Is Ruth's Chris OVERRATED? Reviewing The Iconic Steak Chain

Ruth's Chris Steak House is one of the most famous steak chains in the USA, with many locations in the US, Canada, and Mexico. The steakhouse with the weird name has been around since 1965 and has been serving the iconic Ruth's Chris sizzling steaks in fine dining settings ever since. The name is a mouthful to say, but the origin story is interesting, as the owner bought Chris Steakhouse and was tired of being mistaken for Chris' wife, and hence put the famous apostrophe in the restaurant name.

Today, Ruth's Chris Steak House is one of the most common and popular fine dining steakhouses in America and is often the only option for a fancy steak dinner in many parts of the country. For many more suburban locations, your options are basically either Outback steakhouse, Texas Longhorn steakhouse, or Ruth's Chris.

Due no doubt in large part to this ubiquity, Ruth's Chris has many fans. Many believe Ruth's Chris is the best steak in the USA, and even people who live in places with vibrant food scenes are fans of it. Some even believe it is the best steak in New York City despite the plethora of other historical and critically acclaimed options.

So is Ruth's Chris truly the best steak around or is Ruth's Chris overrated? Come with us on this food adventure as we find out!

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Restaurant Deets:
Ruth's Chris Steak House
499 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07310

[AmazingChinaToday]

Outback is weak, Longhorn Steakhouse is phenomenal. Perfectly seasoned and cooked steak, loaded baked potato, and salad, for 28 bucks. Longhorn all day long.

[Ksaysme]

Your viewership is flying up! Keep it going bossman

[TeamDryRub]

The salad should've come out with the bread! They knew it was going to be 30 minute wait.

[chaat_gpt]

weird they didn't. bring out the salad first. noted to tell them to bring it out first. 40 mins is a long time

[workingclown]

It's not overrated, it's overpriced.

[williambennett]

I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy watching your review videos. Keep up the great work! Hello from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

[BatCaveOz]

Pro Tip - Use the butter knife to apply the butter.

[katec]

I do not believe that is how it got it’s name. It was originally called Chris’s steak house. It was sold to Ruth with the understanding that it remain Chris’s steak house. So Ruth renamed it Ruth’s Chris Steak house.

[realpolitiksanta]

Big fan here. Your reviews are refreshing.

[bb]

My favorite chain steakhouse. Very consistent and good value. I have done the wine tasting dinner, was excellent.🥩

[CohibaJoe]

Note to self: Hot plate with continue to cook your steak so eat this 1st. 2nd note: Mastro's 1285 6th Ave, NY is the place to go for a fantastic steak.

[lizw.]

I appreciate your reviews - thank you!

[mikeymutual]

You are getting better as a food reviewer. Using detailed descriptions to back up your opinions and trying to be more objective. Well done.

[jonvon]

That “excess liquid at the bottom” mixed with the beef fat is what you dip your slice into before eating it.

[Mo_Ketchups]

When the highlight of your steak dinner is a side of mashed spuds, party over. 😄🤷‍♂️

[CoolJay]

Great review UA. On the plus side, I think the mix of butter and meat juices are great for dipping the slices. Ruth's Chris has a marketing ploy of their high temp 1, 800 F infrared searing system. I happen to think it is flawed. If they leave the steak long enough to get a full sear, it chars some spots too much. If they try to avoid too much char, you get spots that are under seared. But at times, they do get it right. It is always better to sear at lower temperature than that but for long enough time to get a nice caramelization throughout. Also, they don't salt brine steaks in advance at restaurants, which may have been why you felt the need for salt. Those are the two reasons I almost never go out to eat steaks anymore. When I cook at home, I try to get maximum brown caramelization, color of dark brown sugar, for a sweeter sear flavor rather than bitter black char. But that is a matter of taste.

[Michael-vgtl]

I would say it’s actually underrated 😂. It gets hate because it’s a chain, but it’s pretty much always on point!

[Nate-pzpv]

I was told by a friend who is a waiter there that the steaks are wet aged for thirty days. That’s just leaving it in its sealed bag for aging. That’s why it doesn’t have that dry aged flavor! FYI!

[Kcpmaui]

Ruth Chris always delivers! Never had a bad meal there!

[Pcojustice]

Good to see you with no hat on in a restaurant 😊. Good review too