I been here a couple of times. The food and service is always great. I like how they always ask you if you are celebrating a special occasion. Definitely recommend. They skirt steaks is one of the best I ever had.

Amazing service and amazing food. Our server was through, sweet and patient. The ambience was old school with holiday decorations.

Love the food, service and cozy ambiance. Prime ribeye expertly cut with no gristle and cooked perfectly to order. Grilled octopus was so tender it could be cut with a fork. Service is friendly and helpful with menu. Free valet was welcome plus. Definitely return and recommend. Two visits in two months - very consistent.

Phenomenal steakhouse experience. Once you find your way in to the restaurant from valet (there is not a clear path or direction), the hostess is ready and happy to help you. We made reservations prior and it only took a few moments to be seated. Our waitress was so kind to bring us two glasses of champagne as we sat down as we had previously let them know that we were there celebrating. My husband and I both have some food allergies which the staff took seriously. There were a few occasions where our waitress went back to speak with the chef for clarification on ingredients which was much appreciated. The service, food, and drinks were all superb. I would be thrilled to dine here again.

Service was great Food came out hot and ready Beautiful clean area very formal Reasonably priced as well

Top notch food and service definitely will be back! The wine and steak are perfect! Lobster is must have

Dark and lovely, Sophia Steak is perched at the corner of Laurel and Western, at the northernmost edge of Lake Forest's row of restaurants. Valet parking is available, but arriving early in the evening as we did, there is ample street parking facing the Metra line. The restaurant is comfortable and elegant, very dimly lit, with booths in the front and along one side and a bar off to the left. I was disappointed that we were seated at a table in the middle with many of the booths still unoccupied. We had early reservations and I saw there were couples and young families already dining in. We were offered bread and butter, and water was dispensed as we looked over the menu (hard to see as I said it is dark). If you were to observe us you would have seen us constantly moving around the skinny dining lamp at our table, to read the menu, to take pictures, etc. I ordered a Commuter Train (vodka, lychee, lemon, wine--ha,ha--the Metra Line travels down Western). We ordered an app of crispy lobster and shishitos--wonderful--like an elevated calamari with mild shishitos, crispy garlic and a dipping sauce. Since this is a steak house, I ordered the 10 oz Flatiron Steak Sophia - peppercorn-crusted, roasted mushrooms and cognac cream. I ordered it cooked Medium and it was served Medium Well/Well, which was unfortunate since the sauce was rich and delicious. My companion ordered the 10 oz prime skirt steak with chimichurri, and they said it was perfectly cooked. We shared a cone of Truffle Parm fries which were simply amazing--light and crispy with tender insides, the truffle flavor was not overpowering and the fries were amazing dipped in the aioli sauce. The roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon and leeks were also quite good--crispy to the tooth but not overly crunchy and with a sweet and salty taste. We concluded the meal with the Apple Crisp which was a letdown. The oat crisp was overly dry, the inside apples were half cold/lukewarm and tough. What should have been the crescendo to the meal fell flat. The manager asked about the dessert and we quite honestly told them and they took it off the bill. Service was friendly and efficient without being obtrusive. Our meal was overall quite good, with a few areas for improvement. We will be back -- for the amazing truffle Parm fries and maybe to try the Daily Special -- Steak Frites (Monday) or Fried Chicken (Sunday) or the Roasted Branzino (Friday).

We recently visited Sophia steak to celebrate an anniversary. We've been to their other location numerous times, but this was our first time here. When we arrived, we noticed that they had complimentary valet parking but decided to park ourselves as there was plenty of parking at the time we went. But to have complimentary valet is super fun! To enter we walked passed their patio, which was spacious and lit up very well. Once inside we were greeted by the hostess who promptly showed us to our seats. Since they had the note that we were celebrating an anniversary, we were offered complimentary bubbly to start. We decided to order the porter house for 2, it came with 2 salads, 2 sides & the dessert. The porterhouse was plenty for us to eat, and we couldn't decide on a vegetable to save our life so we ended up with two potatoes which with our salad fel like a great balance. All in all we had a great dinner & can't wait to come back to Sophia's again soon!