Momotaro is a great Japanese restaurant in the West Loop.

RPM Steak can hang with the Chicago steakhouse classics any day.

Good food, but the crowd doesn't match the place. If you're cool with a weird atmosphere, the food won't disappoint.

Joe’s is consistently one of the best steakhouses in town, and you shouldn’t even order steak. Stone crabs are where it’s at.

Nico Osteria is a seafood-focused Italian restaurant in the Gold Coast’s Thompson Hotel.

Bill and Giuliana Rancic force us to like them with excellent Italian food in a trendy setting.

Maple & Ash sits in the middle of the Chicago steakhouse Venn diagram. It’s both new-school and old.

Swift & Sons is a steakhouse in the West Loop.

Gibsons is a classic Chicago steakhouse that deserves its reputation.

Hugo’s is a classic seafood spot, and the fish counterpart to Gibsons’ steaks.

Ēma is a small plates Mediterranean restaurant in River North, and it’s good for a lot of occasions.

Smyth serves Virginia-inspired tasting menus in the West Loop, and it’s one of the best restaurants in Chicago.

Chicago Cut is a great steakhouse right on the river ideal for special occasions and power business meals.

GT Prime feels your typical steakhouse in River North, but it serves a lot more than just steak. That’s why we like it.

BLVD is a restaurant in the West Loop that’s supposed to evoke the feel of 1950′s glamour, and fails utterly with terrible food.

Somerset is a restaurant in the Gold Coast serving excellent American food that you should be eating immediately.