Chophouse Thirteen

Let me begin by saying that there are two things about this review that I am not going to let hinder my take on things. One being that this establishment is owned by my company, and two being that our meal was paid for as a gift for our anniversary. That being said, here goes: It was our 20th wedding anniversary and I wanted to take my wife to a place we have not been to before. We've wanted to try Ruth's Chris for sometime, and this is where I was intending to go even though it would have been quite costly and we would have to budget for it. Then I thought about Chophouse 13. This restaurant is owned by my company and I knew they offered a discount for employees there. We could likely afford this place a bit more with the 10% off. I then find out that our evening was paid for in full as an anniversary gift from some nice people. We had a 7:00 reservation, but arrived a bit early. We were promptly seated immediately. Ice water was provided and some freshly baked rolls. We then order our drinks, Robin has a coke and I stick with the water, but order an "Old-Fashioned" which was excellent. We then order a shrimp cocktail as an appetizer. It was good and fresh, but no particularly unique qualities about it. It's shrimp served cold with some cocktail sauce, which I suspect was made in house. My wife ordered a trio of filet minion, shrimp and scallops, which along with my meal, is pictured. She loved it and kept mentioning how tender her steak was. She is no fan of scallops, I ate those. They were huge, and this can sometimes be suspect as some restaurants will try and pass some "stingray" or something as scallops, but these seemed legit and tasted amazing. For MY meal, I went with a special that the waiter "Taylor" recommended. It contained three small portions of different versions of filet minion. The first covered in herbs, the second soaked in worcestershire sauce (tasted like the best beef-jerky ever, only super tender) and the third was topped with blue cheese sauce. All were amazing, and I don't think I had a favorite. The side we chose (served family style, and not included with the entree's) was potatoes a gratin. Also pictured, it was cooked perfectly, oozing in cheeses and garnished with scallions. Unfortunately, this dish missed the mark a bit. It was too salty. I have to make the assumption that this was an anomaly, or perhaps there was some miscommunication with the cooking staff, because any chef "worth his salt" would not have created a dish this salty. Salt is an ingredient intended to bring life to the flavor of something, but not be the dominant flavoring. If I had been paying for this dish, I would have sent it back. Any saltier, and it would have been completely inedible. Now, the desert! Cheesecake. I believe it was New York style as it was a baked type. It was the best cheesecake I have ever had. We ordered it with the topping on the side, and I am glad, as the cheesecake itself needed nothing. Served with freshly-made whipped cream and fruit on the side as well. Just plain delicious.

We love this chophouse for happy hour. They never disappoint. The charcuterie board is solid and we almost always get the steak frites which feature near perfect fries and very good steak. I've had excellent dinner hear with fantastic filet but for me it's the bar side for excellent after work lounge. Highly recommend.

Great food, service and location. The cocktails that John prepares are divine, I come here often for happy hour and have never left disappointed. Their steaks are awesome and the bread addictive

My first time here and it was amazing. The customer service was amazing. Olivia greeted us with a smile while she checked us in and walked us to our table. Theresa was our server she was very knowledgeable about the menu. She gave us good food and drink suggestions and was also very patient and answered all of our questions. Roqlyn assisted Theresa and she was very attentive, friendly and we had good small talk. Sawyer was nice and very helpful as well. Everyone we interacted with tonight was amazing and friendly. The food was made to perfection and I will be returning!! Thank you all so much :)

We loved this place. The food was top tier, absolutely delicious. Our waitress was Kristine and she was super attentive, funny, and we really enjoyed our time because of her. Try the brussel sprouts… incredible!