129 Center Cut

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   Eric

   Chicago1 review

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   First timer... food was excellent. Pricing was fair. Would come back!
   

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   Patrick

   Chicago4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   No complaints about our experience. They had a acoustic guitar player in the bar area that was a nice ad on. We sat in the dining area so the noise level was fine but had we sat in the bar area, it might have been a little loud. Overall great evening.
   

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   Joy

   Chicago9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   129 Center Cut was a fun night out. The food was fantastic. My husband tried a new pizza and loved it and I had the Prime Rib which was outstanding! Our server was wonderful. Overall it is always a bit loud in there, but you know that going in. 129 Center Cut had an entertainer and he was pretty good, so there you go...a very good explanation for the noise level. We will definitely be back.
   

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   Dave VIP

   Chicago12 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 16, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   I rated the service low because one of the persons in party had certain food allergies. She ordered a dish that the waiter assured her would be modified to suit her needs. When the food came out hers was wrong. The kitchen prepared a new dish and it was still wrong. The third time was the charm. The restaurant comped her meal but the food never should have been wrong twice. Otherwise, everything else was very good. My wife and I will be going back. I'm not sure our friend with the allergies will.
   

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   Maria

   Naples2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   I have eaten at Center cut before and the food was always fabulous. This time, however, the steaks we had were fatty, the mushrooms in the mushroom appetizer were raw, the shrimp were very small for a surf and turf while the steak was huge, but fatty. Both of us had gastric problems throughout the night once we were home. The cocktails were great. Our server was excellent, but the food was marginal at best. Not sure what happened because our dining experience previously was always excellent. 
   

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   Bethany

   Chicago1 review

   1.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   We had a 7:30pm reservation on Valentine’s Day, but when we showed up, the lobby was packed. They were taking down names and reservation times as if they had no record of all the open table bookings and then told us that they were still seating the people with 6:30pm reservations—who had been waiting for an HOUR. We left and had sandwiches at home. Not the Valentine’s Day we had planned. Total waste of hiring a babysitter.
   

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   chase

   Milwaukee3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   Reservations for 7:00pm, didn’t have a table until 7:50pm. Applebees quality food for a premium price. Nothing against this place, i picked center cut because I heard nothing but great things about. This was just not a great experience for me, for the price I expected more.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Chicago2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Valentines night dinner: 645 reservations: the place was packed and at least 15 crazed patrons milling about the front area like a herd of cattle! The young anxious hostess told us it was gonna be awhile. I made my move to the crowded bar and there I saw it…a couple was paying a tab and putting coats on. I pounced on the young couple within seconds securing bar seats. I flagged my wife over and we took our seats at the bar. The AMAZING bartender said “its gonna be alright, im gonna take care of you now”.
   

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   Roger

   San Francisco10 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 1

   We were seated in a back isolated area where we commented the noise level was good It all changed when the jazz trio started playing. In spite of where we were, conversation became very strained I can’t imagine how diners in the main room enjoyed their experience given their proximity to the trio
   

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    maria VIP

    Chicago58 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The restaurant is pretty and the staff is friendly. The server was very good and also very friendly. Unfortunately, our food took very long not sure what happened but we were told it was the lobster that took long. Overall very nice place. We will visit again
    

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