Live downtown and decided to hit the Chophouse with a group of friends for a later happy hour. They have always been known to have a great happy hour that goes untill 9PM on Fridays. In the past the happy hour menu consisted of pizzas, sliders, and about 15 other items. We used to rush over at 6PM and fight for a table in the bar area. The place used to be jammed!! Not anymore.
Walked right in at 6:50PM on a Friday and the place was dead. My buddy and I were thrilled we didn't have to stand around and scope out a table when people were leaving. The waitress came over and was very nice. She handed us the Happy Hour menu and told us we had 4 mins to order since happy hour is now over at 7PM. The menus didn't have any of the old happy hour food other than onion rings and chicken fingers. It was a total shame. We asked the waitress what happened and her reply was great.
"This place sold out to the Gordon Biersch chain and they have ruined us." I respect that she was honest and knew how great this place used to be. With the weather turning to winter what a shame they ruined the best thing going. It will only take one slow winter for them to realize their mistakes. Hopefully someone from managment reads these reviews as an overall 3 stars for a steakhouse is pathetic.