Best Steakhouse Downtown Chicago?

[miajag]

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ugh not a fan of chop house at all..but the rest mentioned are all pretty good

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I had a great meal at the Chop House the one time I went, I've never been to Gibsons or any of the other famous local places though.

[Big TR]

Chicago Chop House. End of story.

[Duke]

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ugh not a fan of chop house at all..but the rest mentioned are all pretty good

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I had a great meal at the Chop House the one time I went, I've never been to Gibsons or any of the other famous local places though.

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Same here.

[PartyGirlUK]

Smith and Wollensky is nice, will have a great view this wknd. Havent been to tothers.

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[TalkingDonkey]

Morton's is the best.

[citanul]

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Morton's is a freakin chain

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you can go anywhere. go someplace more unique.

if you want a great chicago steakhouse experience, go to:

chop house
gibsons

mortons is a really great time, and very good steak, but blah.

don't do lawry's, it's gone far downhill.

you could also hit N9NE.

you can do a variety of fru fru places that all have excellent food (steaks obv included) like custom house or cafe spiaggia), or lower cost and tauted as having some of the best steaks (like custom house, keefers). or whatever.

if you're coming in to chicago to do a steak dinner and stuff, i'd do chop house, get some good appetizers, and either some good beer or good wine, depending on the mood. chop house is way less chique than say, even mortons, and way more casual.

[tvent37]

Do yourself a favor and go for the brazilian steakhouse option. Fogo de chao. Dinner is like 60-65 after tax and tip and there is so much variety of meats to choose from.A big salad bar with lots of different selection. Also their salad bar has meat!

They bring 3 continous, free, appetizers to the table carmalized bananas, garlic mashed potatoes, and fried polenta which is taste lke a super french fry. Also their bread is... I dunno what to say iits like butter disguised as bread or something to say its good is an understatement. Their service is so far and beyond any restaurant I have ever been to, and I spent 2 years in college going to at least 1 new restaurant in chicago a week with friends.

If you do decide to go try their limeade its 3 dollars and free refills and its damn good. If you get dessert get either the tres leches cake or the passion fruit sorbet.

[Yeti]

haha tvent your post makes me want to fly to chicago right now, mmmm sounds amazing

[guids]

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haha tvent your post makes me want to fly to chicago right now, mmmm sounds amazing

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fogo is a chain, they are in a lot of major cities, and if not, churrascaria (brazillian bbq) is the "new" hot thing, and there if there isnt already at least one restuarant like it in your town there will be soon.

[guids]

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haha tvent your post makes me want to fly to chicago right now, mmmm sounds amazing

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ps- he really didnt describe the best part about it, the meat, basically its just a couple varities of meat, on a skewer, roasted on a rotissiere over an open flame, and they take the meat from table to table and carve off the meat, it really is good, but if you are looking for a "steak dinner" type event, you might be disappointed, as I like my steak places to just serve be up a 2lb T-bone, some bread to soak up the blood, and a lot of liquor and cigarettes, while being surrounded by cherry wood paneling.