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Home / Restaurants / Chops

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

WHERE TO EAT

Valley Green Inn (0.7 miles)
Mr. P. Pizza & Pasta (0.7 miles)
Cosimo's Pizza (1.4 miles)

WHERE TO SHOP

The Hill Company (1.4 miles)
Caleb Meyer (1.5 miles)
Kilian Hardware (1.5 miles)

WHERE TO DRINK

McMenamin's (1.9 miles)
105 Social (2.5 miles)
Stella Blu (4.5 miles)

FIND A RESTAURANT

THE DETAILS

Cuisine(s):

Hours:
Monday through Friday 11:30 a.m. till 10 p.m. Saturday 5 p.m. till 11 p.m. Sunday 4:30 p.m. till 9 p.m.

Insider Tip:
A great place to spot the suburban power set.

Meals Served:
Lunch
Dinner
Dessert

Payment Type:
American Express
Discover
MasterCard
Visa

Features:
Group Friendly
Kid Friendly
Private Room(s)
Small Plates
Takeout

Alcohol Type:
Full Bar

Reservations Required:
Lunch Suggested
Dinner Suggested

Entree Price:
$$$ — Expensive

Neighborhood:
Montgomery County
Bala Cynwyd
Main Line

Also Featured in:
Best of Philly 2009: Power Lunch Spot, Best of Philly 2008: Service, Best of Philly 2005 Steakhouse In The Suburbs, Best of Philly 2004 Martini

Chops

401 East City Line Avenue
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

Phone: 610-668-3400

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Fax: 610-669-3336

Profile

This isn’t the Palm—we’re in Bala Cynwyd—but Alex Plotkin is here. And where longtime Palm manager Plotkin goes, the dry-aged steaks, full-bodied wines and power players follow. Expense-account standards like filet mignon and swordfish chops are served in a dark-mahogany dining room with tin ceilings; booths are set with Riedel stemware. But this end of City Line is more accustomed to the prices of Friday’s and Chili’s (the location was formerly Marabella’s), so Plotkin has adopted a simple philosophy: “I want to give people a lot for their money.” That includes a California-heavy wine list with more than half the bottles under $50; the popular 10-ounce New York strip for $24; and 10-ounce martinis for under $10.

Featured In

Best of Philly 2009: Power Lunch Spot
The power crowd wants two things in a restaurant: enough of a scene that its worth being seen, and enough privacy that you can actual...

Best of Philly 2008: Service
After nearly six years running the Center City Palm, Chops owner Alex Plotkin knows how to treat his clientele, and he expects the sa...

Best of Philly 2005 Steakhouse In The Suburbs
The scene—a Palm West for Main Line power brokers—is even more of a draw than Chops' substantial dry-aged steaks and stee...

Best of Philly 2004 Martini
Bartender Tim Bell has a secret recipe for his martinis: "Make 'em really cold and make 'em really quick, and you'll make the custome...

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Posted by SUSAN: May. May 22nd, 2010 at 12:56 AM

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