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Bowdies Chophouse - Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI

Bowdies Chophouse - Grand Rapids

4.8
4.8
1224 Reviews
$50 and over
Steakhouse
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The newest Bowdie's Chophouse in Grand Rapids featuring the highest quality food, a creative bar and an amazing atmosphere.

Outdoor dining is available upon request, but is limited and not guaranteed.

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 29 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (616) 805-5044
  • Website
    https://bowdieschophouse.com/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive Chef
    Alexander Lukens
  • Private party facilities
    Bowdie’s Chophouse Grand Rapids has exceptional private dining options ideal for rehearsal dinners, business presentations, birthday celebrations, and so much more! Impress your guests with our award-winning customizable menus and service for your next special event.
  • Private party contact
    Gwyneth Duesbery: (616) 334-7314
  • Location
    2237 Wealthy St, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
  • Neighbourhood
    Grand Rapids
  • Cross Street
    Wealthy St SE at Bagley Ave SE
  • Parking Details
    Free street parking in downtown East Grand Rapids, as well as a covered Ellis Parking garage right behind our building that we validate for all of our guests!
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,224 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.9Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • Grand Rapids / Western Michigan

    Best Overall

  • Grand Rapids / Western Michigan

    Best Service

  • Grand Rapids / Western Michigan

    Good for business meals

  • Grand Rapids / Western Michigan

    Great for fine wines

  • Grand Rapids / Western Michigan

    Good for special occasions

  • Grand Rapids / Western Michigan

    Most Booked

  • Grand Rapids

    Best Overall

  • Grand Rapids

    Best Food

  • Grand Rapids

    Best Service

  • Grand Rapids

    Good for business meals

  • Grand Rapids

    Great for fine wines

  • Grand Rapids

    Romantic

  • Grand Rapids

    Good for special occasions

  • Grand Rapids

    Most Booked

1,224 Reviews

  1. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Had a great dining experience as usual. Server Nick was great. Thanks Bowdies team, will be back for sure.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Key West

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The bar area was relaxing and enjoyable! Staff was friendly and food was great as always. Kenneth was a peach to chat with! Thanks

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Grand Rapids

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely restaurant and great service. Food and beverages were up to our expectations. My only suggestion would be to have the crab cakes a bit less spicy. Not sure if it was the cake or the sauce, yet still delicious. Thank you!

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    Denver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Never a bad experience! Everything was amazing per usual! 💗

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  5. Chowhound

    Grand Rapids

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The mains, cowboy steak and a tomahawk lacked seasoning (almost none at all) desperately needing salt and pepper. Sides were tasteless. Had spinach and potatoes. One end of the potatoes was crunchy and crisp and the other end soggy. Spinach tasted like it had been boiled all day. Chef attempted to rescue it by putting huge amounts of Parmesan on top. Service and drinks were very good. For the cost it wasn’t worth it.

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  6. Papa

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on December 2, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Bowdies never disappoints. Great experience all around. Excellent food and service. The best steakhouse in town.

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Grand Rapids

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 1, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was delicious and the atmosphere quiet to moderate but overall relaxing anniversary night.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Grand Rapids

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 1, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and service. Awesome place to celebrate a special event

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Exclusive

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 30, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful experience. Steak was amazing. Mushrooms were amazing. Au Gratin Potatoes were amazing. Jess, our terrific server, was also amazing. Overall a great place to dine in West Michigan.

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  10. AnaO

    Grand Rapids

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 27, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and service. Today was very cold Outside and doors open at precisely 5pm no waiting area or heat warmers outside so that is the only downside to the EGR restaurant. Best cucumber gimlet ever🙌

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    Grand Rapids

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 19, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The best dinner ever! It’s a high end restaurant but perfect for fancy nights out or celebrations. Worth every penny!

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5
    I have loved this place in the past (even recently) and have had great experiences. Sadly, tonight wasn’t one of them. I’d made a reservation weeks ago only to be shoved in the corner of the bar, staring at a dish rack. We seemed to have been forgotten about by our server until another picked us up. Seafood tower (which I’ve had and been impressed by before) was …. Lame. Salad was grossly over dressed, lardons were slathered in bbq sauce (why?), steak wasn’t seasoned. I was really, really disappointed in a place that’s always impressed before.

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  13. Hannah

    Denver

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Perfect spot for a date night or celebratory dinner! Great food and drinks. Had the best experience with our server, Amanueal!

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  14. Kuch

    Detroit

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 14, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Celebrated my son, Parker’s 21st Birthday! Great time, great food, great drinks & great service!Josh was awesome & ID my son, whom was proud to confirm his age on his birthday 11/13/2023! (21)! We will visit Bowdies again, for sure!

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  15. OpenTable Diner

    Grand Rapids

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 9, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The perfect date night spot!

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  16. RichG

    Indiana

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 9, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    well worth everything. food, service, drinks atmosphere

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  17. BetsyH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 9, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Awesome experience and great server! Will come back.

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  18. golfer

    Northern MI

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 8, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The only criticism is the noise level. Very difficult to talk but we understood as the place was packed.

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  19. Fargo

    Detroit

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Five of us had dinner Saturday evening. First time. It was noisier than I expected which seemed more due to the acoustics than the diners. The food was excellent, we all had steaks. They were pricey. The potatoes for sharing were meager. I would have liked to have seen creamed spinach on the menu. Our service was excellent.

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  20. MichaelD

    Grand Rapids

    40 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    40 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent from start to finish. Thank you Heather, Liz, and team. Dining with Bowdies is always exceptional!

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  21. FeedMeWell

    Detroit

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 2, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great service. Limited menu, which I am actually mentioning as a positive. Fewer choices is easier and also allows cooks and chefs to focus on making fewer dishes very well. They obviously specialize in steak, so we ordered a Filet Mignonette (bone out) and my husband ordered a Tomahawk. The filet was a textbook medium rare (warm red center), which you honestly hardly ever see (at least where I live - you usually get a medium). Melt in your mouth tender. My husband thought the seasoning was a bit light, but I suppose that’s better than over seasoned. Mushrooms were very delicious. Not too loud, even when bigger parties showed up. Great ambiance. I’ve honestly just had equally as good steaks at restaurants that were expensive, but not this expensive. It was a nice celebration meal, but doesn’t stick out as one of the best flavors or meals I’ve ever had.

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  22. ChicagoFood

    Chicago

    100 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    100 reviews

    Dined on November 1, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Bowdies is the best steak in town! My wife loves the steak tartar, which is rare to find on a menu. Everything was great as usual.

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  23. MichelleK

    Grand Rapids

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 28, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing food and drinks! Steak will melt in your mouth. I can’t wait to visit again for our next date night!

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  24. maizey01

    Chicago

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 28, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our server was Nathan and he provided an amazing experience. He was very attentive. Food was excellent. We had a wonderful anniversary celebration.

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  25. RitaS

    Cleveland

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on October 28, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Everything is always amazing. We split the porterhouse...Fantastic!

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  26. JeffH

    San Diego

    27 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    27 reviews

    Dined on October 25, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Nice greeting, nice table excellent service. Celebrating 49th Anniversary and were treated to a tasting glass of champagne. Appetizer, salad, fabulous steak and a nice side. We couldn't ask for anything more.

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  27. markd

    Grand Rapids

    15 reviews

    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great service, excellent beef. Favorite steak house in GR. Escargot missed the salt/Parmesan and the tartare was bland. Could use are refresh.

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  28. Docs

    Greater Boston

    15 reviews

    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on October 16, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    This was our second time at Bowdies Chophouse, the first experience last Christmas season was amazing so we chose to bring an out of town family member here instead of a popular chophouse chain downtown. Overall we had a nice evening but the steaks were not as good as remembered? Tasty but summertime grilling tasted much better, the last experience they were phenomenal! For the price and cost you pay for fine dining it was nothing spectacular sadly. The drinks were too strong and disappointing. We sat on the lounge side this visit and the noise level was moderate. We did enjoy our server and the staff helping that evening. They were friendly and attentive. The potato au gratin was my favorite part! And the Rat Pack music playing in the background. Not sure we will be back, eating out in todays world especially with the prices of everything, fine dining should make you feel good about the money you spend for the food and experience and this time just didn’t live up to that.

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  29. JeffT

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Everyone was fantastic from the hostess to the wait staff. Our waiter was amazing and also a bourbon expert.

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  30. ToddP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 14, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great food as usual. Received complimentary champagne for our anniversary which was a nice touch on top of the already great service. We will be back.

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  31. OpenTable Diner

    Detroit

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It’s was super. Professional service and incredible food. Had a bone in fillet Pittsburgh style, the nailed it! Amazing!

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  32. KBak

    Grand Rapids

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The service was excellent and the ambiance/atmosphere was very nice. However, I must say the steak was disappointing. It wasn't bad, mind you. But it was very average at any price. For the cost, I was expecting a lot more. The sides were delicious. I highly recommend the au gratin potatoes! Fantastic! And the creme brulee for dessert was an excellent finish. But honestly, I've had better steaks off my grill from the local chain grocery store.

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  33. ChicagoFood

    Chicago

    100 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    100 reviews

    Dined on October 11, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Thank you for a wonderful evening! Grant took care of our table and did a fantastic job. The food , drinks and wine were amazing as usual. Looking forward to coming back.

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  34. ChuckB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 10, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great Experience, Great Staff. The food was excellent.

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  35. JoshuaJ

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 9, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Highly recommend! Great food and great selections.

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  36. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on October 7, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The service was excellent and our meals were delicious. Great drink menu too!

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  37. KenE

    Cincinnati

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on October 4, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great food and service, will be back. Our steaks were prepared perfectly.

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  38. Shane

    Indiana

    145 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    145 reviews

    Dined on October 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Wen back for another splendid meal at Bowdies. I had the crab cake again. Then I waited almost an hour to get my surf & turf because the bartender was busy talking with some distillers. Other than that the experience was on point.

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  39. Susan

    Grand Rapids

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 2, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We come for our Anniversary and the food is always excellent. The service is also very good.

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  40. SNDThomas

    Oklahoma City

    29 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    29 reviews

    Dined on October 2, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    What a pleasant surprise. I was looking for a nice steakhouse and found this location while traveling to Grand Rapids. Food was great and the NY Strip I had was one I would compare to some of the best steaks I’ve had.

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitising

    • Surfaces sanitised between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitised menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitiser or wipes provided for customers

  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners
    • Distancing maintained in common areas
    • Extra space between tables

  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Bowdies Chophouse - Grand Rapids offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (616) 805-5044.

Bowdies Chophouse - Grand Rapids is rated 4.8 stars by 1224 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 29 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Bowdies Chophouse - Grand Rapids

2237 Wealthy St, Grand Rapids, MI 49506

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Wealthy St SE at Bagley Ave SE
  • Neighbourhood
    Grand Rapids
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking Details
    Free street parking in downtown East Grand Rapids, as well as a covered Ellis Parking garage right behind our building that we validate for all of our guests!
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Alexander Lukens
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    https://bowdieschophouse.com/
  • Phone number
    (616) 805-5044
  • Private party facilities
    Bowdie’s Chophouse Grand Rapids has exceptional private dining options ideal for rehearsal dinners, business presentations, birthday celebrations, and so much more! Impress your guests with our award-winning customizable menus and service for your next special event.
  • Private party contact
    Gwyneth Duesbery: (616) 334-7314
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