The 10 Best Damn Steakhouses in the Entire Country
Bern's Steak House is one of The 10 Best Damn Steakhouses in the Entire Country.

1. Bern's Steak House

9.2
1208 S Howard Ave, Tampa, FL
Steakhouse · Historic Hyde Park North · 182 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: It’s all about decadence at Bern’s, where the menu is brimming with excess-caviar, oysters, foie gras, truffled steak tartare, seven cuts of steak and a 7,000 bottle wine list. Read more.

Pappas Bros. Steakhouse is one of The 10 Best Damn Steakhouses in the Entire Country.

2. Pappas Bros. Steakhouse

9.2
10477 Lombardy Ln (at Northwest Hwy.), Dallas, TX
Steakhouse · 75 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: This longtime Texas favorite is a classic. Red leather booths, wood-paneled walls, a wine list with 2,300 bottles and some of the best dry-aged, beautifully marbled steaks in cattle country. Read more.

Peter Luger Steak House is one of The 10 Best Damn Steakhouses in the Entire Country.

3. Peter Luger Steak House

8.8
178 Broadway (at Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Steakhouse · Williamsburg · 691 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: No need for a menu at this Brooklyn legend. You’re going to want the butter-basted Porterhouse for two (which, honestly, serves three), some thick-cut bacon, hash browns, and creamed spinach. Read more.

Bavette's Bar and Boeuf is one of The 10 Best Damn Steakhouses in the Entire Country.

4. Bavette's Bar and Boeuf

9.3
218 W Kinzie St (at N Wells St), Chicago, IL
Steakhouse · River North · 130 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: There’s smoked whitefish in the Caesar salad and Mexican elote on the sides menu. But there are no tricks with the bone-in rib eye--just tender meat with a salty, crispy crust. Read more.

Keens Steakhouse is one of The 10 Best Damn Steakhouses in the Entire Country.

5. Keens Steakhouse

9.2
72 W 36th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Steakhouse · Koreatown · 483 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: This legendary spot has been around since 1885. Though the steak is excellent, Keen’s is best known for its mutton-a huge, bone-in roasted lamb that will have you channeling your inner cavewoman. Read more.

Carnevino is one of The 10 Best Damn Steakhouses in the Entire Country.

6. Carnevino

3225 Las Vegas Blvd S (Palazzo Hotel), Las Vegas, NV
Steakhouse · 122 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: While plenty of steakhouses in Vegas are good, we particularly like Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich’s Carnevino, which puts an Italian spin on the traditional chophouse. Read more.

CUT by Wolfgang Puck is one of The 10 Best Damn Steakhouses in the Entire Country.

7. CUT by Wolfgang Puck

8.3
9500 Wilshire Blvd ((at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel)), Beverly Hills, CA
Steakhouse · 84 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Wolfgang Puck's take on the steakhouse is characteristically sleek and modern--clean, white interiors and sophisticated fare like lobster with black truffle sabayon and Japanese Wagyu rib eye. Read more.

Archie's Waeside is one of The 10 Best Damn Steakhouses in the Entire Country.

8. Archie's Waeside

7.1
224 4th Ave NE, Le Mars, IA
Steakhouse · 12 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Archie’s has beef straight from the heartland, seafood flown in daily, an award-winning wine list and a family feel that you can’t manufacture (the restaurant’s original owner still lives on site). Read more.

St Elmo Steak House is one of The 10 Best Damn Steakhouses in the Entire Country.

9. St Elmo Steak House

9.0
127 S Illinois St (btw Maryland St. & Georgia St.), Indianapolis, IN
Steakhouse · Downtown Indianapolis · 197 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: St. Elmo is especially famous for its shrimp cocktail, which comes out with great to-do-four jumbo shrimp, on ice, with a generous dollop of cocktail sauce. And the steak’s pretty epic, too. Read more.

Cattlemen's Steakhouse is one of The 10 Best Damn Steakhouses in the Entire Country.

10. Cattlemen's Steakhouse

8.7
1309 S Agnew Ave (at Exchange Ave.), Oklahoma City, OK
Steakhouse · 145 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Nowadays, Cattlemen's is the best place in town for steak and potatoes--and, if you’re feeling particularly adventurous, the calamari-like fried lamb testicles. Hey, when in Oklahoma... Read more.