Chops Chicago Steakhouse

Wallie Hanggod

1.0

Let's try again.  I did this review when I just visited the restaurant and it GOT DELETED!  Shame on you website!Special occasion, visitor from overseas, wanted a steak after being on the road for a long time.  Picked a decent wine (not great, a bit overpriced, even for restaurant standards) - Out of stock.  Okay, let's try this other one - Out of stock.  Had to settle with a sub-par wine from an already sub-par list.Visitor doesn't eat steak. Choose lamb.  - Out of stock.   At this point I was so embarrassed that I almost walked out. I should have. Worse was still to come.  Fries were translucent with dripping fat, obviously previously frozen and probably thawed. No crunch, no good flavor. I held some hope.  Asked for the bone marrow (2 of them).  Great idea, horrible execution. One was undercooked (not good for bone marrow)...  fat was white, cold, still adhered to bone.  I returned that one.  Steaks were thin (we were told they were 1 inch thick - no chance), overcooked and oversalted. No dessert, thank you.  Got the check.  Two bone marrows charged.  Long story short, they would not take that off my bill. They said they still had it, and could re-cook it and put it for me to go, but wouldn't take it off my bill.  I paid for it just to avoid the continued embarrasment with my visitor. But I said I would write an appropriate review.  And I did. And it lasted 2 days, until website (or  someone close to them) deleted it.   Let's see how long this sticks.

Maria Leonida Florendo

4.0

Chop Chicago steakhouse has a free bread which my grand daughter loves while waiting for our food. The French Onion Soup is a bit strong in taste while the charbroiled slab of ham, the 21 oz and 8 oz steak is a heaven for steak lover. And there also french fries for the kids

Hery Wijaya

4.0

The last few years have seen a dramatic improvement in the local supply of high-quality steak meat from key sources like the US, Australia, and New Zealand. A visit to Chops will thus give you the chance to sample many kinds of steak - from wagyu, to porterhouse, to T-bone and striploin steaks at various prices - anywhere between P1,200 to several thousand pesos. The menu also carries ginormous Tomahawk steaks which I think will cost somewhere close to P10,000 (one has to check), good to share among 3-4 people. But you get what you pay for, and Chops lets you share, thank god. Because if you didn't, you may not have room for all the side dishes and appetizers also listed on the menu. Like most visitors to this place, we go for their creamy Caesar Salad, their truffled mac and cheese, and the bacon-broccoli side dishes to go with steak. The steak, cooked to your preference, arrives on a chopping board, seared expertly and allowed to rest a few minutes before it's delivered to the table. You'll know, because the juices won't run all over the place when your waiter cuts the juicy slab into thick pieces; you can, of course, cut it up yourself. You'll have a choice of gravy - but in my opinion, the steak is so good, I hardly touch it. You'll get bread, and butter, and food is served rather quickly, which I think it is an asset for lunch - not necessarily for dinner. Incidentally, there are four tables with a rounded sofa seating and round tables; up to six can sit around this setup, but they're also the best seats for a cozy date, offering the kind of privacy that's really hard to find in restaurants nowadays. I haven't had the chance to pair my steak dinners there with wine, but I'm sure I'll come around to it. There's good coffee, supplied from Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, and of course there's dessert. If I were to make a suggestion, I'd ask them to offer much lighter items for dessert, like sorbets, and emphasize their tea selection. Chops looks promisingly reliable, and I hope they keep the crowd coming - because they've got something good going on here, and it'd be a shame if you guys missed it.