First off I want to start off by saying I've been to the Chop location on Dixon road a few times for dinner and fell in love with this steak house and their concept. So when a friend asked for a recommendation in Burlington to have a special occasion party, I suggested here. It's an elevated premium casual dining restaurant.
I came out to this restaurant today for a special occasion at lunch time. So my review will be for lunch items.
The first thing I noticed was the eclectic design art work in the front entrance( hooks,knives etcetera all framed on one side) interesting conversation pieces. Gold painted tree stumps-that's cool. The "designer" in me was impressed. They have also different lighting chandeliers throughout the main dining area.
Service from the moment you step foot is very friendly & quick. Our server was attentive & knowledgeable about the menu.
We ordered a few apps: shrimp cocktail was very good in the traditional steak house style (boiled & served with horseradish sauce), Yorkie sliders (these are Yorkshire pudding buns with primerib in a sauce & dollop of horseradish cream) wow! Amazing - I want to order those again! We also had two types of chicken wings, one with hot sauce, the other Parmesan bacon sauce(this one was my favourite). I love how the wings are put on a metal skewer - reminds me of a churascaria. Points scored for that. We tried the steak bites -these are tender morsels of steak chunks that came with two dipping sauces; a creamy one & red tangy one. Can't remember the actual names of the sauces. But the bites were good even on their own. We also had the mussels in lime cream sauce -omg! Winner- the sauce is light yet creamy & mussels cooked perfectly tender.
For my main lunch item I had the veal Parmigiana sandwhich and had a bowl of French onion soup as a side. This thing was delicious and tender. The bun is soft (softer than a Italian bun) but hey we are in a upscale casual place so who needs all those crumbs flying on the table. Lol - the French onion soup was very rich & cheesy & full of flavour.
The open faced prime rib sandwich was also ordered by my mate and he enjoyed it- he had fries with it. It was very filling & delicious as per him.
I would come back here again when I'm out this way. By the way I call it Burlington but this location is on the border of Oakville & Burlington, so that's why yelp has this one listed as Oakville.
Oh had a Hendricks Gin and tonic (my pic says him-lol) it was smooth and love the presentation. Yum