North Center Prime

Came here for my birthday dinner with my teenage son. He loves steak; I love seafood. I got the raw oysters to start: they were huge and delicious! We also got the bone marrow, which was a large portion. It was a tad on the salty side, but I can be a bit sensitive to salt. The grilled rustic bread was a bit too well done, but went well with the bone marrow. We ordered and shared the Delmonico steak, medium rare - it was cooked to perfection and full of flavor. I ordered scallops with it, and they were amazing! We got the mashed potatoes and asparagus as sides. The potatoes were so smooth and buttery - delicious! The asparagus was overcooked, in my opinion. Flavor was good, but way too limp and soft for my taste. Our servers were so attentive, kind and really took care of us. I had the blood orange margarita, and Jose made my son a Shirley Temple. The chef gave us a complimentary birthday dessert of their chocolate cake, which was rich and moist! A great way to end the evening. Overall, we enjoyed our experience and would go back!

Absolutely wonderful place to celebrate our 23rd anniversary. The steak tartar and bone marrow were exceptional; I had these two starters w/a delicious Caesar salad. My husband had a perfectly cooked filet w/crabmeat & asparagus. Our waiter was perfect - attentive and so kind. We'll be back.

Go here for apps immediately! They were so delicious! Had a great bottle of wine with both hot and cold apps plus had a soup and salad and they were delicious. The place was empty but should have been packed for how great the food and servers were. Will definitely be back.

If you like a good steak (and who doesn’t?) definitely check out North Center Prime. We shared the Porterhouse and had creamed spinach and asparagus sides. The Porterhouse was cooked perfectly, and was fabulous. We ordered a diver scallop and herb butter to go with the steak, and both were delicious. Cheesecake for dessert was tasty. Service was great, too. We will definitely be back 😊

I had a wonderful dinner at North Center Prime. The filet mignon steak was cooked perfectly. Tender, flavorful, and paired nicely with the fresh Caesar salad. The truffle potato gratin was creamy and cheesy with a great golden crust, and the asparagus was cooked just right with a nice char that gave it great flavor. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, and the service was attentive throughout the night. Everything came out beautifully prepared and well-balanced, making it an all-around great dining experience. I’d definitely recommend North Center Prime for anyone looking for a quality steakhouse meal in the area.

Walked in on a Saturday night and am I glad I did. Sat at the bar, great vibe great ambience. Ordered the aged ribeye and wow. Cooked perfect, Every bite tons of flavor. Can’t wait to come back

Just what the neighborhood needs. Great meat, huge portions, amazing sides. My first time tasting BONE MARROW… parking easy and cheap ($5 on a Saturday night for 2 hours), I left the place more than stuffed. Will come back

TLDR - food doesn't live up to the price point. We popped in here before a play down the street. They've taken over the old Rocks space, which was quite large. Personally I would've found a way to divide up the main dining space with an option for semi private dining. There are a lot of tables in the room and while the decor is nice, it feels sterile. We went for an early dinner, so I wasn't shocked that it wasn't very crowded. Service throughout was attentive, it felt like there was always someone new checking on us. We ordered the beet salad to start and I got the seafood risotto while my husband got a steak and the brussel sprout side. They were out of the beet salad, so we pivoted to Caesar. The salad was fine, but I wish they had cut up the romaine into bite size pieces, so we didn't have to. They had 3 different options during bread service. The sourdough was fantastic. The seafood on my risotto was cooked perfectly, but the seafood was over salted. It seemed a bit spendy at $58. My husband found his steak cooked to medium rare, but dry and salty. We suspect it was over salted before cooking. Overall, this fell flat with us. If you're going to charge River North prices, the food needs to be executed better.

What a great evening. Jose was just delightful. The atmosphere is great and the food was over the top for a neighborhood restaurant. Expect to pay for great food but it is worth it. Fantastic Old Fashions. Steaks perfectly cooked. Baked Potatoes the size of a football. Best Crème Brûlée ever. Go. It's worth it.

Solid but lots of room for growth. Website needs improvement. Expecting more in 2025. No espresso in the espresso martini. In fact no coffee at all for desert because the machine was down. Completely unprepared for children. You are in a family neighborhood. This was below expectations. Worst of all, my mom ordered the lamb, and this woman loves her some good lamb. Said it was old and not good. Service was good, but it took forever to get food. There weren't even that many people there. I wanted to like this place, but too many strikes for the cost. Lots of opportunity to improve in many areas.

We thoroughly enjoyed our meal at North Center Prime! We ordered the carpaccio, filet with crabmeat Oscar enhancement, picanha, mashed potatoes and mushrooms as sides. Everything was very good and our meat was cooked perfectly. I like a rare steak and was impressed by the sear my filet still had, but the mashed potatoes and crabmeat really stole the show. We had no complaints and the service was wonderful as well.

Went with my partner for date night. Place is new and just got their liquor license according to the server. Staff is friendly and nice. You can tell this place is new and small things need to be worked out. We order the oysters Rockefeller they were good. We split a bone in ribeye. The one thing I will say, this was a great value in my opinion, not sure if this is for every ribeye cut but, it was a thick cut and half the bone, which if you go to steak house, the bone is half the weight of the ribeye. Steak it self was delicious perfectly seasoned with a good crust. We got the lobster mac and cheese and the truffle potato's, both were very good, personally we think it lacked a little salt but, that's a good thing. For the most part place has potential, are they new yes, are there small flaws that they need to fix, also yes but, I see the potential and it being a good local steakhouse.

I live in the neighborhood and was feeling cautious about dining here since it's a steakhouse and I would be paying comparatively up for a relative unknown establishment and relative to other local establishments. I can say my entire meal was really good! First the menu is compelling, we had a hard time deciding. Crab cake or shrimp dejonghe or oysters Rockefeller, wedge salad, chilean seabass, NY strip, bone in ribeye and so on. We ordered the crab cake, beet salad, wild mushrooms, lobster mac and cheese, and the signature NCP ribeye. Everything was delicious, and while the lobster mac could have used some more pieces of lobster, no substantive criticism otherwise. The wait to order our entrees was a little longer than standard as they seemed a little short, but our server was good, we were enjoying our apps and decided when eating such good food, dining at a leisurely pace added to luxurious experience. Nice job!

On a Friday night, only a handful of tables were occupied and no one was at the bar. The space lacks any ambience, just a big open space. The music was depressing, old-timey schlock. The service was attentive, almost too much so since they had no one else to wait on. The menu was uninspired. The food was fine, not amazing. Definitely not worth it at these prices ($65 for a rib eye). Spend a bit more and go downtown for a proper steakhouse experience.

Service was first rate. Best steak I've ever had. The herb butter put on my steak over the top! The mashed potatoes were delicious and decadent with ample about to share for our table of four. The broccolini was fresh, well seasoned and cooked to perfection. There was an ample amount of bread with a delicious sea salt and cracked pepper butter. The breads would have been perfect if they had been warm. Bar staff did a good job on the mixed adult beverages, too. Perfect place for a celebration!

We had an excellent neighborhood experience dining at North center prime. The waitstaff were lovely. The room was casual while maintaining the white tablecloth vibe. The dinner started with warm bread and amazingly good butter. The strawberry goat cheese salad was delicious. Our streaks were perfectly cooked. The Brussels sprouts were delicious. The loaded baked potato was disappointing, it was served smashed-not sure why and undercooked. Lots of other options I wish we had tried. BYOB ending soon be sure to call and ask when you make your reservation. We will be back!

I had the wedge salad, filet mignon, truffle au gratin potatoes, and key lime pie. All of the food was good. The steak and mushrooms should have been hotter. The potatoes were outstanding. The key lime should have been a bit more tart. Service was good

Food is average at best, especially for the price point. For being a newly opened restaurant, the space is oddly worn and dingy especially the washroom. It's a weird vibe in the place in general. They messed up my order, didn't fix it and still charged me. Service was ok.

I tried to give this feedback privately by sending two direct messages to the restaurant, but unfortunately, I never received a response--which has been just as disappointing as the meal itself. I took my boyfriend out for an early Father's Day dinner and we were excited to try a new steakhouse in the neighborhood, especially one outside of River North. We had a 7 p.m. reservation and were seated promptly. Bread was brought quickly, but the butter was oddly textured--almost as if it had been left in a hot kitchen too long and then put back in the fridge--and there were no butter knives. We chalked it up to new-restaurant kinks. We ordered several appetizers. The escargot was warm but not hot, and the small puff pastry on top made it hard to eat. The steak tartare was overpowered by arugula and lacked basic seasoning like salt and pepper, which wasn't on the table. The Caesar salad was good, but we had asked for it to be split and instead had to request extra plates. The oysters were the highlight of the starters. We finished the apps fairly quickly, but then waited over 30 minutes for the 28oz ribeye. After my boyfriend asked, the server said the kitchen was backed up. It arrived about five minutes later--uncut and with no plates. We asked for it to be sliced in the kitchen and turned to the sides: potatoes and Brussels sprouts. Without getting into detail, they were completely inedible and we sent them back. The steak returned, sliced, and was a real disappointment. It was a poor cut, with more than half of it just fat. There were maybe three or four edible pieces total. By that point, we skipped dessert and just wanted to leave. We genuinely wanted to enjoy this meal and support a new local spot, and I had hoped to offer this feedback directly. But since my messages went unanswered, I'm sharing it here in hopes that the restaurant takes it seriously and makes improvements. We'd love to see a great steakhouse thrive in the neighborhood--this just wasn't it, at least not yet.

We stopped in for dinner for the first time last night. Awesome menu and fantastic food. And the staff were attentive and incredibly friendly. What a wonderful addition to the neighborhood! (Heads up -- the restaurant is BYOB for time being).

Went in for a light dinner. Had the signature greens, escargot and salmon. The salad was very good, well balanced. The escargot was delicious and very flavorful. The salmon was incredible, perfectly cooked and a beautiful presentation. Will definitely go back.

So glad to have a great steak and chophouse in the neighborhood!l. Every dish was excellent and the service was stellar. We will definitely be back!

We were impressed with both the meal and the service. Very glad to see a new restaurant in the former Rocks space. We had the lobster bisque, wedge salad, porterhouse steak, mashed potatoes and asparagus and everything was excellent. The chocolate cake was huge and we brought some home. A great addition to the neighborhood and BYOB allowed us to bring a bottle of wine with no corking fee.

Went here the day before July 4 and unfortunately did not have a good experience. The food was expensive and not great- a store bought Caesar salad looked better. We ordered our steak medium and it came back medium rare, when they took it back they just burnt the outside and the inside was still rare. We didn't eat it and they still charged us for it.

The food is classic steakhouse which I love. They have everything on the menu from oysters, soups, steak, seafood and delicious desserts! They are very new but service was good, particularly the owner, who was very attentive. The space large with tables nicely spaced out. The prices are very reasonable for a steakhouse without missing the quality. It is BYOB for now, so check it out soon if you really want to enjoy a steakhouse night but the not price. I would come back once they get their liquor license. It is nice to have something like this in the neighborhood.

This restaurant is an amazing experience from the loft-style look of the dining area to the food itself. I have been lucky enough to dine at the very best restaurants in this country and this place is second to none in every category. The wait-staff was beyond incredible. The food? Best in the city and something tells me that is only the beginning. Do yourself a favor and go!

Ordered steaks and several appetizers. All excellent. Attentive service. One thing to be aware of is the restaurant is BYOB for now.