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RPM Steak Chicago Menu: What to Order

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RPM Steak is the Melman family’s polished steakhouse at 66 W Kinzie Street in River North, opened in 2014 alongside RPM Italian under Lettuce Entertain You. The menu reads like a scale: from a $62 steak frites at the bar to a 42-ounce Australian Wagyu tomahawk at $270 that is one of the priciest steaks in the country. What you order depends entirely on the night: a working dinner points one way, a table event another.

The Steaks, from Sensible to Statement

Start with the cut that fits the night. The center-cut filet at $71 and the 16-ounce Bernie Miller Chop, a USDA Prime house cut at $78, are the everyday order — clean, correctly cooked, no theatre. Move up to the 20-ounce grass-fed bone-in ribeye at $86 for more chew and flavour, or the 16-ounce New York strip at $108. The statement is the 42-ounce Queensland Wagyu tomahawk at $270, carved for a table of three or four. Our RPM Steak review keeps it on the River North shortlist for exactly this range.

Beyond the Beef

RPM is a steakhouse that takes the surrounding plates seriously, which matters when you are hosting. Open with the chilled seafood tower and raw-bar order, and use the pastas — a nod to sibling RPM Italian next door — as a shared middle course before the cuts land. The 24-ounce cowboy steak at $138 splits well between two, and the $62 steak frites is the quiet bar-menu value that regulars order without looking. For reservation timing and the best nights to land a table, see our guide on how to book RPM Steak.

How to Order for a Deal Dinner

RPM is built for the River North business dinner, and the smart table orders in tiers: shared raw bar and pasta to start, individual filets or the Bernie Miller Chop for the working guests, and one showpiece — the tomahawk or cowboy — carved for the middle of the table. Sides run family-style. That structure keeps the bill legible and the service, which is the real reason to book here, moving. It anchors our deal-closing tables and the Chicago entries on the steakhouse guide.

Not for a quiet, intimate dinner — RPM Steak is a loud, high-gloss River North room built for groups and deal-making, not a hushed table for two.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What should you order at RPM Steak in Chicago?

Order to the occasion. For a working dinner, the center-cut filet at $71 or the 16-ounce Bernie Miller Chop at $78 are the clean, correct picks. For a table event, the 42-ounce Australian Wagyu tomahawk at $270 or the 24-ounce cowboy at $138 is the showpiece to carve and share. Open with the chilled seafood tower and a shared pasta, then run sides family-style. The $62 steak frites is the quiet bar-menu value.

How much is the tomahawk at RPM Steak?

RPM Steak's 42-ounce Wagyu tomahawk, sourced from Queensland, Australia, is priced at $270, making it not only the most expensive steak on the menu but one of the priciest in the United States. It is built to share across three or four people and carved tableside. If that is beyond the night's budget, the 24-ounce cowboy at $138 or the 20-ounce bone-in ribeye at $86 deliver the same big-cut moment for less. See our guide on how to book RPM Steak for timing.

Is RPM Steak good for a business dinner?

Yes; RPM Steak is one of River North's default deal-dinner rooms, and the menu is easy to host from. Order in tiers: shared raw bar and pasta to start, individual filets or the Bernie Miller Chop for guests, and one carved showpiece for the middle of the table. The polished, fast Lettuce Entertain You service is the real draw for a working meal. It anchors our deal-closing and impress-clients lists for Chicago.

What is the most popular cut at RPM Steak?

The everyday favourites are the center-cut filet at $71 and the 16-ounce Bernie Miller Chop, a USDA Prime house cut at $78, both ordered for their clean execution rather than spectacle. The bone-in grass-fed ribeye at $86 is the flavour pick, and the 42-ounce Wagyu tomahawk at $270 is the table showpiece. Which one is 'most popular' depends on the night: a working dinner leans to the filet, a celebration to the tomahawk.