Chicagochophouse.com Website Review

The Chicago Chop House is an iconic steakhouse with over 32 years in service located in the heart of river north. In this 120-year-old Victorian brownstone, the history of Chicago is on every wall of the three floors of dining space with over 1400 photos. Sunday – 4 pm – 10 pm Monday – Friday 4pm – 10:30 pm 60 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 787-7100 [email protected] The Chicago Chop House is an iconic steakhouse with over 32 years in service located in the heart of river north. In this 120-year-old Victorian brownstone, the history of Chicago is on every wall of the three floors of dining space with over 1400 photos. The photos feature iconic gangsters and political personalities, including a picture of every Chicago mayor (not even City Hall can boast that honor!) along with Chicago sports, entertainment and famous buildings in Chicago. Out front is a 1939 Buick Touring Car with suicide doors. Chicago Chop House serves beyond prime beef and has a veteran staff in the kitchen including the chef starting in 1988 and the broiler cooks who began in 1992 and have perfected the art of cooking steak in the oldest working twin garland broilers in Chicago. The portions set this steakhouse apart with 64- and 48-ounce porterhouses and in-house butchering. Conventional wisdom holds that, before you launch a new enterprise, you should have at least one year’s operating expenses on hand. When the Chicago Chop House opened its doors in November of 1986, it did so on a wing and a prayer. Henry Norton, a Georgetown University graduate, and advertising guru sold his home to finance his new venture; a steakhouse in the heart of River North. Emboldened by his previously successful restaurant launches, which included Easy Street in 1959, Alfies in 1966, Gate of Horn in 1968, Le Pub in 1971, and Shuckers in 1978, he was confident he could make his mark on Chicago’s steakhouse scene. His friends, on the other hand, were skeptical. Frankly, they thought he was crazy. Though a few steakhouses existed at the time, such as