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My wife and I celebrated her birthday at the Saloon Steak House (SSH). We came into to town to do it up and felt like this seemed like a great choice. I had read a couple of posted reviews so went with it. First bad step is that it is in a Hotel, and I have this phobia / or distaste for eating dinner at a hotel. People do not travel all the way to Chicago to eat at the hotel. I am sure teh people who stayed at the Seneca Hotel, went somewhere else for dinner. It just happens to be that way., Anyway, the steaks were very good, plenty of food. My wife the fillet and I the small prime rib, which I was not able to finish so plenty. Good wine list, and extremely good service. But they were not busy, so I would expect good service. Nice location and value was there for a good meal in Downtown Chicago. 100$ with one drink or wine a piece.

Ate here with a "buy one dinner, get one free" coupon and wasn't exactly sure what to expect...but it was really a treat! The food was quite good (steaks have a nice char on the outside, which you don't always see in "upscale" steak restaurants, but it was a refreshing change from the typical butter-drenched steaks). Service was outstanding, and the atmosphere is way less pretentious than some of the other upscale spots...we enjoyed ourselves and had a delicious meal! Definitely try the mashed potatoes w/bacon, scallion, and creme fraiche and the cheesecake for dessert!

We used to take our out of town guests here for what was the best steak and prime rib in the area. It was the seasoning that made it so special. The last time we took a guest, the meat was boring. We asked our waiter and learned that people complained that there was too much seasoning on the prime rib, so they took it off. Because of the lack of the wonderful flavor, we will no longer eat here.