The Chop House

always awesome. tastes like home. when I was in college, whoever made a trip home to Kingsport brought Chop House’s honey mustard back and we ate it with chips. THE BEST!

A long time favorite! Great food and great sevice! I have had minor complications with a meal or two over the past 20 + years but the management is very dedicated to exceptional service and will make sure your meal is perfect. Great place for lunch or dinner.

The parking lot was completely full and they were very busy but they handled it like nothing that I have ever seen. The server was perfectly spot on with every need, the food was absolutely delicious, and the facility was very clean and comfortable. The music was a little too loud, but it didn’t diminish the experience. Definitely worth the money.

I pulled up on a Thursday night to a slam packed parking lot. Being that I’m in town on business and by myself I initially thought about driving to the closest McDonalds since I didn’t feel like waiting. I then realized I hate McDonalds and walked in. To my surprise the place is huge on the inside and there were a few tables.
Service was on point and my waitress took good care of me. I ordered the 12 oz Prime Rib medium rare (The way God intended it to be served) and a side of burgundy mushrooms.
The bread came and it was awesome! My Prime Rib was ok, cooked a little over Medium Rare and it was pretty tasteless. I suggest additional seasoning or some crusting spices on the outer layer.
The Chop House is a pretty good place for dinner, their menu is diverse and it wasn’t really expensive so, I’d probably go back if I’m in the area again.

Went by myself as I was on a business trip. The place was ²⁄₃^rd empty and they put me in the bar area without asking. I asked the bar tender what Bourbon they had. She couldn’t tell me. I had to get up and walk to the bar to see. Ordered a bourbon on the rocks. Came really watered down and had way to much ice and very little bourbon. Next I ordered the ribeye and was asked if I wanted some bread. Yes. As I sipped my watered down drink and waited on my bread… here comes the salad and the steak at the same time! Ate the salad and wanted a glass of wine but no bar tender or waitress to be found. Went to eat my steak which was now cold because they brought it out to early. Cut into what was supposed to be mid rare and was mid at best and was badly unevenly cooked with 1 side more done then the other. Honestly I’ve had better steaks at Applebee’s… Oh as I finished my dinner. Then arrived my bread… lol. Not kidding… after the meal. I sat and waited for my check as the waitresses stood around and complained on how little they were making on tips. Yeah… I can tell you why… I wouldn’t go back here if you paid me. It was the worst dining experience I’ve had in years. Food on par with Applebee’s and service was inept. I’d say it might have been a bad night but the way this looked the problems are deeper then that.

High quality food and excellent service! My husband and I both had steaks — a sirloin and a filet. I would definitely recommend an add on topping — the blue cheese butter was amazing! I also recommend the baked sweet potato as a side — they are huge and have a delicious cinnamon butter on top.

Chop House one of my Favs! Birthday dinner with my mom! Service by Stephanie amazing. She gave us time to talk and have our appetizer. No rush to order just enjoy an amazing Birthday. Filet was so perfect. Best Filets ever.

Even though the parking lot was completely filled, I was pleasantly surprised with the overall wait time. My colleague and I got seated right away in the lounge area. My only qualms are the too dimmed lighten and an off stench (the kind of smell similar to a college bar).
Our waitress was great and the rest of the staff was super friendly. I got their ultimate Bloody Mary, which was meh but the garnish was on par with shrimp, bacon, a deviled egg, olives and of course a celery stick
We got our meals within 10 – 15 mins of order and everything was beautifully glutinous and delicious. I got the chop house pork chop with the cinnamon apples and sweet potatoes and the house salad with Santa Fe dressing. The salad was delightful with a crunch and the pork chop was a enormous and full of flavor. The sweet potatoes was yummy as well I wish I would’ve substituted the apples with a veggie.
If you have room for dessert, go with the cheezcake
Def worth checking out if you want good meats in a laced environment for a reasonable price.

Worse meal I have had in several years. My wife’s steak came out rare instead of medium well. She sent it back and still came back rare. My son’s filet looked like it was a piece of meat that had fallen off another piece. It had no taste. I would not go to this restaurant ever.

Excellent food, and they don’t rush you out as soon as you’re finished. Great place!

My friend and I ate dinner here last night while our husbands were at the drag races in Bristol. This was the best meal I have had in a restaurant in a long time.
The salad was fresh, bread was awesome, shrimp bisque soup was unbelievable, prime rib was flavorful and perfectly cooked and the lobster was delicious. Our server, Brittany, was friendly, helpful and attentive-​best service I’ve had in a long time.
We picked The Chop House because of other reviews on Unilocal and were not didappointed-​so, thank you Unilocal and Unilocal users :)

Outstanding food and service, we will eat here routinely. Prime rib sandwich was great.

Excellent food, great service. I had the Prime rib sandwich, and the sweet potato fries as my side. All I can says is YUM… The meat was melt in your mouth and the fries were superb. We will be back for sure.

They have a really nice menu where you can’t really go wrong. I especially enjoyed some of the unique appetizers like the deviled eggs with bacon. And you won’t find a better steak in the area. They cook these to perfection and will make it exactly as rare or well done as you want. Many times at other restaurants I will say rare and get a steak that is medium or medium rare. These guys get it right! This is a great place to take someone special out on a date for world class food. It’s a little expensive, but definitely worth it.

Everything on the menu is delicious, from the fish to their steak. Plan/​call ahead as they are always busy!

Excellent food and waiter

We have eaten there four times in ten years. One time was good — service and food. Three were fair to poor. Once, we tried to explain to our server that the food was not what we ordered and she said yes it was. It turns out we did get someone else’s order (and they got ours). We ate what they brought us but apparently the other people like their steaks cooked to shoe leather consistency.
Another time, I wanted to try their shrimp. They had a regular order and a small order. I asked our waiter how many shrimp are on each and he shrugged his shoulders and said, «I don’t know.» He didn’t offer to find out. Not being very hungry, I asked for the small order. When it came, it had FOUR shrimp on the plate! I’ve had a shrimp cocktail with more shrimp on it than that for far less money (I think it was $ 14).
We don’t eat there any more.

Definitely our favorite place for an above average dinner out in Kingsport. We consistently receive great service and excellent food. It’s always our «go to» place for celebrations such as anniversary, birthday, etc.

Great food, good service– the meal was very good.
I got the cream of potato soup for them to start followed by the house salad. Both were very good.
The blue cheese crusted filet was excellent.
The only downside to the whole experience was the surly teen greeter. I was a little surprised they put someone like that that the front of the house.

Food was bland: service was poor. I am not one to ever send anything back. But the bartender couldn’t even get a vodka /​tonic right.

Absolutely the best wait staff/​service of any restaurant in the city. Their consistency is what sets them apart.
oh, and the food is good too! :)

I must have come here on a really bad night in the kitchen. However, the service was outstanding, for both the bar and restaurant.
I came with a party of eight for dinner. All our steaks were undercooked, food was cold, and some orders were just wrong. It was impossible to enjoy our meals when nearly everyone had a complaint regarding their plate. Just as a general tip for ordering seafood: if you’re in a land-​locked town, ask where you’re seafood is from before ordering. One co-​worker ordered a swordfish that smelled fishy in the worst way. The manager came out only to question whether he’d ever had swordfish before! At least they took it back and didn’t charge for it.
The rest of the table received multiple apologies from the waiter, who repeatedly expressed his lament over the mess in the kitchen that night. We also received one free dessert on the house. And I am, oh so thankful monsieur. That blackberry cobbler was one bowl-​full of heaven-​sent warm doughy-​goodness topped with vanilla bean ice cream. IT WAS THE BEST. Try it.
Overall, look into your options. If you’re with a small party, than consider going (try the blackberry cobbler). Larger parties beware.

I’ve eaten here before, and the service was okay while the food felt overprice. But today, the entire dinner kind of went from bad to worse.
–We waited until 8 to be seated for our 7:30 reservation.
–All of our steaks came out rare, even cuts that were exposed to the grill were clearly still bleeding.
–The one seafood order at the table (swordfish) smelled so bad that the person sitting next to him even dissuaded him from eating the fish.
–I asked the waiter for recommendations on what side to get, and I got a baked Mac and cheese dish at his recommendation. It came out completely cold.
They threw one of the steaks back in the grill, took back the swordfish completely, and gave us the one dessert dish on the house. Granted, the appetizers we got (wings, spinach dip, deviled eggs, and some kind of clam/​oyster) were good. But I hate to think that was easily a $ 300 bill (among 8 of us, each dish was around $ 25 plus drinks and appetizers) and it was that bad of an experience.