Izzy’s Steakhouse & Chops

The best meat in San Francisco. Period. Go to this place

We had a large group (11) for a 80^th birthday dinner. I made reservations for 6:30pm a week ahead and confirmed the day of… just to make sure it will be a special evening. When we arrived, they made us wait for 15 minutes while they set up the table then said they were ‘looking for chairs’? They seated us at FOLDING TABLES (no table cloths) and four of our guests sat on FOLDING CHAIRS. Then said they would swap out the chairs once some became available (they never did). Then we proceeded to wait another 30 minutes for any type of drink or food service. I did walk up to the front to inquire on when we will be served and the front lobby was jam packed with folks and no host/​hostess to be seen. Lots of grumbling was heard. I resigned to patiently wait it out since I could not easily move our large group to another restaurant. Our first waiter bailed on us and luckily the second waiter, Alberto, was kind. My concern was for my son who has severe food allergies. Alberto was attentive and provided safe food for him which I appreciate. Beware of this restaurant, they were lovely on the phone when I made the reservation and follow up confirmation but in reality, they were slow in service and embarassingly had us sit at tables and chairs that you can find at costco.

Food was pretty good and so was the service, but way over priced. I have had much better steaks at cheaper prices. not worth the money. The atmosphere is also nice.

Izzy potatoes only decent thing on menu, Food was over priced, not cooked well and overall extremely over rated. None of our party of 4 was anything but woefully disappointed. This was an absolutely horrible meal in all aspects (service, speediness, and quality of food).
AND this was not the worst part.
I left my wallet at table after the meal and went to my car to leave. I realized I had left it at the table,. When I returned to ask if my wallet was there I was met with a cavalier attitude and no only one person was helpful. The General Manager was down right rude, I checked back there 2 more times and was met with the same «Don;t bother me attitude». Needless to say my wallet did not show up (it’s 100% was left there).
Really bums me out when a reputed high quality business runs like this, Not only was food bad, the customer service was worse,
If you want to have a good meal, that’s worth what you spend, AND be treated as such. IZZYS IS NOT THE PLACE. DO not GO HERE unless you don;t care about your meal or the way you are treated

I rarely write reviews but this was so phenomenal that i had to give a shout out. I travel every week and am in search of great steak. Hit all the chains and local joints in a number of cities, but nothing compares to the bone in ribeye tonight. Just a bit of seasoning and a perfect, I mean perfect medium rare. Oh and the cream spinach, who knew it could be so amazing! Thanks for a great experience and meal after a long day!

Finally after been a loyal customers for many years the time has come to write these guys a review. Where do I start??? This place is great, from the customers service, to the ambiance, to the food. If you are looking for a fancy steakhouse this place isn’t the place for you, this isn’t ruth chris or mortons but it’s in a category of its own. The customer service is always outstanding, being a regular i’m sure helps but since the very first visit I have been treated great! The ambiance is one that is out of a movie, place isn’t fancy but has lots of character. If I had anything to complain about is that towards the back of the restaurant it tends to get hot. This is the type of place you would find Tony from the Sopranos having a sit down with a rival boss! The food has been consistent from the first day I have had a meal here which was probably 8 – 9 years ago or so. I usually flip flop between the skirt steak and the salmon, i stick to the same sides which are the creamed spinach and the baked sweet potato. Also note they have an awesome sunday brunch!!! Overall I give this place an A++, not at all fancy but always on point with service and food!

Update May 2016: Service was very slow (again), but food was very good and a good value. My blackened hamburger was perfectly cooked, the potatoes were great, and the spinach was over-​creamed but still good. Fresh bread while waiting was also very good. My favorite place for beef in San Francisco.

Nice and dark a lot of ambiance. The cheesy potatoes were great. I like the steaks too. its like $ 75 for two people

Well well. been to a lot of steakhouses. went here for a new job/​career transition celebration. party of 12. the steaks were rather chewy. guessing this isn’t quite prime cut… the sides were fantastic and the services was good. it’s not as pricey as most steakhouses. you sort of get what you pay. if you think Ruth Chris is great you’ll feel the same about this place. a place you can go and not feel too guilty after.

We have been coming here for years, but things have changed, and not for the better. The service was still good, and the drinks generous and well made. However, some of the food has gone south on us.
The place is known for steaks, but my filet mignon was small and dry. No way it was an 8oz. filet, more like 5oz. However, the prime rib was generous, delicious and perfectly cooked. The baked potato was great, but the sweet potato was small, over cooked, mussy and bland. The mushroom dish was generous and tasty, but the broccoli was tiny and overcooked. And this was on a slow Tuesday night.
So, if you are going to go, get the prime rib, baked potato and mushrooms. And the drinks.
If you want a great filet mignon, go somewhere else.

Horrible place — Used our Groupon Certificate last Saturday night and made reservations according to the «fine Print». After being seated I handed our certificate to Michael our waitperson who proceeded to say that he had never seen anything like it before. He went and asked the head server Steven Flamm to assist. After discussing with each other they both come to our table to inform me the Certificate must be a fraud since they no nothing about it, they don’t serve Heirloom Tomato salad (which is on the Prix Fixe Menu) and then went on to insinuate that I am running a scam! Seriously?
I knew we should have gone to Tadish Grill but wanted to give a different place a try. BIG mistake. If you want great atmosphere, great food and outstanding service don’t waste your time here. So sorry we wasted our time and cab fare over.
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Trust me, a lot better places in beautiful SF than this…

The food was great and the service was excellent.
The women (they do not deserve the term ‘ladies’) next to us were loud as a NASCAR race and when we asked to move, the host offered us moving and a round of free drinks. By that time, our food had come and we decided to grin and bear it. We declined the free round, too.
As a former restaurant GM, bartender, server and everything in-​between I have NEVER asked to move tables before. These women were awful, obnoxious and rude. Still, the filet could’ve been cut with a fork and the spinach and potatoes were out of this world.
Fingers crossed that the aforementioned broads are not regulars. For your sake.

This is in reply to Izzy’s management’s response ,
Every reply for ur bad reviews. u don t take responsibility, I assure u that the potatoes that was served to me was spoiled. it’s not a matter of taste. U are in denial!!!
I will never eat here again.

Good solid regular spot for locals who are carnivores. From the simple but well executed skirt steak to the high end cuts like prime rib, there is something for every meatosaurus in your party. They also have seafood, chicken, lamb, pork and vegetarian options if you aren’t an active carnivore. My personal faves: Filet Mignon (whole or medallion versions) and Skirt Steak (marinated to delicious and tender perfection). Choice of sides include regular or sweet baked potato, creamed spinach (very good!), French fries, steamed broccoli, carrots/​onions or the famous Izzy’s potatoes (an augratin style potato dish). The atmosphere is old school charm with wooden tables and booths and featuring a full service bar. For those looking for a discount, they often are featured on Groupon w/​a pre-​fixe special.

It took 20+ minutes to get a house salad.
The fried oysters were disgusting, super soggy!
Filet mignon was ordered as medium rare and the ends were super well done… We were told to cut in the middle and it should be fine… We paid $ 40+ to enjoy half of the meal.
Service was good.

Izzy’s is an traditional style steakhouse, where I expect a bunch of older white gentlemen to be smoking their stoogies in the corner somewhere. Crowded (with potential?).
I ordered the chicken picatta and liked it alot, although they overdid the cream sauce and the capers topping. Anything fried doesn’t taste too good the next day.
Boyfriend got the steak au poivre to try something new, and did not enjoy it. They overdid the sauce and definitely overdid the peppercorn.
Izzy’s scallop potatos were cheesy delicious and their vegetables (broccoli and carrots) were fresh.
Good service, although the waiter also overdid the friendliness, particularly near the end, making it seem ungenuine.

Currently here at the restaurant for an early Father’s Day dinner with my boyfriend’s family. I’ve gotta say that I AM FULL TO THE MAX! My BF and I agreed that we should’ve shares a plate. I got the prime rib and he got the rib eye. Both with izzy own potatoes and creamy spinach. Everything is delicious. The service was good as well.

Again, we dined at the bar & were treated like royalty ;)
Phil is bartending & a perfect fill-​in for Eddie. Pitcher of mimosa, Salmon Benedict… A server came by to ask if everything was hot & if we needed anything else. Fabulous!!!
Love weekend brunches here

I’m very surprised this place is so highly rated and actually still in business! Considering the amount of great food in San Francisco, I really wonder why someone would spend such a good amount of money for a sub par steak in a place like this. The place looks very dated and straight out of a restaurant from the 90’s. The place looks very old and vintage inside and although the tables and arrangements look nice, it just feels like a restaurant out of a horror movie.
The service here was decent, nothing you wouldn’t get at a place like the keg, but considering the premium I was paying I expected a little more. We had to constantly wave down our server to get us drinks and other things we would normally be served.
I came here with co-​workers for dinner on a Friday evening before leaving San Francisco. I’m kind of sad I had to eat this before leaving such a great city. I ordered a steak, a side of grilled mushrooms and a cheesecake. The steak was overcooked as I asked for medium rare and it was closer to well done. The mushrooms tasted like they were straight out of a can and the cheesecake wasn’t anything special. Something you can buy at Safeway would have tasted the same.
Considering I spent over $ 80 with drinks as well, I felt the food was not worth the price of admission. I did get a lot of food that I ended up taking home, but to be honest it was so mediocre, I ended up throwing most of it out. I would probably not come back here when im in the SF area.

Came here for early christmas dinner with my coworkers. This place wasnt too busy maybe cause its a weekday. It had that reddish dim light/​back in the days/​old school kinda feel when you first walk in. You would see the bar right away as well when you came inside this restaurant. They have mostly tables mainly for couples but they do have large/​booth for large group. Seems like there was only one waiter working at the time we came there.
Got the prime rib with cream and broccoli. The prime rib came with the horseradish sauce. Even though i told the waiter that i wanted my prime rib to be medium well done, my prime ribs looks really red but doable to eat. Thought this dish was average. The meat was tender though. The prices are pretty pricy for small to average size steak.

Super recomendo !!! Comida maravilhosa e o atendimento é top *-* Não deixem de provar o filé mignon, super macio !!!