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Asador Bastian
“4.4 across 514 Google reviews; named by Eater 38 and James Beard Foundation.”
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Asador Bastian
basque · steak-house · Chicago
JBF · Semifinalist '25Eater 38
4.4 across 514 Google reviews; named by Eater 38 and James Beard Foundation.
77/100Harry HungryScoreHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
72/100Worth ItScoreWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Paying for the Scene. Harry scores Asador Bastian 77/100 for quality and 72/100 on the Worth It scale for Chicago. One caveat: You're getting an experience. Whether you needed it is up to you.
The Eater 38 nod and a James Beard semifinalist nomination for beverage service put Asador Bastian in company that usually pairs with a crowd of raves across the board — that's not quite what's happening here. Google's 4.4 over 514 reviews looks like genuine popularity, but Yelp and Tripadvisor both settle at 3.9, the latter on just 30 reviews and a rank deep in the thousands among Chicago spots. Read that as a kitchen and bar program critics and regulars rate highly, without the volume of enthusiasm from casual diners to match the industry attention.