Have any of y'all ever eaten at a Weber Grill Restaurant?

I went some years ago. I thought it was okay. Reminded me of a Chili's type place.

Went to St. Elmo's, too. It was a good steakhouse, but not as good as I expected maybe because of so much hype about it. The cocktail sauce on the shrimp was too hot and buried the flavor of the shrimp as I recall.

Sorry for not much info!

From what I remember, the Weber Grill I went to in Chicago was well above Chili's. I just haven't had a steak there.

I walked into the one here in Indy over a year ago, and it reeked of old school steakhouse - dark wood, stone, and leather. I was planning to go back, but Covid happened.

Glock - solid is probably going to be great for my Dad's 84 year old palate. I'm leaning towards Weber because that will mean more to him than St Elmo's, although I do have a bottle of St Elmo's whiskey I'm planning to break open when he's here.

I have a chef friend (used to work for Gordon Ramsey) who is going to come over and show me how to cook a decent meal. He is also my Indy craft beer buddy. That will be an all day drink/grill/eat day.

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From what I remember, the Weber Grill I went to in Chicago was well above Chili's. I just haven't had a steak there.

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Wasn't the atmosphere, but rather some of the menu and taste of the food. I don't recall what all I had,though, except the French Onion soup. I know I didn't have steak and perhaps that was the thing to order.

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I know I didn't have steak and perhaps that was the thing to order.

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Yeah, I didn't either, but that's what Dad wants.

I think the Weber Restaurant probably reflects their grills - not top of the line, but not cheap either. A good value for the money that you won't be disappointed in.

I was at the Chicago one about a month ago. It's a great steak and if he's a fan, much less an enthusiast, he'll love it.

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I've been to the one in Chicago a couple of times. I enjoyed their steak and pork chop on separate visits.

It's not prime quality and it's certainly not the best in that city, but it's at a good price point (for Chicago) and it was enjoyable enough to entice me to go back.

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If you guys are talking about the one downtown, that was a block away from where I worked for about 15 years. The food is incredibly average. Trying to compare Weber Grill to a legit steakhouse like St. Elmo's is not an apples to apples comparison.

Mulligans is a true classic but St. Elmos was a great experience for me

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I loved it

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Have you ever been to St. Elmo's? Or just curious which, if any, other legit steakhouses you would rank it above?

Basically, if someone came to Chicago and said they wanted a good steak, Weber Grill wouldn't even be in my top 20 recommendations. But it would be fine for lunch on a workday.

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Just because he/she loves it does not mean they think its better than 'X' other place.

I love Weber Grill (restaurant) as I've mentioned earlier in this thread. Does that mean I think it's better than St. Elmo's? Of course not.

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Right, and that's why I asked...because OP said he was considering Weber Grill and St. Elmo's, and that his dad wanted a good steak.

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He wants a good steak. He has a Weber grill and a Weber bullet smoker. I have two Weber grills. Thought it would be cool. Otherwise, we could go to St Elmo's.

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So just saying you like Weber Grill doesn't give the OP the info he's looking for...which is, do you like it better than St. Elmo's.

I would wager, though, that St. Elmo's is going to be more expensive, perhaps by a decent amount.