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Map of Best Steaks in Houston - With a Surprise!

I finally got around to building a google map to match my top 10 steakhouses in Houston list. I’ve mapped the top 9, and #10 is a surprise!
Below is the Google Map of the Best Houston Steakhouses:
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If you’re looking for more of the best steakhouses in Houston, or in Texas, read my […]

Pappa’s Grill Steakhouse - Great Ribeye

We made trip #2 out to Pappa’s less famous Houston steakhouse. The Sbragia Cabernet was wonderful with my bone-in ribeye. Amy had the asparagus side, and I had some lovely mushroom caps. She went for the filet oscar, a nice petite filet mignon with a lemon-butter sauce and crab meat. She said it was wonderful, […]

Brenner’s - Best Small Steakhouse in Houston

Brenner’s Steakhouse is a fabulous little location, a place that I’ve know about for 20 years.A few months ago I paid a visit - but for some reason I didn’t write up a review. The off-the-menu bone-in ribeye was absolutely the best steak I’ve ever had.
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I’m in my mid 30’s, and I’ve pretty much had […]

Rube’s Meat - Iowa Beef Steakhouse

Iowa - how’s the beef? What’s the best steak in the state of Iowa? Well I searched for steak, steakhouses, etc… and I quickly found the best steak house in Iowa - Rube’s Meat.
A quick call to the tire shop in Davis County confirmed, Rube’s is worth the 2 hour drive from Ottumwa. Even […]

Never Get Steak at a Seafood Place

I’ve been to Jimmy Wilson’s AKA Denis’ Wilson’s (but actually named Jimmy Wilson’s Seafood & Chop House) several times. I’ve had some great seafood there - lovely crab cakes, tasty spinach-artichoke dip, etc. Saturday night we headed out for dinner, and my girlfriend wanted some Shrimp Etoufee. I wanted a bit of steak - but […]

Pappas Grill Steakhouse

This isn’t “Pappas Bros. Grill” that Texas Monthly named the #1 steakhouse in Texas, but Pappas Grill Steakhouse is owned by the same family, and it was fabulous! I’ve eaten at the more famous Pappas Bros. Grill, and it was great, but it was crowded, and a little pretentious. This version seems a bit […]

Rioja Tapas - Great Steak!

My girlfriend wanted to try something a little different than the standard steakhouse - so we headed over to the neighborhood tapas. Sweet little place with a nice patio - Rioja’s Tapas. Weather was great so we sat outside. Riojo is a word for spanish red wine - and their wine list featured plenty of […]

Taste of Texas - Tasteless

Tonight we ventured out to steak at Taste of Texas. I continued my streak of trying Rib-eye, medium rare. The building is huge, with 20 foot plus ceilings in some places, and the echo effect only adds to the high noise level. There wasn’t a wait, but I usually don’t expect one on a Tuesday […]

Austin Pizza Garden - Great Pizza!

Austin Pizza Garden is a fabulous road-side stop on 290 west of Austin. They may not have steak (I didn’t check) but it’s worth the stop! We were heading back from Pedernales Falls State Park - and were getting a bit hungry. We noticed the glowing PIZZA sign on our way to the campground - […]