Kinzie Chop House

We ate here on a whim before a friend’s wedding. I’m a sucker for a well aged steak, and Kinzie does a great job. I had a bone in ribeye, which was well marbled and flavorful. Definitely worth stopping by.

Great good snd service. cozy ambience… keep the upgrades coming …

Walked in and had no problem for a table of one. Great Pinot noir, paired with the tuna tartare app. I had the wedge salad for dinner which was also delicious, but don’t add the pepper from the table, super strong my eyes were watering! Friendly staff and attentive waiter. Great setting, and perfect spot to grab a good meal, will be coming back soon!

I wish I could give 0 stars! Flew from Nyc to Chicago for the day to go to BENNYS. When we arrived it was closed so we asked a local where to eat that has something similar to BENNYS and they recommended Kinzies. I ordered 4 cheese Mac an cheese with lobster and I found paper wrapping inside of it. Manager was nonchalant as if it wasn’t a big deal. Will never return!

Went for NYE. The service was friendly and efficient. Went with 3 others– steak was cooked very nicely and the sauces were great. Pork chop seemed to be a hit too — huge portion. Ordered the risotto with shrimp and it was great! Atmosphere didn’t feel trendy, more of an old school vibe.

This was my second visit to Kinzie Chophouse. I gave my last visit 4 stars based on delicious, well priced 5 star food but rip off cocktails that were all ice downgraded the rating to a 4. I felt compelled to update my review to 5 stars based on this visit, however, which was truly wonderful.
We had the dining room almost to ourselves on a Sunday night. We started off with a bottle of red wine which was half off (sun., mon., tues.) and therefore only $ 19 which was incredible. The bread they bring out at the beginning is delicious and has a great variety of pretzel bread, raisin bread, etc; surprisingly few restaurants offer complimentary bread and I think it really adds a lot of a meal especially when it is so tasty as it was here.
For dinner, we ordered the arugula pasta (delicious and large portion, reasonably priced), and the pumpkin seasonal three course meal which came with an apple butternut squash soup that was amazing and a pumpkin risotto that was also amazing.
The service throughout was really friendly too; overall, I highly recommend Kinzie Chophouse if you want a great dining experience. I must also emphasize that there are many reasonably priced options on the menu — don’t be scared away by the Chophouse name.

Headline: Solid experience, with a traditional steakhouse menu and good service, at a fair price.
Have been a few times, but never left a review. The wife and I had dinner on ¹²⁄₂₂ and were not disappointed.
In the «solid» steakhouse world, you have Capital Grill, Morton’s, Ruth Chris, etc. These places are solid, because everything is consistent, the menu plays it safe and the service is good. There’s nothing wrong with that. There’s nothing wrong with reliable.
That’s what Kinzie Chop House is; reliable. Good service? Check. Traditional sides? Yep? All the favorite cuts of steak? You bet!
The drinks (2 old fashioned) were meh. Fairly priced, but since when does an old fashioned call for club soda?
Drinks aside, everything was good and a touch below great. For example, the blue cheese au gratin was a nice twist on an au gratin, but it we a bit cold. Not so cold you’d send it back, but enough to throw off the taste and texture. The brussel sprouts were full of flavor, but a bit soggy. Again, not enough to complain, but if you’ve had the sprouts at Prime and Vision, it’s a big difference.
The steak was very good. We split the 48 oz porterhouse. Cooked perfectly. Exactly how we wanted it. But, again, not exceptional, except for the 4 sauces they gave you for the steak. That was surprising and tasty.
If Unilocal!Allowed for half stars, I’d give this a 3.5÷3.75. As is, it’s a 3 that could be a 4.

Probably a 3.5. Risotto was best thing that we had. Sat at the bar, friendly service and they have the game on. Bread basket had three varieties. Pretzel bread was the favorite but I wish they came warm. Hash browns as a side were basic potatoes that were bland and needed salt. Dry aged ribeye was a good steak that was perfectly cooked. Didn’t really get that dry aged flavor that I’ve had from other steaks. Tasted more like a very tender ribeye. Came here because Bavette’s bar was too full and we were in a time crunch. Not sure I’d make it back unless in a similar situation.

A year ago, I would have given them 5 stars. This is a place that my wife and I loved. This is where we were when we decided to move back to Chicago years ago. We have celebrated every anniversary, every birthday (including ones that end in zero), every milestone with friends and family here and we genuinely loved it. We brought just about everyone we know here at some point. We considered it «our place.» Sadly, we will likely not be going back.
The staff generally is excellent — they know their craft, make a mean martini and are polite and professional even when dealing with an idiot like me. Lately, though, their standards seem to be slipping. This past visit was our 4^th since we noticed something was becoming amiss. We’ve tried to get steaks on a few occasions, first coming out charred to shoe leather, then remade barely cooked — it was seriously blue in the middle. I even tried to get the salmon, but it was so heavily coated with seasoning that apparently no heat could get through to the fish. It was so raw, I think it may have moved on its own — so at least it was fresh.
Three attempts, three fails in a row. They didn’t charge us for our meals and even offered to take the drinks off, but I insisted I pay for what we drank. It’s sad sitting in a really nice restaurant, thumbing through the OpenTable app trying to find a place nearby for dinner, but we kept going back out of loyalty and in hope of change.
Our last visit was the worst. We knew not to get the steaks (we actually had a reservation for another steakhouse later), but their bar snacks were usually good. Not this time. A quesadilla that at one time had seen some cheese, but barely any made it in, and the calamari. Three tries: Burned beyond recognition; then incredibly underdone and; finally passable — but no where near as good as it used to be. The breading was so poorly executed, it kept falling off the calamari. This is four times where the food gets thrown out, after multiple tries. Their spoilage costs must be through the roof. It seems that their chef either doesn’t care, or is incompetent.
The straw that broke the camel’s back was when a person came in off the street asking customers for money. I get it, it’s a big city and this sort of thing can happen. However, when you’re in an upscale place, in the back bar area and a person who is quite obviously out of their mind (asking if we’ve seen Napoleon) comes in, harasses people, leaves, and then returns not leaving you alone while some of the staff watch, but do nothing? That’s a problem. It’s a steakhouse, not the CTA.
If I hear that they have a new chef, I’ll give it another try. Otherwise, I have to say goodbye to Kinzie.

From the menu, to the food, to the staff, to the service, this place deserves 6 stars!!!
While in town for a conference and wanting a Chicago Steakhouse dinner that was different from the chains at home we asked some locals and man they were right. HANDS DOWN THE BEST!
Amazing macaroni and cheese with Italian cheese that should be a food group. Had the dry aged Delmonico with the blue cheese topping and I know I will be dreaming of that steak tonight. Superb non-​pretentious genuine staff who know their business, wines and cocktails reccomended and prepared by true professionals. Beautiful inside and a true experience from taste, flavor and knowledge this has to be the best chop house I’ve ever gone to!

Great selection of meats. Strong cocktails. Friendly wait staff. This is everything you want and think of at a great mid-​western chop house. Their bone-​in rib eye was cooked to perfection with no frills seasoning. They had an assortment of dips which I didn’t really use because the meat had a wonderful flavor by itself. The drinks here will knock you on your butt if you’re not careful.
The a la carte sides were also good and made it easy to share with a group. I especially enjoyed the brussels sprouts with bacon and the mac n cheese with you guessed it… BACON. The risotto was also very rich and creamy. A very satisfying meal indeed.

Came again for my dad’s birthday with the family. I chose it because I’d enjoyed it previously and it’s more affordable than some of the other steakhouses we’ve wanted to try!
We were once again very impressed! The servers are very knowledgable and give you a brief introduction to all their cuts, so you can make an informed decision about what steak you want. The servers are very attentive and even caught onto a few hints about it being my dads bday, and brought out a beautiful, rich (complimentary) chocolate cake!
The steaks are so flavorful and cooked perfectly! I always stick with the Filet, but the Delmonico (ribeye) is also really great (more flavorful, but not as tender). I ordered mine with a horseradish crust, which was delightful. You can have your steaks served with any complimentary sauces, as well. The steak by no means needs the sauce, but the Gorgonzola cream and Soy Beurre Blanc sauces were great to add to a few bites!
We ordered the Mushroom Risotto and Broccoli Fondue for sides to split between 5 people. It was definitely enough and both of those were delicious. I would highly recommend those sides.
Definitely recommend and I will plan on coming back!

My go-​to steakhouse in Chicago. The waiters are extremely knowledgeable, there is no frill or constant dishes and wine up-​sell (like the awful overpriced Chicago spots). The beef minestrone is a must-​try staple here, consistently delicious. Very good by-​the-​glass wine list. Highlights: The Delmonico, crab cakes, charred shrimp.
Their lunch specials are the best in River North. Try it!

Came here for an early lunch as I was driving back to Detroit right after lunch. Being on a low carb diet my choices are limited to protein and fats, no carbs. I figured a steakhouse would be a good place to find meat. They didn’t disappoint. They had a nice selection on their lunch menu and the prices were decent for being an upscale steakhouse. I opted for the Cobb salad and made the right choice. Service was on par and the coffee was excellent. In and out and back on the road within an hour but never felt rushed.

A great steakhouse in Chicago, and my husband and I are pretty biased about steak.
Went out with my husbands cousin and his SO for dinner while they were in town from MN. He recommended it so we decided to give it a chance!
We started out with drinks, the Georgia peach tea was ok but the sangria was awesome! We had the mussels and crab cake for appetizers. The crab cake was delicious but the mussels we’re not that great. They were the tiniest mussels I’ve ever had and for the price they just weren’t worth it.
We both split the tomahawk steak (was the special) which was a bone in rib eye (our favorite) and it was very good. Cooked perfectly with just the right amount of char on the outside. Since we were splitting it they cut it into slices for us which was nice.
We had the bleu cheese potato gratin and the creamed spinach. Both were exceptional. The creamed spinach was definitely the best I’ve ever had at a restaurant and the bleu cheese potatoes were to die for!
For dessert we had the chocolate cake which was really rich and delicious.
The place is a bit pricey but overall it was a great dinner. We will definitely be back for more!

I recently took a trip to Chicago to meet up with some college friends that I haven’t seen for a while. They urged me to try a steak and Kinzie and I obliged. Now I’m not normally a fancy sit-​down restaurant kind of guy, I prefer tacos and street food, but I absolutely loved Kinzie. My friends who showed me around took me during lunch time as to avoid the dinner rush and what we got was great food and great service.
As part of a younger generation of restaurant goers, we were obviously under-​dressed for a place like Kinzie, flip flops, t shirts and cargo shorts, but the restaurant staff couldn’t have been more welcoming. We were promptly seated and brought water to start. After looking at the menu we all went with the 14 oz. Delmonico, the cheapest steak on the menu. We also had an order of the mac and cheese and some sort of sauteed mushroom.
The first bite of the steak was heavenly. I had gotten the steak with some horseradish on top, but I made sure my first bite was pure steak. I’ve always been a firm believer that a store bought, home grilled steak can go toe to toe with a steak from a fancy steakhouse, but the Delmonico was better than anything I could have made myself or any steak I’ve had so far in my life. We were also given four different house made steak sauces to try and my favorite was their cheese sauce, not sure exactly what was in it.
Overall the experience at Kinzie was fabulous and I can’t wait to go back again.

Kinzie has become our [incredibly] reliable, go-​to spot in the city for a nice dinner.
3 total friends, 2 Kinzie virgins. Saturday night. Welcome back from college dinner.
Split a Caesar and nicoese salad, I loved the nicoese, good feedback on the Caesar as well as the rock shrimp cake.
I told myself before we sat down I would try something new, so I got the apple wood smoked pork chop. It was really tasty, juicy, and cooked right. I particularly enjoyed the BBQ sauce that came with it and the small portion of side risotto was delicious too. Two filets, one Oscar style, both came out perfect, the virgin Kinzie friend said his was definitely one of the best he’s had.
After a bottle of pinot, rose, a couple glasses of moscato, a sample of grappa, and a glass of scotch, our group was collectively liquored up. We got a carrot cake, as well as an ice cream before we left, and of course those were just lovely.
Rafael is basically my designated server, such an awesome dude who really knows his stuff.
Every time I come in I try really hard to find something wrong here and each time I am overwhelmed by how tasty the food is, how stellar the service is and how it makes for such a fantastic dining experience to some of my first-​timer friends who are a little weary about spending the $. Sure, it’s not necessarily cheap, but there are definitely more expensive places that aren’t as good.

Great place for a date night or a business dinner. Lovely ambiance and great service!
Now to the food. I went in for lunch and I’m not huge on steaks. So, I ordered my ultimate comfort food and one of their specialties… meatloaf w/​mashed potatoes! :) And my was it comforting! :) It was flavored well, cooked perfectly, and had a yummy gravy! Portion is huge and I could only eat ½ of it.
I know my husband has dined in quite a few times and he enjoys their fish and various chops.

When I think of Kinzie Chop House, I think upscale date night!
On this night, I ordered a Riesling and steak cut salad (cannot even begin to think of how high the margins must be on this one… it’s maybe 4 oz of steak on a bed of lettuce with a couple cucumber wedges). Husband thoroughly enjoyed his Delmonico rib eye steak.
Service was attentive. The table tops for 2 are a little small and cramped.

Our service was great! Our server knew in detail to the cuts and type of meat and what wine paired well with everything
The food was delicious, although the veal chop we ordered was a little over cooked it was still flavorful
we got the mushroom risotto and asparagus as sides, the risotto was good, the asparagus was anything you could cook at home. Just depends on meat cut preference you can not go wrong with a steak.