About Last Knife (ALK)
Restaurant · Loop ·
Creative American bistro: breakfast, late-night, cocktails
Creative American bistro: breakfast, late-night, cocktails
"On Mondays I have to confirm that I'm in the industry to receive 50 percent off all beverages, burgers, steak and eggs, and grilled salmon at ALK (About Last Knife) inside The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood." - Mona Holmes
"Mod steakhouse About Last Knife on North Michigan Avenue is teaming up with American Writers Museum for a Wednesday deal. Guests who dine at ALK and donate a book to the library of neighbor Hotel Julian score a complimentary drink from ALK’s new literary-inspired drink menu. Pick from options like Hemingway Daiquiri (rum, Maraschino, grapefruit, and lime), and The Giving Tree (sherry, cherry, and demerara sugar)." - Kat Odell
"The downtown steakhouse inside a boutique hotel installed a new executive chef and sous chef pair; the executive brings experience from neighborhood and acclaimed Italian kitchens, while the sous chef has worked at well-regarded city restaurants and will help shape the steakhouse’s culinary identity." - Ashok Selvam
"I found About Last Knife’s food quality to be good, or good enough, but unnuanced and lacking personality, and the ungracious, snail’s-pace service and careless presentations were turnoffs." - Jeffy Mai
"A three-meals-a-day, jack-of-all-trades operation that would benefit from narrowing its focus; the menu delivers mixed results. Hanger steak comes out tougher than steakhouse standards with an ashy, bitter char, and the beef Wellington is notably small, the steak barely larger than a soup-spoonful. Better offerings include a steak sandwich that tucks tender strips of meat into tenacious focaccia with giardiniera, and roasted Brussels sprouts finished with a brown-butter–orange sauce. Service is also problematic, with servers described as acting like first-day trainees who are unfamiliar with the menu." - Jeffy Mai