Bloomington Chop House

Great dinner out with some colleagues. Michelle was our server, and the service was outstanding! Great food Crab cakes, Filet tips (served in a spicy type of gravy with bread to dip), caprese salad, chopped salad, French onion soup, lobster mac and cheese, denver cut wagyu steak and for desert cast iron cookie and berry cream tart.

After reading reviews I thought this would be a great place to eat …But.. I have had better food at an Applebees. We tried the walleye, wagu beef, sirloin and frankly they were all so-so , hollandaise sauce horrible I’m really not sure where they got the good reviews from 3 people 1 drink $200 then add the$35 tip what a waste of money

Unimpressive menu. I expect any steakhouse to have prime rib on Friday or Saturday night. Expensive for the quality of steaks and side menu items. Waitress did a fine job.

We’ve been coming here for years! Love the ambiance and the service is amazing. I noticed this last time that my favorite chop house salad seemed off. It’s always been my go too but this time it was bland and the portion was smaller than normal. My husband got the braised ribs and it was out of this world good. I’d love to see more options for wine in different regions like France and Italy. Most were only American wines. They also treated us to a complimentary dessert for our Anniversary which was so sweet! This place is a hidden gem and we will continue coming back.

They ask for prepaid and that was understandable although they never did that before pandemic. I made a reservation for 6 but my husband and daughter got stuck in Arizona and didn’t fly home until Monday. I called the restaurant to let them know we are down to just 4 people but no one was answering the phone and it kept forwarding my calls to the hotel instead. When I later spoke to the dining room manager and explained what happened, he smirked at me and told me that I can’t get my money back because the food has been prepared. It’s a buffet! It’s not an ala carte. My husband and daughter didn’t just decide not to show up— their flight coming home from college got delayed! Nothing, the manager didn’t even offer me something to compensate for the $38/person prepaid meal (Togo container and fill it up, or offer me an entree to go worth $38). It was ab overall bad experience. Their food is no longer as good as it used to be prepandemic. The way the dining room manager behaved and responded to me was very unprofessional and condescending. We could have gone somewhere better with the price they charged us for 4 people. Terrible customer service! That’s what you get for prepaid dining. The server already has guaranteed 20% tip so service was mediocre. Not sure why they called it Shrimp diavolo when there were no shrimps and pasta was so overdone— it tasted like baby food.