Benny's Chop House Restaurant Review:
Benny Siddu (Volare) is behind this spendy River North steakhouse, a den of Prime Allen Brothers meat and seafood. The setting is old-school steakhouse meets modern updates --- dim, clubby and with expansive private event space upstairs. Dry-aged steaks really are the focus --- tender, marbled and full of flavor with optional, indulgent toppings like foie gras, blue cheese, bone marrow butter...
Poll: What is the Best Steakhouse in Chicago? Round One:
Chicago is world-renowned for its meatpacking industry that produces possibly the best steakhouses on Earth. Whether old-school white-tablecloth restaurants or trendy new-school spots that creatively update the concept, everybody has an opinion of which is the best. During The Five Days of Meat, Eater will crown the top steakhouse in the meatiest city—with your help—in the steakhouse poll for...
4,500 People Pig Out at Baconfest 2014; MJ's Steakhouse, Lillie's Q, Farmhouse Win Awards:
Every year, people confidently declare the bacon fad is over or dying. And every year, Baconfest Chicago gets bigger. More chefs participate, many of whom reached out to the organizers to ask for an invitation, and more bacon-loving eaters from Chicago and beyond buy tickets.
The first Baconfest, in the fall of 2009, saw 75 attendees show up at The Publican where 10 chefs doled out...
Regulars say you'll feel "well taken care of" at this River North haunt where "consistently excellent" chops are presented by a "hospitable" crew; "classic" steakhouse surrounds complete with frequent live piano mean you almost "expect the Rat Pack to walk in at any moment", and if prices aren't cheap, well that's the cost of "high-end" dining.