The Chophouse really tries hard to be like the better steak houses in town, but it comes up short. Â The prices are similar to the better places downtown, but the food doesn't stand up.
They offer some interesting spreads for the bread which is unique. Â The steaks I've had and the lunches have been fine, but again not at the point of the better places in town.
Drop the prices a bit and 4 stars. Â Just average at the current prices.
Nice atmosphere, but the food was only good. The cook liked salt - on the steak, mushrooms, and asparagus. I had the veal Porterhouse, and which was good sized and cooked well. The mushrooms were under done and got hard and rubbery when cool. We ordered the squash side ($8) and it just a half a squash in the shell like I make at home. Probably won't go back anytime soon.
Review Source:here with a group of about 20. Â They did a great job with service. Â Heard no complaints with the food.
I had the dry aged ribeye, cesar, scallops, and side of the red demi. Â Steak was cooked to a good med-rare as ordered. Â I would have liked a little more char on it did taste well. Â Red demi was good and scallops were perfectly seared, seasoned and tasty.
We also had some oysters. Â They were fresh and tasted great.
The service was good, and they did a good job of keeping up with our large group.
I've been to this undiscovered Twin City "find" twice for lunch, once for dinner, and a bunch of times for happy hour snacks.
All three times my meal stated with really good breads and 3 spreads, of which the "crushed olive something or other" is absolutely amazing. Â Might be worth going there for that alone... Â ;)
Burgers are top notch and steak is what its known for. Â
The service can be spotty, depending on who you have and seems a little tension in the bar sometimes, but overall its a good place to stop by if you have an inkling for good quality food and a nice atmosphere...
I was traveling on business and was looking for a quick and nice meal. I was staying at the Hilton here, which happens to be connected to the ChopHouse.
Not much to say about this place since it is your average steak house. It mainly caters to business travelers I'm assuming. I ordered the Salmon filet and it was a great choice. The portion was the most enormous I have had anywhere else! It was grilled and served on a bed of sauteed spinach. Price was not too bad also. All in all, it was a good experience. Nothing to rant or rave about though.
Delicious. and Expensive.
Thank god it was a company dinner, as it came out to $250 without tip for 4 people [and we didn't get dessert].
The oysters were unbelievable. I couldn't stop shoving them in my mouth, and at $14 for 3, it would have been cheaper for me to literally stuff money down my gullet instead.
Bread was delicious, and they gave you butter, sundried tomatoes and bleu cheese as spreads. I ate 3 pieces, and of course became totally full before my steak even came.
I got the smallest cut, an 8 oz filet. Normally, I like the first few bites of steak but then it becomes a bit of a workout for my mouth. Not this time. My steak was so soft and tender it was unbelievable. I silently cursed myself for stuffing myself with empty carbs and letting half of my delicious piece of cow go to waste.
Sides were okay, we got the mashed potatoes and they weren't anything incredible.
Another reviewer wrote that if you love butter you'll love this place, and it must be true, because I love butter more than anything and this meal made my heart flutter. It's either love or the beginnings of a fat induced heart attack.
Our waitress was really cool, but I would be too if I knew I was going to make $60 off one table.
PS - there are coupon books at the front desk where if you get an entree, you can get a free appetizer or dessert. Of course I found it 7 minutes after we left.
Snow, candlelight, a good dirty martini and brussel sprouts. Those are my first impressions of the Chophouse, and it was a good first impression. My first restaurant choice is never a steakhouse, but we were staying in the hotel the restaurant is housed in and after a 8 hour drive just didn't feel like braving the elements to find food. So why not go downstairs and eat at the restaurant in residence. It ended up being a nice experience with great service & good food. If we were in the area again or staying at the hotel I would't mind having a meal there again. Â
Yes, they do drown everything in butter, but I love butter. Especially the blue cheese butter they serve with the bread. YUM!
This is not the best steak I have had, but by far not the worst.
The staff was friendly and the service was top notch. But I did find it a little pricy for the quality.
I walked in with 2 others, no reservations, and was seated right away. But I did get the impression that they would like you to reserve a table.
The booths are not the most comfy for a bigger guy, suggest a table.
If you like butter you'll love this place. I don't think steak/lamb chops at this price point need to be drowned in butter to taste good. Unfortunately the chef here thinks so. The sides were also loaded in butter even he mushrooms and the green beans.
Maybe I'm too biased against traditional steak houses like this one, but I just don't think a steak dinner needs to be so heavy.
Truly some of the better meals I've had in the twin cities. I've sampled stuff on the menu from the Ny strip, Lobster, mac and cheese, the house salad and even burgers. The calamari is my favorite though. Tried finding calamari as good in many spots in the twin cities and even around the country. Haven't found it. Definitely a place to try if you have not yet.
Review Source:After finding out that I was going to be in Bloomington for work, the first two things I did was 1) sign up for the Minneapolis Groupon email and 2) pull up Yelp to find out where I wanted to stay and what I wanted to eat while I was there.
I booked my stay at the Hilton and then just two days later saw the Groupon for the Chop House; it was meant to be! Â After reading all the reviews and then eating there myself I have to say that the MN Yelpers were right on the money!
I went with a few co-workers for dinner the first night we arrived in town. Â The bread at the beginning of the meal was great. Â That blue cheese cream cheese was fantastic . . . more please! Â The sun dried tomato spread was good too. Â I would have had more bread if it was there, probably better that it wasn't.
Server was very nice, when he was there. Â Kept checking on us out-of-towers while we were deciding on our order. Â We were pretty chatty and it took us a while to order, he was very patient. Â When we finally did place our order, it was a little on the slow side getting to the table, but good food takes time, right. Â Don't go when you're in a hurry and it's fine. Â We had plenty of time to chat and catch up.
I go the ahi tuna and it was very nicely seared, however I didn't taste much seasoning. Â I loved the wasabi sauce that came with it, so I just used that to flavor it up. Â The sides are HUGE. Â Twice baked potato was more than enough for four people. Â The dessert special was a strawberry champagne trifle. Â Very light and a nice way to finish the meal.
If I didn't have the Groupon and if the company wasn't paying, I don't think I would come back unless it was a special occasion. Â A little expensive for this Phoenix girl.
So this is a "Suburban Four Stars", meaning this, I was pretty close to satisfied with the meal, but I wouldn't go out of my way to go there.
We went to Bloomington Chop House because we got the Groupon for $20 for a $60 gift certificate. The free bread was great. The service was alright, our waiter assistant would have made a better server. Although there were many front tables and booths availiable, we got stuck at a back table in a corner, which kind of sucked.
The Wagyu Beef Carpaccio was nothing to write home about. I got a special, six oz. Filet and Scallops, mashed potatoes and asparagus. Â The scallops were TERRIBLE. Overcooked, and gritty. But I mentioned this to the waiter, and he got them redone. They were perfect the second time around, and the manager came to ask me about them as well. The filet, on the other hand, was delicious.
This was a great meal for what we paid with the Groupon, but since the prices are similar to the Oceanaire without the Groupon, I don't think we will be back.
Met a colleague for lunch and we both ordered steak. Â Him-medium well, me-rare...they both came out medium. Â They were also covered in chive butter-yuck. Â When I spend $30 on 6 oz of beef I want it prepared to my liking and flavorful, without tasting like a baked potato. Â Convenient location, well lit, comfy booth, nice restrooms. Â If you eat lunch here stick to the lunch menu.
Review Source:Good happy hour specials and great tasting appetizers in the bar area. Have not had dinner there yet, but lunches have been very good. Â Nice new alternative to Kincaid's and Ciao Bella along the Bloomington stretch of 494. Â I've only had one incident of slow service, but it was acknowledged by the restaurant (which was nice).
Review Source:I agree with Liz B. that the free bread was amazing. Â I love free, I love freshly baked bread, and I love spreads, so this was a great start to the meal.
If I'd been staying in the hotel, my review would have been that it was a convenient, good-enough meal for an okay price. Â
Given that I wasn't staying at the hotel, and drove out of my way for this meal, I was less impressed. At this price point, I expect either really good food or something special about the experience. Â Here I got neither. Â It was an okay meal in an unusual location with okay service and okay ambiance.
Here's what I had for dinner:
1. Free bread with 3 choices of spreads: cheese, crushed yummy olives, and butter (This was the highlight of my dinner experience at the Chop House. LOVE the freshly baked bread.)
2. Appetizer - Crab cake (Good, spicy sauce. Crab meat was not fresh.)
3. Entrée - Filet in Medium (Eh. Filet was just okay. The deep fried mashed potato is a no-no.)
4. Dessert - Lava chocolate cake (Ice cream on the side was too sweet. Tastes like something they bought from Cub Foods. There was supposed to be melted chocolate oozing out of the cake, but they forgot about it. The server knew and didn't bother replacing it.)
Don't go here. Try Murray's instead. It sounds like a better deal even though I've never been. I feel like I can get a better, faster service at TGI Friday's, honestly. Service was really slow guys. We were there for 2 and a half hours and it wasn't because we wanted to stay there that long. The entrées took a long time so they kept serving us bread (which I didn't mind btw, they were fresh). But still. Overall, I feel like you can find a much better steak restaurant elsewhere.
Ate here when I stayed at the Hilton, also had my meal in the bar, so I can't say that it's a fully qualified review of the restaurant. Â Had the salmon which I liked a lot along with a side of spinach and sauteed mushrooms. Â Both of the sides were good, and all the servings were extremely large. Â I did not finish the salmon or the sides... simply too much food.
Wine in the bar is excellent. Â I was also fortunate to be there when they were doing a wine tasting/training for the staff and they let me try one of the higher end cabs -- which was absolutely fantastic. Â All and all, a solid steak place that seems to do good business. Â Service was ok, nothing to write a review online about.
New restaurant inside the new Hilton Hotel in Bloomington. Â Located on the corner of France and American Boulevard. Â Restaurant is still fairly new so the service is a bit choppy. Â The menu is very similar to that of Ruth Chris Steak House or any high end steak themed restaurant. Â Menu is pricey. Â I had the salmon dish which was good but the mustard sauce on top could have been eliminated. Â I think it overpowered the fish. Â My husband had the small cut filet mignon and it was fantastic. Â Everything on the menu is a la carte. Â They have a very good wine list. Â A nice place to take out of town guests. Â But wait a few months until they work out the kinks in their service.
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