A return to the Kinzie Chop House. Probably not the first place that comes to mind when you think steak in Chicago but it’s a nice under the radar spot.

The bar area is located next to the dining room and offers plenty of room, a welcome change from some of the smaller packed bar area of recent months. We were joined for drinks by Sprout’s proud papa who shared pictures of the new lady in his life. Glick also made a brief appearance for drinks to pay his bar tab for violating rule number four. Mr. Glick was smart enough to leave before the group could give him shit for scheduling a date on steak night. Special guest Brian “Four” Cartwright was also in attendance for drinks and joined us for dinner.

The dining room has a classic steak house feel and we were seated at a large booth featuring a rectangle table that made conversation with all members of the group easy. The crowd was surprisingly light for a Thursday night. Perhaps the people of Chicago were trying to honor those New Years resolutions to eat better in 2011 and were home eating tofu sticks. The fine gentleman of steak night will have none of this and will continue to eat meat of the first Thursday of every month

The calamari was light, fluffy and really good while the blacked scallops were excellent. The bone in Delmonico was phenomenal, the best steak I have had since the September visit to Sullivan’s. The sides were good but nothing really deserved to be called out. The hot buttered rum cake was divine.

Holinger walked free again, perhaps passing Glick for most all time. It was Cartwright’s birthday.

There was also a steak night first as Hans became the first person to pass out at the table.

On to February when Scotty “I love it when you call me Sprout’s papa” Martin is up. The batting order has been updated on the website.

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