History
Tours will be offered Monday through Sunday from 3pm - 6pm. Tour groups will range between 15 - 30 people and will visit 4 steakhouses. A corporate bus will transport the guests from steakhouse to steakhouse. A tour guide will highlight interesting information about the neighborhoods, Chicago's meatpacking and steakhouse history, and the restaurants themselves. At each participating steakhouse, guests will enjoy a taste of a specific cut of steak or a signature dish sample, a vegetable and or potato sample while receiving a short exclusive tour, history and insider information about the restaurants and steak preparation techniques. Whether it's stories of mega celebrities throwing parties at the steakhouses or the way they select their cuts, there's always something interesting to learn while you're tasting the finest dishes in all of Chicago.
Specialties
When it comes to steaks, Chicago has much more than the sizzle, it's got the meat. Guests on this tour will get the sizzle, the smells and the tastes as they learn about the grand history of steaks in Chicago and go to the great steakhouses that serve them. Chicago Steakhouse Tours is the first excursion of its kind that takes visitors and locals through some of the most historic neighborhoods and to the most iconic steakhouses of Chicago's rich history. Our guests will take a tour through the River North, Gold Coast and Streeterville neighborhoods via luxury bus and stop at three different Chicago steakhouses to sample a prime cut of meat or a signature dish at each establishment. You will get an exclusive look at what makes each individual steakhouse so special while learning not only the secrets of their steak preparation, but stories of some of the world's most famous celebrities that have dined and partied there. Each steakhouse has a unique story of its own with it's own savory flavor. You can decide which you like best. For decades, a favorite question posed to fellow Chicagoan's has been,