Shula's Steak House
The 18th destination of the high-end steak house conceptualized by the legendary Miami Dolphins coach opened in December 2009 inside the Richmond Hilton Conference Center & Spa. The mahogany-enhanced dining room is decorated with black and white photos of famous football players, while menu highlights are an array of Angus premium "Shula cut" steaks, including a 48-oz. porterhouse (if you finish it, you become a member in Shula's "48-Ounce Club." Non-meat eaters have choices of salads, salmon and crab cakes.
Shula's Steak House
191 Town Centre West Blvd.
Richmond, VA 23233
(804) 364-3600
donshula.com
Buckhead's Restaurant and Chop House
A local favorite for 15 years, Buckhead's hand cuts and trims its steaks daily. Rib eye, filet mignon and steak fromage with blue cheese are specialties, while veal, lamb and pork are offered as alternatives. Non-meat eaters can choose among lobster, crab, shrimp and salmon. The restaurant also boasts an extensive wine list with more than 700 selections, premium scotches and bourbons, and a humidor stocked with hand-rolled cigars.
Buckhead's Restaurant and Chop House
8510 Patterson Ave.
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 750-2000
buckheads.com
Hondos
The locally owned and operated restaurant serves prime beef from a Chicago-based company that services a limited number of steakhouses nationwide. In addition to staples such as New York strip and filet mignon, the menu features a cowboy cut rib eye and a Kansas City dry-aged strip. Vegetarian pasta, chicken breast Milanese and a selection of seafood including tuna, lobster and shrimp are also available. Hondos also presents and extensive wine list.
Hondos
4024 Cox Road
Glen Allen, VA 23060
(804) 968-4323
hondosprime.com
Morton's The Steakhouse
Located in the Shockoe Slip area, a block from the revitalized Canal Walk, Morton's offers a $5 bar menu from 5 p.m. until close, with selections such as four petite filet mignon sandwiches, three mini crab cakes and blue cheese French fries. The main dining room menu contains mainstays of the chain such as prime rib and New York strip, but also Morton's specialties filet Oskar, Cajun rib eye and a double porterhouse. Alaskan king crab legs, whole-baked Maine lobster and chicken Christopher are some choices for non-beef eaters.
Morton's The Steakhouse
111 Virginia Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 648-1662
mortons.com
Ruth's Chris Steak House
The Richmond location of this national chain--which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2005--serves USDA Prime steaks, seared at 1,800 degrees and topped with butter. Steak choices include a porterhouse for two, a T-bone, rib eye and filets. Other entree offerings are barbecued shrimp, lamb chops, lobster and an ahi-tuna stack.
Ruth's Chris Steak House
11500 W. Huguenot Road
Richmond, VA 23113
(804) 378-0600
ruthschris.com
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse
The restaurant's bar offers the novelty of "5 for $6 until 7"--five cocktails, five wines and five appetizers for $6 each are served at the bar until 7 p.m. A prime burger menu complements one filled with USDA cuts such as New York strip, bone-in rib eye and, on Sundays only, prime rib. Other options include chicken breast, a pork rib chop, veal chop, seared scallops and tuna mignon. Fleming's massive wine list provides 100 choices available by the glass and wine flights.
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse
9200 Stony Point Parkway
Richmond, VA 23235
(804) 272-7755
flemingssteakhouse.com
