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Originally Posted by Otto-matic
But I would have to agree with the crowd and say the Chicago Chophouse is a very exclusive restaurant.
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Are you guys serious? My office is next to the Chophouse and I'm forced to go there for lunches there at least monthly as it's convienient. I was just there last Tuesday, let's review my ribeye steak...
- Burnt so bad, all I could really taste of my steak was carbon.
- Cut was terrible, grisly, nowhere near marbled properly.
- Done medium, not medium rare. It's clear the flame was too hot.
- Negligible seasoning. Then again, it was probably carbonized if there was any.
- $35 to boot.
- Debateable creame brulee. The raspberry made it taste funny...
It's pretty clear Angelino is after the cream de la crop with no holds barred. From what I've seen, Shazam's list is probably closest. On that list, I'd take out Buchanans (not swank enough for this purpose) and Pulcinella (previously debated here on CP - it's crap and not swank in the least. I'd add Il Sogno for Italian and Vintage if you really want a high end steak experience.
La Caille doesn't even exist anymore. Condo building is apparently way more profitable than owning a restaurant. Isn't it Q or something now?
But if venue is as important as the food - I'd have to give it to Teatro.