Celebrate National Lobster Day at Benny's Chop House Today, June 15!

While great US Prime Steaks may rule Chicago’s restaurant scene most of the year, it is sweet, succulent lobster that steals the show at Benny’s Chop House (444 N. Wabash, Chicago; 312-626-2444) on Saturday, June 15, National Lobster Day. To celebrate the delectable lobster, Benny’s will offer several outstanding lobster dishes that will satisfy even the most avid lobster fan.

At Benny’s Chop House, lobster is as special as the top-quality steaks and chops. Guests can enjoy this tender treat many different ways, as a “Bar Bite”, a sandwich, an appetizer, a soup, a salad, a pasta dish, a risotto, or as a main course. Paired with a glass of wine from Benny’s award-winning wine collection, a lobster experience at Benny’s is a special pleasure.

In the bar area, at Benny’s raw bar, is Crab & Lobster “Louie”, served with avocado, tomato and horseradish ($19.99). Another signature Bar Bite is the Lobster Croquettes, with béchamel and mushroom pesto ($8).  

At lunchtime, guests can order the wonderful Lobster Cobb Salad, with tomato, bacon, avocado, sweet corn and tarragon ($16.99). If you’re in the mood for a sandwich, you’ll be more than thrilled with Benny’s unique Lobster Grilled Cheese Sandwich, with citrus mayonnaise and provolone, and served with a garden salad ($10.99).

In the dining room at dinnertime, for a memorable beginning to the meal, guests can order the spectacular Shellfish Tower for Two, a beautifully presented display of chilled lobster, king crab and shrimp ($69.99). Another great lobster beginning is the Lobster Bisque ($7.99), a creamy and aromatic soup that has become a great crowd pleaser at Benny’s.

Knowing that steak lovers often also have a craving for lobster, Benny’s offers the best of all worlds with the Surf-N-Turf Style entrée, which features an 8oz USDA Prime Wet-Aged Filet Mignon paired with a 10oz. Cape Breton lobster tail. Guests who can’t resist a full steak dinner can enjoy lobster as a perfect accompaniment by ordering the perfectly prepared Lobster Risotto ($14.99) or the Lobster Macaroni and Cheese ($7.99). Another delightful way to add a touch of lobster to your dinner is to order it as a Lobster Tail Steak Enhancement.

As one of Chicago’s finest steakhouses, Benny’s Chop House also knows that if there are steak lovers in the house, pasta lovers are not far behind. With Benny’s Lobster Ravioli, guests can have it all. This mouthwatering dish, made from fresh house-made pasta, is truly exciting, with luscious morel mushrooms in a rich Parmesan-cream sauce ($14.99 half order; $24.99 full order). It doesn’t get any better.

Finally, for the true lobster purist, Benny’s offers a generous, tender whole steamed Maine Lobster ($49.99), served with drawn butter and beautifully presented.

With so many delicious lobster choices, Benny’s Chop House is clearly the place to be on National Lobster Day. Sit back, relax, enjoy your glass of wine or a unique specialty cocktail and feast on one of America’s most prized treasures of the sea.

 

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All photos by Tim Turner:

 

Lobster Grilled Cheese

 

 

Lobster Cobb Salad

 

Shellfish Tower for Two

 

Surf-N-Turf Style

Memorable Meal and Prix Fixe Dinner at Fleming’s

Fleming’s Memorable Meal—a complete three-course dinner featuring Filet Mignon and Lobster Tail—is available until Wednesday, Dec. 15 at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar two Chicago locations: 25 E. Ohio St., downtown Chicago (312) 329-9463; and 960 Milwaukee Ave., Lincolnshire, Ill. (847) 793-0333.

Fleming’s executive chef, Russell Skall was inspired by a culinary memory of the “scent of aging wine, seared steaks and grilled lobster infusing the air,” for the decadent Memorable Meal menu.

The appetizer is a Caesar Salad with King Crab Crostini, classic Caesar topped with Alaskan king crab on rosemary sourdough toast. The entrée includes the Cellar Master’s Steak and Maine Lobster Tail, filet mignon on sautéed mushrooms, topped with a red wine, olive and herb butter paired with a broiled lobster tail and drawn butter. A side dish of Maple-Roasted Baby Carrots is also served. Dessert includes Carrot Cake with Dark Pineapple Rum Caramel, a three-layer carrot cake with cream cheese frosting topped with a drizzle of dark pineapple rum caramel.

The Memorable Meal is $99 for two people, or $49.50 for one guest. The 3-course dinner is not listed on Fleming’s regular menu, and is available by reservation. Just mention “Memorable Meal” when making a reservation.

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse also offers an innovative Three-course Prix Fixe Dinner inspired by the vibrant flavors of the season. The prix-fixe dinner is $39.95 per person, available now through Jan. 3, 2011 at both Chicago area locations.


Guests choose one of two appetizers, one of two entrées, plus a dessert. Appetizers include the option of Oysters Rockefeller, three freshly shucked oysters baked with sambuca-laced creamed spinach, shaved parmesan cheese and crispy bacon bits; or an Autumn Salad, crisp spinach and baby lettuce, toasted almonds and grape tomatoes tossed with red onion balsamic vinaigrette, served with blue cheese and bacon crostini. Entrée selections include Veal Osso Bucco, veal shank served on creamy risotto with roasted seasonal vegetables; or Cioppino, shrimp, seabass, clams and black mussels in a spicy tomato broth, served with a sourdough crouton. Dessert is a Dark Chocolate Cheesecake, served on crème anglaise with raspberry coulis.


The nationally acclaimed Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar offers the best steakhouse dining – prime meats and chops, fresh fish and poultry, generous salads and side orders – with a unique wine list known as the “Fleming’s 100” that features 100 wines served by the glass. Fleming’s is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including Wine Enthusiast’s annual Awards of Distinction and Wine Spectator’s annual Awards of Excellence.