Mr. Benny's Steakhouse

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 26, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   What a great family owned restaurant. Great time and excellent service as always, have been coming here for years and will continue to come. The dry aged bone-in ribeye is a must and along with stuffed mushrooms, absolutely phenomenal. Cannot wait to go back.
   

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   R

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 25, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fantastic experience! Filet tender and flavorful, shrimp dejonge was delicious! Service impeccable! Our server asked if we were celebrating an occasion and we mentioned it was our anniversary and we were surprised with the best peppermint ice cream! Highly recommend Mr. Benny’s!
   

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   shaun

   Chicago

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 22, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   I wanted to like this place...there were too many issues. Dry-aged, bone in ribeye was severely undercooked (rare) and the leanest ribeye I've ever seen. It was unpleasant and chewy. The flavor was ok, but it was not prime. Shrimp de Jonghe...rubbery shrimp and hastily thrown together topping (rushed). The bone-in filet was excellent. Ordered rare. Decent wine selection, service was sub-par. We had a small table, and the dishes weren't getting bussed initially so the waitress would show up with plates and her hands full and just sort of make motions of putting it down which eventually ended up being the guest's responsibility to move things around. I'm sorry, this no frill stuff? For this price? If the food was remarkable, it would be bearable...but it's not. No offer for coat check, had to ask and then it's self-serve. The twice baked potato was a $6 upgrade and was a very small potato. This place just isn't what it's trying to be. Perhaps at one time, but no longer. They did comp the steak, which I didn't ask for. They have signs about a dress code. We followed it...only to realize no one else was. It really brought the ambiance down. We had reservations on OpenTable, but they acted like if it wasn't on the "written down list" it wasn't a priority. The hostess said, "Put them at the extra table". It was a small, table for two in the middle with no privacy. I left feeling insulted. What are you trying to do Mr. Benny's? If I'm paying $300-$400 for dinner for two...you should have more respect for the customer.
   

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   Marie

   Chicago

   53 reviews

   5.0

   53 reviews

   Dined on February 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We celebrated our anniversary. The service, food and atmosphere were spectacular. The steak is the best around!
   

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   Marc

   Las Vegas

   25 reviews

   5.0

   25 reviews

   Dined on February 7, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and service, a little pricey. was cooked perfectly. Everything
   

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   Linda

   New Orleans

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on February 5, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our server was wonderful and helped me decide on the Chilean sea bass which was outstanding! My husband chose the rack of lamb which he said was one of the best he’s ever tasted. As always beautiful ambiance to celebrate my hubby’s birthday!
   

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   Shycole

   Chicago

   11 reviews

   3.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on February 5, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was tasteless and not seasoned. Service was better than the food. We've had better from them.
   

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   Ken

   Chicago

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 29, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Excellent service, friendly staff. Clean, private, excellent options, amazing cocktails.
   

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   Paul

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We were a party of 3, with me being the only one having been here previously. Everyone was truly impressed with the service and especially the food. One in our party is just about to finish culinary school, and he in particular was very happy. He asked questions of our waitress which she answered completely, and with no hesitation. I know I learned a lot about food that evening (1/9/2025), just from listening. He ordered the aged strip steak, his mom ordered the filet mignon, and I ordered the New Zealand Rack of Lamb. All I can say is that all three of us had meals to remember (positive memories). I absolutely enjoyed my Lamb (which I ordered as "chef's choice" and it was perfect. The others also said their entire meals were perfect. I refer to Mr. Benny's as a hidden southside gem due to the fact that whenever fine dining is mentioned all anybody mentions are Northside or Downtown eateries, and I feel that Mr. Benny's is at least comparable to any of the others, but is far less known. Having been there before I know that no matter what I order it will be perfectly done. This is all that needs to be said.
   

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    Kim

    Chicago

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 8, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Classic old school steakhouse vibe best in the area
    

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