Chicago Chop House Inc

Chicago Chop House Inc

Owner

Located in an immaculately restored Victorian brownstone, in the popular River North neighborhood, visiting Chicago Chop House is like visiting the city's colorful past.

Chicago Chop House offers the taste of true Chicago. The awe-inspiring 64oz porterhouse, 16 and 24oz New York Strips and 24oz prime rib are served charred and bursting with prime-aged flavor. Only USDA Prime steaks that are hand-cut on the premises are served.

The international wine list features over 650 selections, including over 30 wines by the glass, and has received the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 1994-2003, Best of Award of Excellence since 2004 and, in 2005, received the Award of Distinction from Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Chicago Chop House also features an elegant piano bar with live music nightly.

Whether you come for dinner or a private party, Chicago Chop House is sure you'll come back again!

Contributor

Citysearch

The old-boy network is alive and well at Chicago Chop House, a conservative steak joint with a country-club feel and a corporate, mostly male, clientele. Brass railings, hunter-green walls and wood accents make up the decor; framed black-and-white photographs of Chicago gangsters, mayors and meat packers past lend an old-time Chicago feel. No surprises, just high-quality steakhouse standards like lightly fried calamari, creamy oysters Rockefeller, basic salads and plenty of red meat. Servers push the New York strip, and for good reason--this thick, juicy cut is smoky, tender and flavorful. Daily surf-and-turf specials are worth trying, too: One pairs a melt-away 10-ounce filet with a five-ounce lobster tail. The lunch menu's gourmet burger is a 10-ouncer studded with bits of onion and green pepper.

High Marks
"...each bite seemed to melt in my mouth, and the steak was so tender that you could cut it easily with a butter knife..." (tribalalien, Citysearch user)

"Bar none, the best tasting steak with a phenomenal wine list!" (pcduff, Citysearch user)

"Appetizers are fantastic, desserts are "to die for" and service was first-rate!" (dfaccas, Citysearch user)

Low Marks
"The 3rd floor was really stuffy and humid for a nice restaurant like this."(gourmetseeker, Citysearch user)

"...there was no place to wait, they need to at least add some type of lounge..." (lofford, Citysearch user)

"It's a bit small, and crowded and reservations for a weekend tend to be tough to obtain." (jlanza29, Citysearch user)