ZED451

So I was wrapping up my last week in Chicago and we were looking for a fun Dinner experience and one of the local Chicago folks I had been working with stated that Zed451 would be the right spot to hit up. He informed that it was an upscale Brazilian steakhouse and since I am pretty fond of Brazilian steakhouses, I figured it would be worth a try with the team members. We make our way over to N Clark St and from outside I could not help but notice the large windows and the unique style architecture of the building itself. The floors are all wood and inside the main dining room there is a large fireplace. We were greeted as we walked in and seated promptly at our table.

We look through the menu and order the "Zed Experience" which is essentially $48 per person to which you have access to the harvest tables along with all the meats the chef's individually bring out. Our server was superbly attentive to our table and even had the good grace to joke around with a few awkward statements made by a team member. Not his fault just all brain fried from a long week of work haha shrug. Anyway... We order a few bottles of vino with help from the server and I was impressed by how knowledgeable she was over the vino list.

The Harvest table was fantastic. Plenty of salad items, charcuterie items, and cheeses to choose from. It was a nice way to pick a few items and have some veggies to offset the meats that would come to the table. From the meat selection, the chefs brought around rib eyes, sirloin, lamb, crab cakes, Moroccan chicken, And Asian Pork Belly. Honestly all the meats were super tender and flavored really well. My favorite was the Asian pork belly and the Moroccan chicken. It was definitely a fun atmosphere for a last team dinner and definitely a fun spot to go if you are on a date also. A solid joint to come and enjoy steaks. Will definitely be back.

Went here twice for different venues. First was for dinner, I went in with couple of friends and we all had the dinner buffet. I'm not crazy for their brazilian steaks, had better ones other than theirs.
But for brunch...YES, they certainly deserve starssss. It was a birthday party of 16 and everything were spot on. The service, the ambience and foods were great. Will definitely come back for brunch

The "salad bar" area is worth the price of admission alone!  This place is delicious!  While it seems expensive at the outset, $49 per person, you definitely get your money's worth with yummy foods.  Everything we had was delicious, the staff was friendly and fantastic and the drink menu us full and exciting.  I can't wait to go back.

This was my first Brazillian steak house experience and it was great.  Once you put your rock out there's never a wait for delicious cuts of meat.   The steak is tender and juicy and the chicken dishes flavorful and unique.  In total there were 12 meats to choose from, but my favorite was the meat and cheese buffet full of delicious cuts, toppings, cheeses, and breads.  In fact, if I came back, I might just eat my whole meal there!  For drinks, the speciality cocktails are the way to go.  All three my group ordered were delicious as well, the dessert menu is kind of lame though.

Restaurant Week: We made early reservations for restaurant week.  The option was $33 and included the full salad bar area and three meats.  We opted for all 12 as it was only a $16 more and that was the right choice.  I wouldn't recommended for restaurant week...

...but I DO recommend a visit here at least once.