Chicago Steakhouses and Cigar Smoking

07-21-2009, 08:22 PM

I am heading to Chicago in a few weeks for a 3 day vacation and was wondering if anyone has an recommendation for a great steakhouse and if you can smoke in Chicago - hoping to have a great dinner followed by a great cigar -

Thanks in advance for your comments.

Vince

07-21-2009, 08:31 PM

Sadly, there is no smoking indoors except B&Ms pretty much.

vankleekkw · 07-21-2009, 09:01 PM

What part of the city are you staying in. There are only a few lounges actually in the city, but plenty out in the suburbs.

As far as steakhouses go, it depends on how much coin you are looking to drop.

M1903A1 · 07-21-2009, 09:18 PM

My favorite is Gale Street Inn, on the northwest side. Famous for their ribs, and their steaks ain't too bad either!

icehog3 · 07-21-2009, 10:29 PM

You can get a great steak at Gibsons, Mortons, Harry Carey's, Gale Street Inn...but you can only smoke in a B&M.

M1903A1 · 07-21-2009, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

You can get a great steak at Gibsons, Mortons, Harry Carey's, Gale Street Inn...but you can only smoke in a B&M.

Ain't that total appalling BS!!!

thebiglebowski · 07-22-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

You can get a great steak at Gibsons, Mortons, Harry Carey's, Gale Street Inn...but you can only smoke in a B&M.

how's the chop house these days, Tom?

icehog3 · 07-22-2009, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by thebiglebowski

how's the chop house these days, Tom?

I haven't been since the smoking ban took effect, Larry, but their food is among the best.

loki · 07-22-2009, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

You can get a great steak at Gibsons, Mortons, Harry Carey's, Gale Street Inn...but you can only smoke in a B&M.

you know i really used to like Illinois

thebiglebowski · 07-22-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

I haven't been since the smoking ban took effect, Larry, but their food is among the best.

yeah, that and Gibson's would be my choice. sucks that in the city of the big shoulders you can wander into a swank joint - like Gibson's - have a martini before dinner, clog an artery with a huge hunk of red meat and wash it down with your choice of spirits, but you can't fire up a cigar after...

M1903A1 · 07-22-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by loki

you know i really used to like Illinois

Me too...and I live here!

07-22-2009, 04:46 PM

mortons...been a long time since i was there...then to trader vick's for mi thia's

07-22-2009, 04:47 PM

think there is an adam's rib there never been but wanted to try it

M1903A1 · 07-22-2009, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by beamish

mortons...been a long time since i was there...then to trader vick's for mi thia's

Trader Vic's in in the Near North "Viagra Triangle" area now, and from the description of some friends who were there in the spring, their prices have gone berserk. Since I was around for the tail end of the classic "Tiki" era in Chicago I would love to try the place, but am scared of the prices.

I can name a cheaper place in Lincolnwood that makes Mai Tais to die for.

icehog3 · 07-22-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by loki

you know i really used to like Illinois

Me too.

bowhnter · 07-22-2009, 06:29 PM

Not in Chicago...It's definitely out in the boonies...http://www.al-capone.com/steakhouse/index.html

Not sure what the smoking ordinances are up there anymore, but I think they had a lounge you could smoke in.

tchariya · 07-22-2009, 06:45 PM

Well, if you take the BNSF down to Naperville from Union Station, you are 4 blocks from Sullivan's Steak House (get the bone-in texas ribeye!) and then you are 1 block away from Bull and Bear.

Actually I think they are doing a Puff on the Patio w/ Sullivan Steak House end of July or first of August. Call them and ask!

Here is the link to their website:

Bull and Bear

When will you be in town!? There are a handful of B&M downtown, one of the highly regarded is Jack Schwartz....a few blocks from Union Station in the Chicago Board of Trade building (I might be wrong about the name of the building).

icehog3 · 07-22-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bowhnter

Not in Chicago...It's definitely out in the boonies...http://www.al-capone.com/steakhouse/index.html

Not sure what the smoking ordinances are up there anymore, but I think they had a lounge you could smoke in.

It's in Illinois, so it is "No Smoking".

bowhnter · 07-22-2009, 08:15 PM

Good thing I moved from there ;-)

07-23-2009, 07:36 AM

Thanks for all the replies, sounds like Gibson's or Mortons - I am staying downtown at Wacker and Michigan Ave. area.

07-21-2009, 08:22 PM	#1
Damon Guest Posts: n/a	Chicago Steakhouses and Cigar Smoking I am heading to Chicago in a few weeks for a 3 day vacation and was wondering if anyone has an recommendation for a great steakhouse and if you can smoke in Chicago - hoping to have a great dinner followed by a great cigar - Thanks in advance for your comments. Vince

07-21-2009, 08:31 PM	#2
GHC_Hambone Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Chicago Steakhouses and Cigar Smoking Sadly, there is no smoking indoors except B&Ms pretty much.

07-21-2009, 09:01 PM	#3
vankleekkw Still Watching My Back Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Kris Location: Round Lake, IL Posts: 136 Trading: (3)	Re: Chicago Steakhouses and Cigar Smoking What part of the city are you staying in. There are only a few lounges actually in the city, but plenty out in the suburbs. As far as steakhouses go, it depends on how much coin you are looking to drop.

07-21-2009, 09:18 PM	#4
M1903A1 Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 1060 W. Addison Posts: 1,573 Trading: (4)	Re: Chicago Steakhouses and Cigar Smoking My favorite is Gale Street Inn, on the northwest side. Famous for their ribs, and their steaks ain't too bad either! __________________ "It's the cigars that bring us together, but it's the people that cause us to stay."

07-21-2009, 10:29 PM	#5
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,164 Trading: (60)	Re: Chicago Steakhouses and Cigar Smoking You can get a great steak at Gibsons, Mortons, Harry Carey's, Gale Street Inn...but you can only smoke in a B&M. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

07-22-2009, 04:46 PM	#12
beamish Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Chicago Steakhouses and Cigar Smoking mortons...been a long time since i was there...then to trader vick's for mi thia's

07-22-2009, 04:47 PM	#13
beamish Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Chicago Steakhouses and Cigar Smoking think there is an adam's rib there never been but wanted to try it

07-22-2009, 06:29 PM	#16
bowhnter Backyard BBQer Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Mike Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 244 Trading: (4)	Re: Chicago Steakhouses and Cigar Smoking Not in Chicago...It's definitely out in the boonies...http://www.al-capone.com/steakhouse/index.html Not sure what the smoking ordinances are up there anymore, but I think they had a lounge you could smoke in. __________________ "And then one day you find ten years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun"

07-22-2009, 06:45 PM	#17
tchariya Taters of the lost Ark Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 592 Trading: (13)	Re: Chicago Steakhouses and Cigar Smoking Well, if you take the BNSF down to Naperville from Union Station, you are 4 blocks from Sullivan's Steak House (get the bone-in texas ribeye!) and then you are 1 block away from Bull and Bear. Actually I think they are doing a Puff on the Patio w/ Sullivan Steak House end of July or first of August. Call them and ask! Here is the link to their website: Bull and Bear When will you be in town!? There are a handful of B&M downtown, one of the highly regarded is Jack Schwartz....a few blocks from Union Station in the Chicago Board of Trade building (I might be wrong about the name of the building).

07-22-2009, 08:15 PM	#19
bowhnter Backyard BBQer Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Mike Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 244 Trading: (4)	Re: Chicago Steakhouses and Cigar Smoking Good thing I moved from there ;-) __________________ "And then one day you find ten years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun" Last edited by bowhnter; 07-22-2009 at 08:28 PM.

07-23-2009, 07:36 AM	#20
Damon Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Chicago Steakhouses and Cigar Smoking Thanks for all the replies, sounds like Gibson's or Mortons - I am staying downtown at Wacker and Michigan Ave. area.