Tramonto's Steak & Seafood Restaurant Review

The Westin Chicago North Shore

601 N. Milwaukee Ave. (Lake Cook Rd.) Send to Phone

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Sleek steakhouse---started by chef Rick Tramonto---carries on tradition in name and approach.

Tramonto's Steak & Seafood Restaurant is one of our 2012 | Top 10 Chicago Steakhouse Restaurants | Check out our review of chef Rick Tramonto's cookbook, Steak with Friends.

Cuisine

Open

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner daily

Features

Private room(s)
Full bar
Reservations suggested
Parking lot
Casual dressy

Wine

Great Wine List

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Dining room at Tramonto's Steak & Seafood, Wheeling, IL

A modern departure from the typical steakhouse setting, this sleek meat master in the Westin Chicago North Shore is a two-story beauty. Although it no longer boasts the in-house allure of Rick Tramonto, Gale Gand and Belinda Chang (a former sommelier at Charlie Trotterâ€™s), the gracious, beefy menu forges on with a Prime dry-aged steak and seafood focus. Separate of food, eye candy comes from a glass-walled waterfall and a massive, temperature-controlled, 10,000-bottle wine display. Not surprisingly, this isnâ€™t a bÃ©arnaise kind of joint (although you will find the ubiquitous sauce among toppings like bordelaise, au poivre, sliced bone marrow and seared Hudson Valley foie gras). Rather, itâ€™s more about options like tempura shrimp with lemon grass aÃ¯oli and red finger chiles, lobster bisque with whipped mascarpone and wood oven Amish chicken with goat cheese grits. The 12-ounce, corn-fed New York strip is a sight to behold (and a joy to eat)---nicely pink, pleasantly chewy and richly flavorful. As for Ã la carte sides, like creamed spinach and twice-baked potatoes, thereâ€™s nary a dud. And desserts---including lemon shortcake---are a must. The affordable wine list brings the first-rate vino selection down to earth.