I went there for lunch one time with the department. I ordered the Kobe burger and asked for medium rare. the burger was so under cooked I was about to puke. I can eat black and blue but that is like it was just out of the grinder and seared for 30 seconds. The manager was prompt in removing that item from our bill w/o me asking about it. Service is good, food is not...

nopurpose said:Why is the name Ruth's Chris??

Was originally called Chris Steak House for a number of years in New Orleans "cannot remember the exact length of time" when it was purchased after a bad fire "as I recall" by Ruth Fertel/Furtel?.

When she decided to expand she wanted to change the name from Chris Steak House but due to legal restrictions that were part of the purchase agreement "Chris" had to remain part of the name so she re-named it Ruth's Chris Steak House.

I believe it's one of the largest if not the largest high dollar steak house chain in the country with several overseas locations to boot.

As I mentioned earlier, back in the good Ole days before I was self employed I frequented several of the locations quite often on a company expense account.

I love Ruth's Chris but every time I think about getting in on these meals, I end up not. Simply put, their calamari are the best and the kobe Ribeye is to DIE for! I wish they'd have a deal for those but then again, the Kobe Ribeye is already $70. I'd be happy with calamari and the regular ribeye too.

Nice deal though OP. I'm planning on making another trip to Ruth's Chris soon.

A horrible dining experience for a "prime" steak house, frozen meat, poor service, eck

To OP: Thanks for posting, this is a good deal compared to A La Carte.

To person who asked what's up with the name. I have no idea but I have a theory. They thought if they gave their restaurant an incredibly obnoxious name, something which doesn't really resemble a name or anything grammatical at all, people would come in and give them huge amounts of money for a steak. It seems to work quite well. Kind of like the "Think Different" campaign by Apple. In this day and age, I guess it goes like this:

1) Create expensive product
2) Advertise, using mangled, obnoxious language
3) Profit!

i went to the one in az last year cause i won a gift cert.

The establisment was nice..

But the steak was really mediocre...I was not impressed. In fact and this is no lie. I have had better steak at the keg.

They are all different. The one in San Diego is WAY better than the one I ate at in Philadelphia.

zikronix said:kyotousa said:IUSTEIN said:A horrible dining experience for a "prime" steak house, frozen meat, poor service, eck

I believe you...it's a chain restaurant, quality somewhat varies.
The one in my place is pretty decent.... I had a crappy Ruth's before tho.

problem is you still pay that premium price

?? are fwers so poor that we can't justify a reason to pay for a good dinner?
It's not even that expensive compare to French cuisine or fusion cuisine.

The one in Ft. Lauderdale is EXCELLENT. The quality is high and the service is good. I am a Capital Grille fan myself, but would not turn down a night with Ruth ever.

No deals for Ft. Lauderdale Bummer.

Sean Hannity recommends this place, so I might have to check it out - thanks OP