Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab

Company Information: Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab is the culmination of a partnership between Lettuce Entertain You, ICON and Joe's Stone Crab, the legendary seafood restaurant of Miami Beach. Opened in Chicago in the fall of 2000, Joe's features an extensive selection of seafood, flown in fresh daily, to complement the world's finest Florida Stone Crab claws. Joe's has quickly built a reputation as one of Chicago's top steakhouses, featuring the signature 16 oz. Bone-In Filet Mignon and 22 oz. New York Strip Steak. Matched with Joe's famous side dishes, dinner only gets better when capped with a slice of key lime pie. Enjoy a generous cocktail in the bustling lounge or the tuxedo-clad service of the clubby dining room and you'll understand why dinner at Joe's has quickly become one of Chicago's favorite social engagements.

Hours of Operation: Lunch & Dinner nightly, Brunch Sat.-Sun.

Categories: Steak Houses, Seafood Restaurants, Restaurants, American Restaurants

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   User Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

   by Greg

   05/28/2008

   Best steak I have ever had, bar none. Morton's, Ruth's Chris, and various other New York and Chicago steakhouses do not compare. I know, I've tried. It's pricey, but worth it. If you are worried about the money, bring a date and get the porterhouse. Then you get a NY strip and she gets a filet mignon for just a few bucks more than the NY strip by itself.
   
   The stone crab claws are also good, but very peculiar for a New Englander to adjust to. For one thing, they are served ice cold. And with mustard. Very good, but I think I would still prefer a Maine lobster or Alaskan king crab legs. I'm not alone in this--even our waiter said he prefers the Joe's Alaskan king crab legs.

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   User Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

   by Ebbelwoi

   03/13/2008

   While I can't say anything about Joe's, I am absolutely amazed at some of the comments here regarding The Chop House. My two experiences at The Chop House have been thoroughly dissapointing, and I believe I am vindicated in my opinion based on the fact that The Chop House also has fallen out of the Top 10 Great Steak Houses in the United States as determined by the Cattle Raisers Association Ranking. The food was just mediocre and the service was horrible. I could even accept rude waiters like at Peter Lugar's in Brooklyn, N.Y. if the food matched Lugar's. Pete Miller's in Evanston is my personal favorite in Chicagoland.

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   User Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

   by Nick

   03/13/2008

   This place pals in comparison to the Chop House, Nice place but the food is not even close. Were talking steak houses not seafood.

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   Ryan Turley - 03/13/08
   The Chop House is good but to say Joe's doesn't compare is ridiculous. Joe's not only compares, it is better. I've sampled the surf and turf at almost every steak house in downtown Chicago and I never had an experience better than Joe's. You won't be disappointed at the Chop House but Joe's is truly the ultimate steak house experience.

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