfather ate in the gilded age.
Our server was friendly and enthusiastic and a good up-seller. I just wish she'd had something unique or truly memorable to sell.
Always fantastic, courteous and personal service. Great food too.
So.... this place is great if:
1. You like eating in very dimly lit places
2. You love three fingers of Glenlivet with your $65 uber bloody steak
3. You are part of a boys club, or want to be invited to one
I wasn't a huge fan of the steak, price, crowd, or ambiance.... But my opinion can probably be swayed. During my business trip here, I (sadly) ate alone on a quiet Tuesday night -- not really under ideal circumstances.
The attentive service was the highlight during my visit. I may come here again, but as they say, there's nothing like first impressions. Not on the top of my list for Chicago steakhouses -- just OK.
I really need to frequent this place again, but it makes for a pretty expensive night out (with drinks) so Itll have to be for a very special occasion only.
I have only been here twice in my life and I got the exact same meal both times. I couldnt try anything different because the first time was so phenominal that I couldnt dare risk anything else and "miss out" on what I can honestly say was probably in the top 3 meals I have EVER had.
Now onto what makes this review so weird....I did NOT have steak either time I went here. I know, I know...insanity. I ordered the swordfish with garlic mashed potatoes and the salad with creamy garlic dressing. The group also got the potato pancakes which were out-f*cking-standing.
The atmosphere here is very Chicago and very cool. Last time I was here we got seated at the piano bar and basically had our meal right up at the piano while the man was performing. So cool!
I HIGHLY recommend this place for a special night out.
I love my meat :) Came here with my friend, where we split a dry-aged new york steak (medium rare), an order of spinach, and an order of mac 'n cheese. We cleaned all three plates clean. Our glass of water was always full, and the waitress was so so nice! She told us to never hang our purses on the back of our chairs.
Steak: so flavorful and tender, grilled (?) perfectly. Crispy outside layer, juicy tender meat inside. Served with half an oven-roasted garlic.
Mac n cheese: cheesy. Good texture. Yum.
Spinach: nicely sauteed, with a half lemon. I found this incredibly good actually, drizzling lemon on top of nicely seasoned spinach.
Took my wife there for our Anniversary. I was impressed with the "house layout" and the different rooms that offered a different dining experience. I'm a fan.
Had the NY Strip. I eat it everywhere so I have a basis of comparison (and so I can clog my arteries faster). The steak and the side dishes were all superb. We had great service from out drinks to dessert.
The Chicago Chop House is a place that takes pride of the rich and ageing steak. This elite steak house is truly the best in the city. My number ONE steak house in Chicago!
Their menu has a wide variety of cuts and variations. The steak is always so fresh and high quality, that you really never need to order anything above medium-rare. Can't say enough about the wait staff, which is second to none, truly supreme service! I love their decor as it is screaming "Chicago-style" from the wood trimming, green walls, and various pictures of famous Chicago celebrities. It is everything what you expect a steak house should be.
While the Chop House interior celebrates Chicago's old ways, it has only been open for 23 years. If time permits, people really need to check out the walls of this establishment. Photos celebrate past Chicago mayors, Capone supporters and enemies, 1800's Chicago street scenes, and of course Chicago gangsters.
Being from California, I was expecting the sound of Kusik's "Speak Softly Love" echoing through the dank walls as we made our way up to the 3rd floor Skybox Dining Room and imagining visions of severed horse heads and Tommy gun mobsters flickering in and out of existence. But instead, the third floor was closed and we sat in the livelier first floor with the live tapping of ivory piano keys and the drunken stupor of patronage that echoed throughout the restaurant due to the centralized bar. But that really wasn't a bad thing - The Chicago ambiance is alive and well.
Dress code: Armani - check... was it necessary? No, people were in jeans, some in shorts. But the cool people were stylin'!
Reservations: A week in advance - check... was it necessary? Maybe... it started to fill up by the time we left so probably still good to plan in advance.
Drink-in-hand: Belvedere Dirty Martini - check... was it necessary? - Hell yes!
Here's what we had:
- As an appetizer: Prosciutto-wrapped crisply-braised Asparagus sparing doused with balsamic vinaigrette. This was the start of a 5 star beef-out.
The main courses came with small house salads which were mediocre at best, but I usually expect that in a chop house. The bread was fresh and steaming hot; crisp on the outside; moist and spongy on the inside - perfect for butter spreadin'.
- 16 oz New York Strip enhanced with crushed peppercorns - spicy, meaty, and full of flavor that rivaled any good rib-eye. This was the smallest size, but plenty for any well-mannered meat-eater (comes in 20 oz with bone and 24 oz de-boned).
- 18 oz Original Roast Prime Rib. Juicy, tender, au jus heaven.
- The Chop House Platter, which consisted of broiled Lamb chop, broiled pork chop, and what was claimed to be the best Fillet Mignon ever... Pretty darn close in my opinion. The lamb and pork chops however did not meet expected standards. But I'm a beef person so when it comes to beef - all other meats stand aside.
- Sides of mash potatoes and gravy.
- Sweet beer-battered 1 inch thick onion rings.
- Sautéed mushrooms - not too much butter but each button contained an explosion of succulent flavor.
- Dessert: Nothing - are you kidding me? Did you read everything we had above? Give me a break...
The most memorable thing about his place: The table knives. The knives are the standard butter-type knife, but they must have sharpen them constantly over the years and they now look like stiletto picks - sharp and impressive. I gotta do this at home!
All-in-all, a great intro to the quality of Chicago-style meats. Thanks to Brett (It's not a boy's name) for the recommendation ;) The service was quite exceptional and attentative. Water was always filled without asking. While the "special menu" was there, there was no pressure to order from it, and the regular menu was given without needing to ask for it (So did not experience what other yelpers mentioned in previous reviews.)
I'm a huge steak fan and flying out from SF I figure we go and have a damn good steak as I hear that there are great steakhouses in Chicago. Off to the Chicago Chop House it is. Rumor has it this is the suppose to be a good place.
So, the first thing that was rather strange was that they presented the "special" menu with all the higher priced items ahead of the normal menu (which we were provide probably 10 minutes or so later). This hasn't happen at any other upscale place that I have been to before. I don't mind a place trying to up sell their pricier items, but I was taken aback by this particular strategy. Truth is we were going to look at the pricier stuff anyways Maybe this is the norm for Chicago steakhouses...?? I wouldn't mind finding out if someone would be kind enough to comment.
Anyways, on to the meal. The gents had the dry aged kobe ribeye, the dry aged tomohawk, and dry aged kobe NY strip. The ladies the tuna and the sea bass. For the steaks, since we ordered the top of the line stuff, so we were expecting some really good steaks. Stuff that would really make you go "wow". Well, we were in for some disappointment. If this was a normal steak it was decent, but still not spectacular. Then on top of it the steaks were suppose to be kobe, but it sure didn't come out that way. Other kobe steaks we had were melt in your mouth good. Not so here. For $90 a pop, the steaks were below the level at which they should be.
Turns out in the end the favorite dish was the tuna.... Can't say that I will be coming back here for more steak.
My passion for red meat has led me to various Chicago establishments but none more frequently than the Chop House. Occupying a freestanding old Victorian brownstone a few blocks west of Michigan Avenue, the restaurant offers the classic Chicago steakhouse experience.
The first floor includes a bar area which often features a pianist. This is my favorite part of the restaurant in which to dine. Be warned that it sometimes gets a little loud close to the pianist. The upper two floors are more typical of a Chicago steakhouse with dark wood paneling and black and white photographs chronicling the Windy City's history. The atmosphere is not quite as vibrant as downstairs.
The Chop House does extremely well what a steakhouse should do: they prepare excellent steaks. My favorite is the bone in filet. Though I am also a big fan of the standard Chop House filet mignon, the bone in filet seems to be just that much more flavorful.
The restaurant does have a dress code: smart casual. Though they may look the other way when it comes to jeans, they do not tolerate any head attire. On one visit a friend was even asked to remove his do-rag. Given the stereotype propagated by Queer Eye, I assume this friend knows more about fashion than I do. However, I must agree with the Chop House host that the do-rag was inappropriate for the restaurant.
If I were to dock the Chop House a star, it would be for the pretentious waiters. Not all of them are snooty but I have encountered my fair share there.
Unlike several other Chicago steakhouses, the Chop House includes a salad and mashed potatoes in the price of the steak. The meat, be it a filet, New York strip, Porterhouse or prime rib, has been consistently good. For their incredibly well prepared steaks, I am willing to put up with the pretentious waiters.
I tried: Rib eye, New York Strip, Filet Mignon
For the prices, this place isn't that great.
Their rib eye and filet were both average. Nothing really special about the meat. Their new york strip however, was fantastic and I would certainly go back (and have gone back) for it. Their sides are just ok, but what makes this place special is the ambiance. You really feel like you are back in the days when the gangsters would meet in Chicago and the saloon girls would be readily available. I know that they have a fantastic history, but I don't remember at this point.
Go or not, you have my blessing for either, but if I were you, I'd head over to Morton's, David Burkes, or Lawry's down a few blocks.
I had the Filet and a lobster tail and thought the place was very good. The filet was cooked to medium rare perfection and the lobster tail went great. We also met some very nice people and ended up hanging with them for awhile. Great atmosphere.
I know, I know, what kind of vegetarian goes to a steakhouse? I had a couple of friends come into town and they really wanted steak so we ended up here. We were about to order a bottle of wine, but then the 3 figure price tags made us reconsider and go by the glass instead. The waitress was very helpful and probably a little shocked when I ordered a "meal" that didn't include steak. Well technically it included beefsteak tomatoes, but that is not really the same. I had a caprese salad with these growth hormone looking slices of tomatoes as well as American fries. I am not sure if it was due to it being a few days before July 4th or if they are just like this normally, but when I accidentally ordered french fries, they quickly corrected me saying they did not serve french fries.
My friends both had steak and enjoyed their meals to the fullest, though the one that ordered the crazy filet did say that he probably wouldn't have been able to tell the difference between the crazy filet and the normal chophouse filet.
Me: 5'6" 140 lbs
My Girlfriend: 5'1" skinny (she would be pissed if I actually listed her weight.)
The Task:
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail
2 side salads
1 48oz Porterhouse
2 baked potatos
Why we ordered so much food is a mystery but at the time it made a lot of sense. Needless to say when we left, we were thoroughly stuffed.
The Shrimp: In these old style joints, shrimp cocktail does not change much. Shrimp: Check, Cocktail Sauce: Check and Horseradish: Check. I will say that they really do mean Jumbo though.
Porterhouse: Good but not great. The filet side was quite tender but the flavor was a bit flat for a dry aged steak and I had to douse the strips in the residual butter to get any good flavor out of it.
Nonetheless we finished all of our food. I had to losen my belt a couple notches but afterwards we felt a sense of victory over the once daunting bovine strip.
After dinner:
Me: 145lbs
My Girlfriend...???
Unfortunately my experience at the Chicago Chop House was not the stellar experience I expected it to be. First of all I found the decor uninspiring and the space cramped. My steak, salad, and side dishes were just OK. The steak was prepared correctly to my requested temperature which in my case is usually rare. The most disapointing aspect to this restaurant is that I could go up the street at home to Outback and get just as good a steak and beter side dishes for a lot less money.
This place is always on people's "best steak" places so we gave it a try and took a visiting coworker here. The steaks were pretty good, not as good as Morton's or Ruth's Chris, but above average. Service was just okay, I've definitely had better service elsewhere, and lower class restaurants.
What disappointed me the most was the desserts - they didn't have anything that was a standout dessert, i.e. Morton's chocolate lava cake. The ice cream sounded good as a nice "light" refresher, but it was $7 and it tasted like =they served out of what was probably a 10 gallon food service container.
I do give props for the cool layout, it's in a 3-4 story old house, we ate on the 3rd floor and it felt like the restaurant kept going and going. Considering I had high expectations for this place, everything fell flat. Spend your well earned money on a steak dinner elsewhere.
The Chicago Chop House was our jaunt into fine Chicao dining. I haven't been to a really nice steak place in, approximately 3 years. my girl friend and I wanted to go to a nice place during our stay in Chicago and after much research and inquiries, we ended up here. Not a bad decision. The food was plentiful and tasty. I had the bone-in new york strip oscar style and she has the bone-in prime rib chard. She isn't usually a fan of meat, but she found it tasty and tender despite her request for it to be done. We also order a wedge to share which was rather small. But the sides for the steaks were good portions. We had the season vegetable, which was roasted corn and the onion rings. Both were tasty.
The service was great. The server was nice and friendly. She was very helpful when we asked for suggestions and input. The rest of the staff was very attentive and quick. They would constantly fill-up our waters and take away empty plates and clean our table.
Would I go back? Maybe, not because there food isn't good, but rather due to the fact that there are so many other nice places to go to.
I visited this place while on vacation in Chicago recently. A friend highly recommended that I try the Chicago Chop House, enthusiastically stating that it was superb and that I had to go there. I knew this place was going to be very expensive as I looked into the menu and website ahead of time. The vast majority of the reviews here on Yelp were favorable, if not full of more entusiastic praise. So I decided to try it. I was giddy in my anticipation of this meal, and came with my wallet stuffed full of lots of money. I am very willing to spend a lot of money for an exceptional meal, and figured that was what I was going to get without a doubt. I was so very wrong!!!
The food here is not good! Well, I should say that the steaks here are not good.
I went with 2 other people. I had the 8oz filet and 1/2 pound of crab legs. My steak was nicely cooked and a decent piece of meat, though kinda lacking flavor. I expect more for $51. The crab legs were extra salty and covered in paprika - ehh. Okay, fine. The real kicker is what my husband had - an $89 51-day dry-aged kobe beef NY strip steak. Well cooked but the steak was full of fat and grissle. So very unacceptable!! We regret terribly not sending it back, but I guess we're sorta wimps about this and don't want to make waves. (will do better next time). Regardless, poor steaks should NEVER happen whether you pay $25 (that is a lot!) or $89 (insane amount!). We did have a nice appetizer of large, succulent scallops. Everything is a'la carte here, but steak dinners do come with a house salad and mashed potatoes. I really wanted to get an a'la carte side of seasonal mashed potatoes (made with punkpkin and spices -- sounded really good), but reasoned the regualr mashed potatoes would be fine, I didn't want all that food on my plate, didn't want to gorge myself anymore than I was about to, so I stuck with the regular mashed potatoes, which are always good -- lots of butter and earthy potatoes, can't go wrong! Wrong! They were as bland as can be. Really?!!??
The ambiance was good, cool. And the service was good.
Folks, do what I should have done -- ignore all these good reviews and stay away from this place! Chicago Chop House should be ashamed of the steaks they served us!
Our dinner here was delicious, but I wasn't blown away by the filet mignon and lobster. Both were tasty, but a bit tougher than I normally like. The sides were tasty, but again for a steakhouse, I wasn't impressed.
Their berry dessert with coconut icecream was extremely memorable. It was satisfying and perfect for someone with a full stomach. It was light and sweet- I still think about it!
I feel like I have been had. I am not lying that a dinner for two cost over 300 dollars (no appetizer or dessert), and it wasn't that great. My boyfriend and I went here for our anniversary, and ordered our food, but our waiter wouldn't accept what we ordered. He kept saying he didn't bring the "special card" with the good steaks. We finally relented to his suggestions, to find out we had just ordered 90 dollar steaks. And trust me, they were not worth 90 dollars. I left this restaurant in tears. I also ordered a bottle of wine that was 52 dollars, but lists at 18. I felt uncomfortable and pressured the entire time. If I had had a nice experience, I could possibly feel differently. But all I felt was bullied and ripped off. I could not be more disappointed.
The NY STRIP was amazing tender and juicy and flavorful. No need for sauce, just extra juices because it was so yummy!
The Caesar Salad was gross, just get the normal salad that comes with the meal.
I would definitely go back here if I am in Chicago again.
I have to agree with several other negative reviewers on this one.
Service is a big problem. The entire show is less entertaining/cool steakhouse personality and service and much more like walking into Washington Square Park looking to make an illegal purchase. I also felt cheap only willing to pay $70.00 for a strip b/c I was unwilling to purchase the $90.00 version.
Prices are simply out of control.
The food was rather boring. Steaks were fine . . . absolutely nothing interesting or special but still good. Apps, shrimp, small, boring. Mac n cheese side . . . still not sure how they made that boring.
Atmosphere is drab.
This place is done.
I wanted to go somewhere nice for our Anniversary. Unfortunately I waited, cough, assumed the hubby had made reservations somewhere, but I was wrong. The morning of the big day, I tried our usual places and well this one was open for the time that would work for us. I was okay with that fact, we'd get to try somewhere new!
We were seated on the third floor. The bread was great. The salad was good. The steak was perfectly cooked. It was seared just right and moist like it ought to be, but.....bland bland bland.
Where's the flavor?! I wanted to salt the bad boy it was so tasteless but I thought that'd be beyond tacky.
Our waiter had forgotten my baked potato so it came out a bit later, but that was well worth it.
The dessert was great. The hubby had a hot fudge sundae and that hot fudge was amazing.
Total with tip, $199. We won't be going back. I've had better steak. If I had to go back, I'd do bread, salad, potato and ice cream, ha.
We agree Harry Caray's still has a better steak and it was cheaper.
Supermasculine - superawesome.
Being a dedicated meatatarian I had to try the Chicago Chop House when I visited Chicago. I was nor disappointed. The restaurant is in a three story building with dining on all floors and a nice bar on the first level. We were seated fairly quickly even with no reservations and then the fun begins. Chicago is rightfully known for its meat and the Chop House is one of the really good meat places. The wedge salad with bacon and blue cheese was good, pretty standard steak house fare. The Porterhouse was excellent though 3 lbs. of red meat, aged and cooked perfectly. My dining companion had the escargot which she loved and the filet again a winner. I like the older steak houses and this was definately worth the trip.
When dining out with your mob friends, this is the place for steak in Chicago. Great drinks. Great food. And great atmosphere of a bygone era. This place is Chicago. Go any place else for steaks in Chicago? Fuggedaboutit!
I wanted to love this place, if you have read my other reviews you'll know I always pull for local restaurants. Unfortunately, my experience at The Chop House was tainted by poor service, but even more so, bad luck. Our food was cooked incorrectly (one steak undercooked and one over), it took a long time for our waitress to acknowledge we had ever arrived. Our appetizers were not correct and no apologies were made for any of this... When the check came, I felt like I had been robbed haha. I would go back and try again, if I weren't paying... too risky for me to foot the bill again.
In one word: unimpressive. It's billed as the best steak house in Chicago, but I have no idea why. It certainly has the classic touches of a steak house: big steaks, walls covered with pictures.
But, it lacks the one thing a good steak house needs: good steak. For the cost (about $30-$35/steak), it drastically underdelivers. My New York Strip was incredibly fatty--about 4 onces on a 16 ounce steak--and tasted closer to prime rib than new york strip. It lost its heat immediately and was luke warm only 1/3 of the way into it.
I would never go back.
YIKES!!! If I could give this dump a negative star I would. New owners there. WE gave them a good try and they should be sued for BAD food, service and management.
I also know from food purveyors that they are now ordering inferior products to save money; hence, the crap on a plate. Actually, a very small portion of crap for a very large price. The side dishes should be the meal on a kid's menu. I've had larger tapas!
Service and management is all about selling. Wine with every course was pushed on us. Too bad our waiter didn't really know the wine. He also said he had never tasted any of the wines by the glass. We were actually "unofficially" told that it wasn't included in the training! That made us wonder if he truly knew the food they were serving?! Hmm? To be fair to the waiter, he seemed nice and conscientious just stressed with his job. We understood. Many of us were waiters once.
Management was all about intimidating their servers in front of their guests and not tending to their customers when there is a problem, even if the problem is small. They were probably worried we'd expect something for nothing. WRONG. We still have spending accounts! We merely wanted some genuine descriptions of a couple bottles of wine we were curious about. They do have an award winning wine list that is very large. We didn't want fabricated salesmanship (bulls---) but real knowledge. I guess they bought the Chicago Chop House but cannot afford to train their staff properly or hire a sommelier for the evenings to talk to the people.
Sell sell sell up-sell, lie and/or exaggerate, is not such a great policy in a no-nonsense town like Chicago, a city of patronage. They will no longer have any of us as patrons. Oh, and we WILL be telling our friends, family and work colleagues about this very bad restaurant. Most of us live in the city, work in the city, AND for the City of Chicago. Also, we will convey this information to our friends in the upscale hotels that refer their guests to the Chgo Chop House. Other Chicago steak houses still use superior quality products and managers/staff that possess character.
Shame on them if they think they're merely ripping off the tourists. Tourists pay your bills pal, and so do the locals! We would have stayed with you as regulars for many more years to come.
A true Chicago treasure, this is the Chicago Chop House. The place is always busy, get reservations. They really hit a home run on all fronts, ambiance, food and service.
There are many fine detailed descriptions here, so I will keep it brief. I had the grilled prime rib, good but a little too greasy for me. On all other occasions, I went for the Chop House platter which contained a veal chop, filet mignon and lamb chop. It was superb.
I think my favorite unique item here is their blue cheese dressing. Get it on a wedge salad, it is the best blue cheese I have ever had. The appetizers are great as well, the blue point oysters and shrimp cocktail are fresh and so good.
On my last visit, the server recommended their chocolate cake. I declined because most of the time I am unimpressed. She insisted I try it and said she would take it back if not satisfied. I am glad I tried it, it is one of the rare few restaurant cakes that had the perfect combination of moistness and not-too-sweetness.
The wine list is awesome as well. They also offer a nice selection of ports, the 20 year tawny paired with the cake was awesome.
As for atmosphere, they have been here since 1986, though it has the feel of a place that has been there for 100 years. Definitely on my list of top 25 favorite places to eat in the U.S.
There was little not to like about this high-end steakhouse in Chicago. First, while it was a bit clubby, it wasn't filled with obnoxious power brokers smoking cigars and feeling good about themselves. It was actually a mix of couples, mostly mellow business folks, and laid-back old money types. Second, the waiter was a total hoot; he sounded a little like James Cagney and I thought he was going to say that the special was "pork chops and applesauce, see?" Third, the filet mignon that I had there was easily the best I have ever had. And fourth, the prices weren't out of sight; many items on the menu were under $40, including mine.
I would love to head back here on any future trips to Chicago. I definitely recommend it to any steak lover out there.
Ever have THE perfect meal in every single way? This was it for us when we visited the Chop House about a year and half ago, my friends and I still talk about how amazing it was. Everything from the salad, to the appetizer, to the food, the service, everything was hands down ridiculously perfect in every way. Best steak and lobster I've ever had.
Experienced no service problems - Everyone was very kind, friendly and attentive.
Food was all great EXCEPT for my T-Bone Steak. It just wasn't flavorful. Not bad, but rather unmemorable. The Mango Vanilla Cake was the single best piece of cake I've ever had. And I kind of hate cake.
I'll go back if invited on business, but I wouldn't pay to go back.
This is by far THE best steak restaurant I've been to. It came highly recommended by my sister, and I was a bit skeptical at first. But the steak was EXCELLENT and the service superb!! I would return in a heartbeat!
Consistently great experiences each time I've visited the Chop House. Wonderful steaks, cooked the way you like them. The grilled prime rib is a particular favorite. Service has always been top notch. While I have not tried other well known Chicago steak houses, this one has never disappointed.
So where do you go with old friends to celebrate a father's 60th? He chose the Chop House- his favorite. And since he (the father) flew his whole family in from the OC to celebrate, we were looking forward to it!
We had two tables. Our party of 16 was a bit large to cram around one. We were seated in the downstairs by the bar, not a problem with us. As usual, despite the fact that some of us are now in our 30s, we had a kids an an adults table- It worked well.
The food was pretty spectacular. And I do not give praise for restaurants in this area lightly. I am a bit of a snob in that manner. We had the lake perch, calamari, and mushrooms for appetizers. I did not care for the perch, but everyone else RAVED about it. The calamari ROCKED!
For dinner, we had quite an assortment. The strip, the surf and turf, the fillet Mignon, the crab legs, and more. The CRAB LEGS WERE AWESOME! They were huge, they were cut down the middle for easy consumption, they were awesome! I don't say this easily- and neither do my west coast friends. We all loved them! The steaks were also very good. The asparagus was large, well, not my favorite type. But other than that- this meal was something to remember!
Service was pretty spectacular. They were on top of their game and put up with some antics from the "adult" table. The kids table? We were perfect- of course!
Hands down the best steak I've had thus far in Chicago. It is a little pricey, but it's completely worth it. I started with a half-dozen blue point oysters, then had a decent Caesar salad. My main course was a filet mignon (rare) on the bone with a side of sauteed spinach. My dessert was a very respectable apple pie a la mode. The filet was perectly cooked, with a fantastic flavor and the quality of the beef was very high.
The ambience is exactly what an old-school steak house should be. Dark wood, uniformed, courteous wait-staff, and a very good selection of red wine, even by the glass. I loved it!
I had heard mixed reviews about the Chicago Chop House. But I am here to tell you that they delivered on their promise of a great steak house experience in Chicago on a recent Thursday night.
We got there and I was surprised that the place was so busy at 9pm on a weeknight. We had a choice of where to sit and while the first floor bar area with the live piano music called to me- I really preferred to sit at a table rather than a high top to eat dinner so up to the 3rd floor we went.
We were seated immediately and had a couple of martinis. Perfectly shaken- our night was off to a good start.
I had been hankering for some oysters so 12 beautiful Blue Points found their way to our table and were devoured in an instant. We also had a mixed greens salad that came with our steaks.
As for entrees, I had the NY strip and my friend had the most beautiful cut of prime rib I had seen in a while. A little hint- get the prime rib the regular way. They also offer it up in their special way which puts it under the broiler for a minute but sometimes can be a little dry when done that way. These two pieces of meat were done to perfection!
As for sides- the mushrooms, loaded baked potato and mashed potatoes with gravy were all delicious- although I think the mashed potatoes edged out the others, if by just a bit.
Service was great, the ambiance typical Chicago steakhouse, and the food is worth writing about. Oh and ladies? If you are wondering where all the men are on a Thursday night in Chicago- they are obviously out eating steak as there wasn't another woman within sight.
We've got a lot of steakhouses here in Chicago. But only one with the name of our fair city in it. And that ought to tell you something.
3-course meal for $39.95
Neighborhood: Near North Side
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Neighborhood: Near North Side
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Neighborhood: Near North Side
Category: Steakhouses
Neighborhood: Near North Side
Category: Steakhouses
Neighborhood: Near North Side
Category: Steakhouses
Neighborhood: Near North Side
Category: Steakhouses
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