Steak 48 · Chicago
The Mastro family's high-energy River North steakhouse with an on-view butcher shop.
Why we recommend Steak 48 in Chicago
Steak 48 is the Mastro family's high-energy River North room, opened in 2017 by Jeffrey, Michael, and Dennis Mastro with Scott Troilo. It is recommended in the Michelin Guide, not a starred restaurant, and the inspectors credit it for consistency, doling out what they call 'next-level cuts'. That is the whole pitch here: dependable, top-tier steak in a room that never seems to slow down.
What makes it matter is the butchery on display. A glass-walled 40-degree in-house butcher shop sits right in the room, so the sourcing and aging are not a claim on a menu, they are visible from your table. It is a level of transparency few steakhouses put front and center.
What to expect in the room and on the menu
The room is trendy and high-energy, a River North
Address: 615 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, Chicago
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Hours of operation
- Monday: 17:00 – 22:00
- Tuesday: 17:00 – 22:00
- Wednesday: 17:00 – 22:00
- Thursday: 17:00 – 22:00
- Friday: 17:00 – 22:00
- Saturday: 17:00 – 22:00
- Sunday: 17:00 – 22:00
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