Skrine Chops

My sandwich was insanely good. I’m usually such a picky eater but I came in almost at closing and they just had a few things left. I got the tenderloin sandwich that has mashed potatoes on it and loved it. I was in and out in 2 minutes and the guy working was very nice and recommended my choice.

This is a homey hole-​in-​the-​wall run by a motherly lady and a kitchen crew that understands the joy of butter in very creamy mashed potatoes. The pork chop was juicier and thicker than expected too! I found this admittedly a little heavy for a workday lunch, but when only meat will provide the comfort I need, I know where to go to get my fix.

Tasteless. 10 dollars for a chicken sandwich, and nothing else.
There is no point going there again.

Fast service!
Great food!
Verdict: Highly Recommend!

Really really good! If you find yourself in the South Loop for Lunch — Take a Tip and Tri it.. .

First visit after passing for years. Lady before me recommended the steak breakfast sandwich if I felt like splurging, so I did (shouldn’t have, but wanted meat, and was meeting a couple people there.)
Pros:
1. Cooked med-​rare to order, just right, and did so with a friendly smile.
2. Bun very fresh; delish when all soaked with juicy-​juice. Yum.
Cons:
1. After several delicious bites, the experience turned ugly when I ran into gristle, and not just a little; about ¹⁄₅ of the piece of steak was that.
2. Not that big of a piece of steak to begin with.
3. American cheese is an insult to steak; cheddar!
4. For $ 7, definitely not worth it. At all. No.
5. Didn’t matter this time, but there are only like 4 stools so have to eat elsewhere.
I hear the pork chop is good. Maybe I’ll try sometime, although it’s taken me 15 years to go this once… may take another few to try again.

Went yesterday, no one in the place except for a meeting upstairs. Didn’t have much of a bar, so assume it is a beer kind of place. Ordered the pulled pork which was delicious. Had sauce on the side so it was very tender. Ordered the blue cheese potato salad, good, but I like my ingredients chopped up a little more. Very large pieces of celery, very rough chop, again, good, but I would prefer to have it cut into smaller pieces. Colleagues ordered the pork chop (ok, nothing to write home about) and the other one the tenderloin sandwich, again, wasn’t wowed by that or the macaroni and cheese. So most likely won’t be going back for just the pulled pork, good but I have had better at surrounding areas. Would suggest for sides that they provide a homemade coleslaw, homemade onion rings, freshly cut fries. We were at the Forest Park location.

This place is great. Whenever I work in the financial district at 440 S. La Salle we phone ahead for pick-​up an order for a breakfast sandwich we call the Urban Special. A boneless pork tenderloin topped with a fried egg, 3 slices of crispy bacon, and stuffed with blue cheese between two perfectly toasted buns.
The prices aren’t low, but you get what you pay for. I usually can’t finish this sandwich in one sitting, so I take the rest home and heat it up in the microwave for a snack when get home.

I really like this place. Favorite lunch spot when I have a «bro food» craving. I usually get a tenderloin or sirloin sandwich, glorious with a giant slab of real meat and a generous portion of mashed potatoes.
Their prices are definitely not low (usually $ 10 — $ 15 for a sandwich), but I think it’s worth it since they give you a real chunk of good quality meat instead of the usual ground meat patty /​a few thin slices of whatever at other places.
I am especially a big fan of their Lincoln wall (see pictures others have uploaded). My favorite one is a picture of Lincoln photoshopped with a lot of swag and captioned «A-​Bro-​Ham Lincoln.»

I use to love this place until I look on my debit card statement and they charged me twice for my one item that I bought and they gave me old chicken that was dry and wasn’t edible. Last time I will be going here. Not worth it

First time here. Got the Pork Tenderloin Sandwich w/​Smashed Potatoes It was on point. Small little hole in the wall place, great vibe.

I’ve been meaning to go here ever since I saw this place featured on Chicago’s Best. Finally, I had a work project that had me close, so I went for it.
I got the regular chop meal with a side of the smashed potatoes. It was one of the best pork chops I’ve ever had and the smashed were just as good.
I ate there and I noticed the lady who seemed to be the owner had a very good relationship with her employees. I’m pretty sure that happy employees make for good food, so that was nice to see.
As I was leaving she said «Hey Spence! You ever had a breakfast sandwich from here?» I replied no and she then said «You will tomorrow!» and threw a free sandwich at me!
Friendly people and great food is a winning combination. I’m not going to stop talking about this place. It helps that she gave me a good story to tell!

No bones about it, this place is chops! Love the quirky Abe Lincoln wall. I actually dined in. It’s small — more of a takeout place — but the staff was accommodating and friendly. Got the BBQ chicken and smashed potatoes which was surprisingly presented quite nicely on a hot plate. Perfect hangover soother — don’t judge!
Those potatoes! Oh baby, there must be drugs in them or something — soooo creamy and goood. The flavor is unique and absolutely delicious, wish I knew their secret.
Definitely coming back for the skrinechop sandwich. It’s times like these when I feel bad for vegetarians… more meat for me though! *chomp*

I went for lunch due to a recommendation of a coworker. I ordered the Skribeye and it was amazing. The sandwich was awesome, the service was quick, and the lady behind the counter was super nice. If you’re in the area and looking for a greasy spoon type place to get a good quick bite, try this place.

Some of the best cuts in town. And those potatoes…
Not a salad place. I love the low reviews because the lettuce wasn’t chopped properly. The only chop that matters here is the pork.

I went here for the first time today, so I went with the Pork Tenderloin sandwich. I was a little intimidated by the mashed potatoes in the sandwiches, just because I didn’t want to be too full after my lunch break. That says a lot, coming from a guy that has a huge appetite. I found that the sandwich alone was a perfect size and super tasty. The mashed potatoes in the sandwich were amazing! I will definitely be back, but not too often. Spending $ 9 to $ 12 for a sandwich isn’t ideal for a budget. But if you’re looking for a really tasty joint and have some $$ to splurge… Stop looking. This is the spot.
If they decided to drop the prices by a dollar or two, I’d go more often. Or maybe they need to really highlight their specials. The dining area is very small, so be sure that you have a good place to sit down and eat, because more than likely you won’t be able to sit there and eat if it’s busy. Just some thoughts for the business owners. See you next time!

Finally went back for the chicken salad people raved about. Not impressed. Also, this is not a «chopped» salad like some have described.
There were some fresh greens, nothing brown. There was a very generous portion of grilled chicken which was somewhat charred from the grill. The flavor was OK. I would not say it was barbecued, but it does have a little rub on it. It was cut up into large pieces that were much too big to eat in one bite, however given the char on the outside and the plastic cutlery it was impossible to cut into manageable bites. So I had to eat it like a caveman. There were a few grape tomatoes, one or two cucumber slices, a few random green beans and a smidge of crumbled cheese. I honestly couldn’t detect any dressing. There was some kind of liquid at the bottom of my container, but it seemed to be chicken juice.
For this and a can of diet coke, it was $ 11.50. Wow (in a bad way). I was hoping for some extra crisp lettuce that could hold up to the chicken, some BBQ sauce on the chicken, maybe a nice vinegrette and a good cheese to cut through it all. This was really disappointing.

Another beautiful GOOF (Get Out of OF) lunch day. It’s a little take out place that has bar stools along the side of the restaurant and windows if you really want to sit inside. I love the wall of all the Lincoln pictures. The menu here is pretty simple so what they make is specialized and done well. It was a tough call deciding between the skrine chop and the skribeye, and finally deciding that I could do with eating less carbs, went with the chop. It was a good sized portion, and seasoned really well. The blue cheese potato salad was pretty tasty, although I could use with smaller potato chunks to get more coverage of blue cheese. The plasticware could use an upgrade, the fork could rarely hold down the meat. The prices are what they are for downtown, though the skribeye sandwich was $ 12 seems kind of high.

This place is odd.
Came at like 11:45 on a Thursday and the nice mom at the counter told us that they were out of a bunch of their sides. I also asked if they had coleslaw and they didn’t (thats weird for a BBQ-​ish joint right?). I also asked for a cup of water and they only have bottled. Do they have anything? I felt so rejected.
Anyway, as a last resort, I just ordered a pulled pork sandwich and it turned out surprisingly decent. The mom at the counter said they make everything and it seemed very home-​y. The pork was tender and pretty flavorful and the thin layer of mashed potatoes was an interesting touch.
I also tried a bite of the tenderloin sandwich and that was decent too but could have used a side of BBQ sauce. The BBQ chicken was just ok. Also had a taste of the blue cheese potato salad which was orangey and not very blue cheesey, also ok.
Overall, I think Skrine Chops needs to stop acting like your mom’s kitchen and step up their logistics for the Loop crowd/​needy bitches like me. The food is pretty good but everything else could use an improvement.

I was really sick of all my usual lunch spots today, so decided to go on Unilocal and look for some new adventures. I am glad I found this place! The place is smaller than I thought – no tables, only four stools along the glasses. They wrote the menu on some blackboard. I got the bbq chicken with mash and my husband got the chop with beans. My chicken was really tender and juicy, one of the better chicken breast meat I’ve had. My husband’s chop was amazing! Very well seasoned and perfectly cooked. It was hard to cut in, so he ended up eating with his fingers. So just be careful if you do order the pork chop with bone, it could get messy. Our sides were damn good too. The beans got a little kick to it, not too spicy, but just about the right amount of spice to make you go «wow, this is good!». My mashed potato was good as well, and they actually gave you big portions for those sides.
Two notes:
1. I was going to get the tip sandwich, but the guy there said they don’t have rib tips on Mondays and Tuesdays. So if you want to try bbq tips, don’t come here on Mon/​Tue.
2. They don’t have water cups, so you either have to buy bottled water, coke, diet coke, or no water at all.