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“There aren’t enough steakhouses in Gold Coast,” said no one ever. Chicago’s notorious steak scene is already concentrated just west of the lake in the glitzy, bright, touristy stretches along Michigan Avenue and Rush Street, so why in God’s name would we need another one? Because in the Venn Diagram of Steakhouses, Maple & Ash sits in the middle.
Chicago steakhouses are usually delineated into two camps: old school, white table cloth meat havens that serve pieces of cake as big as your head (see: Gibson’s), and newer, trendy steakhouses that cater to people wearing tie clips (see: RPM Steak). Maple & Ash maintains the glamour, portion size, and quality of an old school steakhouse, but also has the fun vibe, menu selection, and soundtrack of a new steakhouse. It’s the best of both worlds.
It's on the second floor, so you'll take the elevator up to a large dining room filled with plush velvet chairs, candelabras, and wood-paneled ceilings for a glamour steakhouse that isn’t stale. The crowd mixes it up with tables of 20-somethings cheers-ing over gin martinis, couples on a date, and business people doing business things.
In case you were wondering, and we know you are, the steak is fantastic. It’s worth the splurge for the 28 day dry aged bone in ribeye, or take them up on the $200 chef’s tasting menu entitled “I Don’t Give a F*ck.” Kick back, relax, and let Maple & Ash take you to a meaty, magical paradise.
Food Rundown
Sourdough Bread with Salted Butter
Maple & Ash Wedge
photo credit: Christina Slaton
King Crab Salad
photo credit: Christina Slaton
Brussels Sprouts, Bacon & Lemon
Seafood Tower
photo credit: Christina Slaton