Message from Kinzie Chophouse
Neighborhood steakhouse, offering exceptional beef, seafood and pasta
- Tableside steak presentation
- $2.95 and $5.00 bar menus
- Private dining rooms available
The restaurant, established across from the hustling Merchandise Mart, is a fixture in the River North neighborhood. The newly remodeled dining room and bar is set with warm, earthy tones. In the main dining room, white cloth tables complement the cozy, oversized mocha leather booths. Charming black-and-white prints of old Chicago framed simply in black adorn the walls, along with a chalkboard announcing the daily wine specials. The Kinzie bar is sleek and contemporary with an inviting feel.
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 Kinzie Street Chop House
(312) 822-0191
400 N Wells St
Chicago, IL 60610
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Editorial Description by Citysearch
This River North spot draws a Merchandise Mart crowd for salads, sandwiches, steaks and after-work cocktails.
Rated 9.7 out of 10 by Citysearch.
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3 Reviews
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EXCELLENT FOOD SERVICE- GREAT EXPERIENCE 
My husband and I came to this restaurant by mistake. We had been at the Merchandise Mart's cooking school, The Chopping Block. The food and experience was so horrific at the chopping block that we left starving. We walked out the back of the Mart to find a restaurant and this was the first we came to. We were greeted by friendly staff, ushered to a cozy table, had amazing service and a fantastic meal, We thought we could not eat one more bite when we dived into two glorious desserts. We can hardly wait to go back.
PROS: GREAT SERVICE FOOD AND INTERIOR
CONS: none
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PERFECT FOOD AND SERVICE
This restaurant has the most incredible food Ive ever tasted. Its pricey so we go once a year for my birthday and I spend the entire year looking forward to eating a Filet Mignon from Kinzie. They have excellent wine as well and Monday offers bottles at half price. The food is complimented by an awesome staff; everyone is really nice and very well educated on the menu. By far my absolute favorite place to eat out and the one I tell everyone about constantly.
PROS: absolutely everything
CONS: the price...ouch!
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Wonderful steakhouse
Anytime someone tells me they want to go to a really good steakhouse in Chicago, I tell them to go to Kinzie Chophouse. This is a smaller, more intimate restaurant in a location right behind the Merchandise Mart, so you tend to get a few less tourists than some of the other steakhouses. The cuts of meat are always cooked exactly how you want them to be cooked (and they make sure of that with excellent, but not pushy service) and the sides that you can order a la carte are so big that usually two people can share them. The wine selection is wonderful, and the waitstaff is very knowledgeable about the wine pairings.
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ATTENTION ALL CARNIVORES... STEAK ALERT .....STEAK ALERT.....
When we got there we were craving, obviously Steaks... Since we were never there before, the waiter asked if we would like to see the types of meat cuts available. Now that's not something you see everyday.
He brought out a tray of all the different meats.. I chose the 14oz DELMONICO..Med , a fatty but juicy steak. My husband choose the 24oz Porterhouse.. Med Rare.. loved it..
This is not a chain type of resturant.. Like Sulllivan's. We are glad we choose this place.
Pros: Valet parking, Meat selections
Posted 07/11/08 at 7:32am
This is a Steak House????
When the server comes to the table with a basket of small slices of RAISIN BREAD(??) and Italian bread both of which are ice cold, and herbed butter that is still frozen, one would think the only way to go was up. Wrong! The supposed Caesar salad was limp with barely a hint of what tasted more like vinegar and oil than Caesar dressing. Since everything was ala carte, (salad, veges, potato of any sort) perhaps the Caesar dressing was ala carte also. Obviously any type of seasoning/steak butter/ wine sauce on the steak was ala carte also since it was completely lacking in any type of seasoning, etc and also lacked even a grilled taste. One steak was ordered medium rare, the other medium. The server did not know which was which and in cutting each steak, it was impossible to tell. This definitely is the poorest excuse for a steakhouse that we have ever patronized. We went to Kinzie on the recommendation of the concierge at our hotel. If it were possible to give a lower rating that 1 star, it would definitely get zero stars. If anyone recommends this restaurant, RUN, DON'T WALK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION!!!
Pros: This is definitely a thumbs down. There were no pros to this meal. The only pro was leaving the restaurant.
Cons: Quality of food, half frozen bread, frozen butter, steaks cooked incorrectly and gristly
Posted 05/04/08 at 5:49pm
Just Another Steak House
Well the bar was the only highlight of the night, it is pretty hard to mess a drink up. I thought the steak was below average, I think I could see where the jockey was hitting it, I could get the same NY Strip at the Jewel. After being to almost all the steak houses in Chicago, I would say Gibsons, Chicago Chop House, Gene and G, Smith & Wol, Ruth Chris. And twenty later Kinzie, don't waste your money here!!!
Posted 03/15/08 at 9:45am
Our New Favorite Place!
I went to Kinzie with my boyfriend and two other friends for dinner last weekend and we had the greatest time! The bar was recommended by a friend so we had a drink in there first and then sat down to dinner. We had a cozy, great table and our server made great recommendations and went out of his way for us the whole time. My boyfriend had the NY strip steak which he loved and I had the rock shrimp risotto, which was perfect. We will definitely be back for dinner or even just for drinks...we've been looking for a place in the neighborhood with a comfortable atmosphere and feel recognized and welcome and we finally found it. Everyone was so nice from beginning to end and we love it!
Posted 03/04/08 at 2:44pm
Totally Average!!!
kinzie chophouse is really average in everything from food, service to decor.They are neither outstanding or really bad, but in the middle. The steaks were ok but not really flavorful like they say, i had the filet and my wife had the n.y strip which was ok too. appetizers and sides were somewhat ok too, my only complaint is that the place is really small and tables are very close to each other.overall there is better places for a good steak and experience.
Pros: Cheaper than other steakhouses
Cons: totally average
Posted 02/23/08 at 9:34pm
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