{"id":561,"date":"2009-06-16T13:42:52","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T13:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyfork.com\/best_steakhouses\/"},"modified":"2021-04-22T19:42:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:42:09","slug":"best_steakhouses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyfork.com\/new\/best_steakhouses\/","title":{"rendered":"11 of the Best Steakhouses in the Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even though some might argue that <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyfork.com\/2009\/06\/7_reasons_why_steak_aint_what.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">steak ain&#8217;t what it used to be,<\/a> there&#8217;s absolutely no substitute for a perfectly cooked piece of premium beef. There are still plenty of steakhouses that know how to cook things up just right and can offer diners a piece of grilled perfection. Here are 11 of the best steakhouses from across the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Broward-Palm Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Chima Brazilian Steakhouse<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You know this is an indulgence of the most gluttonous sort. You know you shouldn&#8217;t go often. But you&#8217;re smart about it; you try to go with different people most of the time. You coyly suggest it on birthdays and anniversaries &#8212; yours and theirs. Just driving by, smelling the steaks,&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.browardpalmbeach.com\/bestof\/2009\/award\/best-steak-house-845513\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/p>\n<table class=\"image center\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" width=\"318\">\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chima.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyfork.com\/files\/chima.jpg\" width=\"318\" height=\"212\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"caption\">Sirloin served up Rodizio style at Chima Brazilian Steakhouse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dallas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Ounce Prime Steakhouse<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The flatiron steak here is sure to curl your toes. It&#8217;s a quantum leap richer than most steaks, woven as it is with a harness of fat that melts and leaches into the meat fibers. It relegates the bulk of prime beef to the sub market sector in one clean cut. It&#8217;s called akaushi&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/bestof\/2008\/award\/best-steak-1098951\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Denver<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Capital Grille<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve eaten at every steakhouse in this steakhouse-heavy town, and we&#8217;ve never found anything that tops the Capital Grille. Everything about this restaurant &#8212; from the hand-cut steaks and perfectly set tables to the flawless service, cool lunches and killer weekend dinners &#8212; is a&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.westword.com\/bestof\/2009\/award\/best-high-end-steakhouse-1053476\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Houston<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Del Frisco&#8217;s<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sure, this is the place to see and be seen, and it&#8217;s been so ever since it opened its doors. Sure, the decor is superb (it was the most expensive build-out in the city&#8217;s history). Sure, it&#8217;s one of the largest restaurants in the city (it seats 400). Sure, it has the most expensive and extensive&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/bestof\/2008\/award\/best-steakhouse-926179\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/p>\n<table class=\"image center\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" width=\"200\">\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"caption\">The &#8220;tomahawk&#8221; cut Kobe rib eye at Del Frisco&#8217;s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kansas City<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Range Steakhouse<\/em><\/p>\n<p>No, you don&#8217;t have to be a high roller to enjoy the meat at the dark, quiet steakhouse inside the bustling Harrah&#8217;s Casino, although high rollers do often eat there &#8212; using their comp credits. For the nongambling contingent, the 16-ounce, traditional-cut Kansas City strip isn&#8217;t just tender&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pitch.com\/bestof\/2008\/award\/best-kansas-city-strip-731303\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Los Angeles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Cut<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mastro, Arnie Morton&#8217;s, Wolfgang&#8217;s, BLT Steak, Ruth&#8217;s Chris, the Palm &#8212; the city is awash in expense-account steak, empurpled slabs of rare, prime beef seared on 1,000-degree grills, and ideally accompanied by a bottle of California cabernet that costs as much as your first car. For years,&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.laweekly.com\/bestof\/2008\/award\/best-steak-348026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though some might argue that steak ain&#8217;t what it used to be, there&#8217;s absolutely no substitute for a perfectly cooked piece of premium beef. There are still plenty of steakhouses that know how to cook things up just right and can offer diners a piece of grilled perfection. 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