At this national churrascaria chain, you start your meal with a visit to the massive salad bar…

This “Mexican steakhouse” plays by its own rules. Here, traditional cuts are available, but most of the menu is devoted to house specialties, from a bright tilapia ceviche with housemade chips to arrachera a la cerveza, a beer-marinated skirt steak served over smooth avocado-tomatillo salsa…

The riverside location of this steak-and-chops joint is such a big part of Chicago’s vibe that it may surprise you to learn it’s not a Windy City original (the chain started in New York in 1977). Nevertheless, it still hangs with the big boys…

In a city that boasts as many steakhouses as crooked politicians, it’s saying something that a national chain can still pack ’em in. Capital does so by sticking to the tried-and-true formula…

You’d think a chain steakhouse would get lost in the shuffle, but this spot distinguishes itself with live jazz and smoke-friendly patio where cigar-puffers head now that they’ve been banished to the outdoors…

Decades ago, Da Coach helped the Bears shuffle to a Super Bowl win, but currently the only bowls Iron Mike is associated with are the piping-hot “souper bowls” of corn chowder and crab bisque coming out of his restaurant’s kitchen…

Don’t be alarmed by the guys in the corner wearing jeans and T-shirts; unlike a lot of steakhouses around town, it’s perfectly acceptable to dress down at this dependable eatery…

It might not be a big-name steakhouse centrally located in a high-rent district, but Carmichael’s is a good choice if you’re on your way to United Center…

Relax—this isn’t the touristy red-sauce joint on Rush Street. Here, there’s not a fanny pack in sight. Instead, this bustling, low-lit room is full of dark wood and red leather, lending it an old-school feel…

A chain steakhouse inside a hotel isn’t the first place that comes to mind to satisfy carnivorous cravings in this town. But if you’ve got a taste for old-fashioned indulgence, it would be a shame to overlook this spot…