Elmhurst
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100 South Chop House & Grille
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“Elegant atmosphere, decent food”
“Enjoyed our desert somewhere else where the service and atmosphere was much more pleasant.”
“We were looking for a good meal, a nice bottle of wine, and a decadent desert with espresso.”
“The appitizers were great and the steaks even better.”
“The entire restaurant smelled of stale smoke which was the first turn off, next was our horrible waiter, we had to go get our own "early Bird" menus because neither the waiter or the hostess brought them when asked.”
“This was a sure fire sign that we were not in a great place, since it was a Saturday night at 7:30pm.”
“Enjoyed our desert somewhere else where the service and atmosphere was much more pleasant.”
“Bottom line: Good not great and similar in value to the chains”View Less
Love this Steak Joynt. Years ago i went to this place and loved it but simply could not afford to go there often. A few weeks ago my wife and i went there and it was simply succulent. The steaks were cooked to perfection and the bottles of wine are very cheap cheap but of good quality. I highly advise people try this place out under the new ownership, the food is so cheap and the atmosphere is very romantic.…
This place is AWESOME. Overall, this place is one of the best steakhouses i personally have ever been to, it is very reasonably priced and serves the primest of meats i have come across even comparable to wildfire. The martinis are very tasty and this place is definitely worth going to. The best part about it is you can go there on a night out with your girlfriends, or you can even go there with your family with a business casual attire. I would definitely give this place a shot!!!…
much much better. so, i used to go in this place and the service and food had steadily declined. i suspect that it was a managerial problem as this summer it went under new ownership and seems to be MUCH better. the menu is different, and while it's missing some of the things i used to love, it has others that i NOW love, so go figure. also, the prices have been dropped and steaks seem to be of much better quality. one more thing is they used to play the same what seemed like four frank sinatra songs over and over and over. music is more to my liking too now, being more like an ambient lounge mix. overall, a very good experience...…
Don't be fooled.
First things first: DONT BE FOOLED. This place does not serve USDA Prime steaks.
They may advertise "prime steaks", but nowhere on the menu or on the premises will you see anything advertising USDA Prime steaks. If this isn't clear enough, check out the menu. The "Twin Filets" are two 4 oz filet mignons $25 plus or minus a couple bucks (I forget). Nowhere in the country can you buy USDA Prime steak that cheap. Another example: I had a 15 oz Filet Mignon for $38. If it were USDA Prime, I would expect it to be double that price for such a large filet.
Now, be that as it may, my 15 oz Filet Mignon was quite good. I order it with the homemade bearnaise sauce and was very satisfied. I think without the sauce it would have been a little lacking in flavor, but that's typical of filet mignon and it wasnt advertised as marinated or seasoned in any way. I was amazed at how well they cooked such a monster piece of steak. It was like the size of a softball, but cooked exactly to my liking.
My fiancee's 16 oz porterhouse is another story: An absolute disaster. Cooked the way she ordered it on the inside, but gray color on the outside. Gristle on the sides. Very small section of filet, and the strip side was very fatty. Not good marbleing, very thin, and overall it just looked like a discount volume pakced steak. A huge disappointment and rip off for $30.
The appetizers consisted of ritolo and bacon wrapped scallops with an applewood sauce. Both were a perfect 10/10, no complaints.
The sides were steamed broccoli, baked macaroni, and garlic mashed potatoes. All of the sides were $6 and were not worth their price in my opinion. They were cooked fine. Honestly, the broccoli was good, but the mashed and macaroni were nothing special. Granted we were full, since we are steak first, so we didnt finish most of the sides, but definitely not worth $6 a piece.
The waiter was great, no complaints. When we checked in, they did not have our reservation, which I dont know why because we made it the night before. No worries though, because they had maybe 6 tables in use. This was a sure fire sign that we were not in a great place, since it was a Saturday night at 7:30pm.
The place advertises itself as a 50's era club, so I dont know what's with the leopard print cloths in the booths. Also, if I can make just one complaint in the atmosphere/ambience department it would be this: PAPER TABLE CLOTHS. The definition of tacky. And to add insult to injury, they place it on top of the white linen cloths. We had a nice newspaper style crumbling noise to go with our dinner everytime we moved.
Overall, the place tries to hard to impress and leaves with a sense of "I overpaid and got underserved." Again, the waiter was fine, but the overall experience left us not wanting to return again. Should have heeded the other reviews.…
The Best Fish Ever.
I was there on Friday and had the best expierence ever!!!! The fish was absoltuely fabulous.....and I am not one for fish! The presentation of the food was brillant and the sides were ooh sooo
good!!! There was about 8 of us in my party and eveyone had the fish fry and everyone left full and satisfied but still wanting more.....I can not say enough good things about the restaurant, the staff and everyone there. You can bet we will be there every friday because that's how great it was!!!
Great FOOD, Great DRINKS, Great FUN.....Who could ask for more!!!!…
