Half a century later it's still a go-to for special occasions and group dinners, which tracks with a menu built on crowd-pleasing American steakhouse fundamentals — ribs and prime rib that one longtime review outlet specifically crowned 'Chicago's Finest,' plus a clam chowder that keeps getting singled out in its own right.
There's nothing trendy about the approach, and that's clearly the point: a restaurant that's been doing the same thing well for 50 years on the same stretch of lakefront doesn't need to chase a new concept.
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