OUR RESTAURANTS
At Sophia Steak, we relish the pleasure of a great steak. It's our thing, but it's far from the only thing. Our kitchen also serves the freshest seafood, big crunchy salads, delicious sides, daily specials, and a terrific burger. We set the bar high for everything we do but stop short of fancy. Paired with personalized service, a comfortable setting, and the care of our founders, Glenn Keefer and Ryan O'Donnell—lifelong friends who know a thing or two about steak and hospitality—Sophia Steak is the premier steakhouse for the North Shore communities.
WHO IS SOPHIA?
Wilmette is named for Antoine and Archange Ouilmette, its earliest settlers. The couple raised eight children, including daughter Sophia, on their lakefront homestead in the 1830s. In honor of this pioneering family and our attachment to the town—Ryan’s living a few blocks away and Glenn a couple miles—we thought “Sophia” a fitting name when we opened our first location in Wilmette.
ABOUT BALLYHOO HOSPITALITY
Founded in 2018 by husband-and-wife partners Ryan and Anna O'Donnell, Ballyhoo Hospitality champions the qualities that make a neighborhood restaurant great. Ballyhoo restaurants offer thoughtful, authentic food and drinks and a feeling of satisfaction after each experience. With a genuine, heartfelt greeting upon arrival and an honest appreciation for each visit, Ballyhoo restaurants have quickly become pillars of their community by creating long-lasting memories for our guests time and time again.
