Sanibel Chophouse

This hidden gem is bay far the best steakhouse on the south shore. What great bar for happy hour or live music with a private dinning room.

My wife and I ate there on saturday evening at 8pm on 8/8/09 with another couple. None of us had ever been there before but the other couple heard it was very good. The restaurant is decorated very attractively with a large bar area as you enter and then the seperate dining area. The appitizers were very good on the waiters suggestion two of us ordered the 16 once marinated skirt steak a $26.00. My friends was served first a very nice looking large skirt steak and when mine was served it appeared to be much smaller " OH WELL". As we ate the steaks mine was very chewy and everyone noticed that I was having a hard time cutting threw the steak and at one point hitting a vein that I could not cut threw. My friend then said to thy a piece of his steak and it was much better and very tender. My wife then suggested that we call the waiter over and I showed him the vein and told him the steak was very tough. He took back my plate with the half eaten baked potato on it and returned two minutes later with a new dish with a fresh baked potato and the same tough steak this time smaller because the chef cut off the part with the vein going threw it and said the chef seggests that you cut the steak in the opposite direction and it will cut easier???? This still did not fix the fact that the steak was very tough and chewy. I will say the marinade was very tasty but the quality of the steak I was served (twice) was terrible.

I would suggest if your looking for a steak house you try another restaurant,

Two thumbs down!!!!

Finally......This place is awsome.......Great Steakhouse without the "north shore" prices and attitude. I recommed this place for a quick snack at the huge bar or a nice sit down dinner!!! Great service and you can't beat the price.