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Jim's Steak House: Traveler Reviews

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#8 of 127 restaurants in Bloomington
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  • Cuisines: American, Steakhouse
  • Average price*: $ 20
  • Address: 2307 E Washington St, Bloomington, IL 61704-4407
  • Tel:  (309) 663-4142

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( 1-5 of 19 )
“Great leisurely meal”

Jim's Steak House

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4 of 5 stars
Woodridge, IL
Apr 16, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

We took our daughter and her roommate to dinner at Jim's while visiting Bloomington/Normal for the weekend. We've been there twice before, and have enjoyed it each time.

The service was excellent - and not at all rushed (there's nothing more annoying to me than to have food served when you've just started your salad!). The atmosphere is great - and the food was very good. My daughter and I had the filet mignon (perfectly rare like we like). Her roommate had a chicken dish (which she loved). My husband had the crab cakes with crab legs. He felt this dish was just so-so (so I think he'll stick to beef the next time we go!).

It's definitely the nicest place for dinner in the area.

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“You call those au gratin?”

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1 of 5 stars
Indianapolis
Mar 20, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

Absolutely disappointed, on the verge of disgusting. Start with an appetizer of calamari, most likely a frozen bag from the grocery heated in the oven. Definitly not fresh. House salad was slobbered in a dressing that resembled a thick whipped cream. Ordered my $34 steak medium, only to receive a charred steak, well done on the outside, still walking around on the inside. Poorly cooked. To top it off, I ordered the supposedly popular au gratin potatoes for my side dish. Made me sick to eat. It was clearly thick french fries drenched in melted velvetta cheese. This explains my first and last trip to Jim's Steak House. Sorry Jim, no good.

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“good steaks & excellent service”

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5 of 5 stars
bloomington illinois
Mar 5, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

In reading all the negatives reviews on this i have to ask why? We dined here tonight and i could not wait and give this place a review. I can say that i wanted to avoid this place on the weekend because i know this is a popular place and very busy at night.I ordered a marinated sirlion and had a bowl of there chicken noodle soup and it was delicious. The steak was cooked medium and just how i liked it and it was so good , that i highly reccomend getting it. My Honey got nightly special which included a lobster tail & stuffed butterfly shrimp & a big well decorated salad.Her lobster was excellent and really hit the spot. Our service was great as well and our waitress checked on us quite often and we didn't have to ask for refills which is a plus in my book. For the both of us without dessert we spent a lil over $40.00 and i was happy with that. I mean this place is more of a fine dining type and it was a good experience. I would reccomend this local steakhouse and i know i would go again.

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“The Seward is the king...”

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Feb 17, 2008

The Seward is the king of steaks.

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“Prices are high but its...”

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Feb 1, 2008

Prices are high but its well worth it

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Jim's Steak House Address

2307 E Washington St, Bloomington, IL 61704-4407
Tel: (309) 663-4142
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.