PERILLA steakhouse
Steak house · Loop
225 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60601
Highlights
Korean steakhouse with tabletop grills & fusion flavors
Korean steakhouse with tabletop grills & fusion flavors
"Chicago is oversaturated with beef options, but this restaurant from the Perilla team zhuzhes up the American steakhouse with Korean BBQ flair. Filet mignon and ribeye appear, but unlike Western beef spots, you can order banchan, ssam, and dipping sauces on the side, and the staff cooks the meat to juicy perfection on tabletop grills. Twists on sides and pasta courses are also excellent, like monkey bread with gochujang honey butter, grilled mushrooms with sweet soy sauce, or saucy kalguksu bolognese. Perilla Steakhouse's location in the L7 Hotel guarantees many out-of-towners inside the simple yet elegant wooden dining space. But one bite of buttery wagyu wrapped in perilla can charm even the most tourist-allergic locals into enjoying a meal here. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru
"Expand your couple to a throuple by introducing cow into the mix. And this Korean BBQ spot-steakhouse hybrid from the Perilla team is the perfect place for a date night with a bovine. The staff cooks filet mignon and ribeye to juicy perfection on tabletop grills, and you can get saucy by dipping the meat into sesame oil and ssamjang before eating it as is or making a little perilla leaf wrap. Twists on sides and pasta courses are also excellent, like monkey bread with gochujang honey butter or kalguksu bolognese. And though Perilla’s location in the L7 hotel guarantees many out-of-towners inside the simple yet elegant wooden space, one bite of buttery wagyu will charm even the most tourist-allergic romantics into having a good time. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru, nick allen
"Chicago has so many steakhouses, it’s easy for them to blur into an indistinct, beefy snoozefest. But Perilla Korean American Steakhouse in the Loop’s L7 Hotel is a much-needed refresh. The main ingredients for that cure? The KBBQ grills built into every table—where staff transform raw cuts into tasty charred morsels. “I Heart Chi”-clad tourists eat ssam-wrapped ribeye, profit margin discussers dig into toast covered in bone marrow, radish kimchi, and Asian pear mostarda, and couples alternate between forkfuls of rice cake cacio e pepe and chewy kalguksu bolognese. While the daytime menus have standouts, the dinner-only grilled beef action is why we come here. Sure, that might mean cursing at LSD traffic, but it’s easy to recenter ourselves after a perfectly constructed wrap of beef, perilla leaf, ssamjang, sesame oil, and kimchi." - team infatuation
"Chef Andrew Lim fuses Korean barbecue with the traditional Chicago steakhouse at Perilla Korean American Steakhouse in the L7 Chicago hotel. American brunch staples and traditional Korean breakfast fare are served in the mornings, while dinner offers luxuries including whipped bone marrow, caviar service, and wagyu cooked at the table. There’s also a stellar tea program and a fun lunch menu with a Korean spin on Chicago’s iconic Italian beef sandwich. Make a reservation through OpenTable." - Sam Nelson
"The second restaurant in Chicago from Andrew Lim, Thomas Oh, and Alvin Kang offers American and Korean breakfast sets until 11 a.m. for guests at Lotte Group’s new L7 Chicago Hotel and other diners looking to start the day with bacon and eggs or grilled chicken and kimchi. Weekend brunch combines the two traditions with steak and eggs with garlic rice and avocado toast with gochujang aioli plus a kimchi bloody mary. They also have one of the best selections of tea in the city. Make a reservation through OpenTable." - Sam Nelson
