Whether famous and seeking a private meal, single and looking to mingle, or carnivorous and hungry for a quality cut of meat, locals crowd this Gold City institution where bigger is always better. While waiting for a table, you may want to dive headfirst into an oversized martini and befriend cigar smokers at the bar.
If elementary school failed to teach you the value of sharing —even the servers recommend it — the portions here likely will.
To accompany classic favorites such as London broil, 24-ounce porterhouses, and two different sizes of filet mignon, there are double (in size) baked potatoes and sautéed mushrooms and spinach. Enormously large lobster tails are available for palates that need surf to balance their turf selections. A second location opened in Rosemont in 2000. Full bar. Serving dinner nightly.
Where the Locals Eat Rating
Best Steak House
Top 100 Restaurant, Chicago
"Gibsons Steakhouse has been the pinnacle of Gold Coast dining for nearly two decades. ... The locals are the heart and soul of Gibsons. ... They are family, recognized and pampered from everyone in the establishment... How do you become a local? Usually your second trip is enough for the staff to remember you and bring you into the family."
— Gibsons Steakhouse website
"Named after the Gibson martini (garnished with an onion), this steakhouse celebrates all things big and brawny."
— Chicago Tribune
"One of Chicago's top steakhouses. It is big, bold and brassy, and features some of the best steak and lobster in the city. All you would expect from a steakhouse and more. Great side dishes, too. The big hitters—celebrities—all eat here when in town."
— Chicago Sun-Times
"Food ... tends toward the old school: prime steaks, London broil, two sizes of filet mignon, lamb and pork chops, shrimp cocktail, grilled lobster tails, double-baked potatoes, garlicky spinach and mushrooms, and the like. Seafood dishes ... are fresh and simply prepared and come in big portions. The desserts are almost overwhelming in size."
— Chicago Reader
"The upscale chains hitting town have nothing on this home-grown steakhouse."
— Gayot
How others rate Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse
Chicago Reader
Best Steakhouse, 2008 readers poll
TimeOut Chicago
Readers Poll: Best Steakhouse, 2008
Zagat 2008
25 Food Rating (Very Good to Excellent)