The Chicago-based Gibsons Restaurant Group is opening a flagship in Nashville. Gibsons Restaurant Group is known for the iconic steakhouse, founded in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood in 1989 by Steve Lombardo II. 7) and Gibsons Steakhouse Chicago (No. Related:Ark Restaurants admits long-battled eviction of Bryant Park Grill and sister brands could be comingThe Gibsons Steakhouse brand is known for its use of USDA Prime Angus. Steve Lombardo III, the group’s CEO, said in a statement, “The Gibsons Restaurant Group has been scouting Nashville for several years.