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Forty-five days.

Chicago · Est. 1988

Forty-five days.

Dry-aged prime beef, hardwood-fired at 1,800 degrees. The Vault has served the same cuts on the same block since 1988.

The same kitchen. The same fire.

The House


The same kitchen. The same fire.

The Vault opened in 1988 in the ground floor of a former bank building on LaSalle Street. The original beef program has not changed. We age our own prime cuts in-house, in a dry-aging room that has been running without interruption for thirty-six years.

Our wood supply comes from a single orchard in Galena, Illinois. Apple and hickory, split by hand. The hearth runs at full temperature by three in the afternoon and does not cool until midnight.

We seat sixty-four. We have never seated more.

Forty-five days on the bone. Fifteen minutes over fire. Nothing else.

Regulars

From the dining room

I have eaten at every serious steakhouse in Chicago. Vault has the only dry-aging program worth discussing. The ribeye at forty-five days is a different category of food.
David Krauss
Regular since 2004
My father brought me here for the first time in 1993. I brought my son for the first time last month. The porterhouse tasted exactly the same.
Robert Callahan
Second-generation regular
Restraint is the hardest discipline in a kitchen. The Vault has practiced it for thirty-six years without flinching.
Margaret Osei
Food editor, Chicago Monthly

Before you arrive

Common questions

We hold twelve seats per evening for walk-ins at the bar. These fill by seven o'clock on weekends. For the dining room, call us or email at least forty-eight hours ahead.

Friday and Saturday reservations book two to three weeks out. Tuesday through Thursday, one week is usually enough. For parties of eight or more, contact us at least three weeks in advance.

We age and cut one rib section per week, which typically yields eight to ten portions. It is available Tuesday through Sunday until it sells out. If you want to guarantee it, reserve early in the week and arrive before 7:30.

We can work around most dietary needs given advance notice. Our filet and lobster tail are gluten-free. The lamb rack can be prepared dairy-free. What we cannot do is compromise the dry-aging or fire program to serve a vegan menu -- we are not the right room for that.

The LaSalle Street parking garage is one block north. We validate for guests with a reservation. Street parking is available on Monroe after 6pm.

Reservations

Reserve your table

We hold a limited number of covers each evening. Call us or email with your date, party size, and any dietary requirements.

Contact

Get in touch

Studio
320 S. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60604

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