Highest-rated steak restaurants in the Houston area by diners
Highest-rated steak restaurants in the Houston area by diners
The French have their bistros. The English have their pubs. And the Americans have their steakhouses.
Going out for a steak has been a pivotal part of American culture for more than a century, but it wasn't always considered a high-class, expensive meal. In New York City in the 1800s, working-class folks would down pints of ale and (usually without utensils and atop white or French bread) for celebratory meals. Sometimes, the "beefsteak banquet," as it was known, would be put on as a political fundraiser.
Soon, fine-dining establishments opened up to take those steak dinners up a notch, like Delmonico's in 1837, Old Homestead Steakhouse in 1868, and Carl Luger's Caf茅, Billiards and Bowling Alley (now Peter Luger) in 1887. One thing has remained the same though: Dining at a steakhouse is still synonymous with celebration. It's the kind of meal used to mark milestone moments on the path to the American dream鈥攇et a job, buy a house, go out for steak.
The steakhouse experience has certainly modernized from the days of eating beef with your hands and slugging beers. Ordering a steak involves choosing the best cuts, like rib-eye, filet mignon, and New York strip. Then there are the starters鈥攁 shrimp cocktail, oysters Rockefeller, or a classic house salad with your choice of dressing. And of course, you can't forget all of the accoutrements鈥攖he potato (baked, mashed, or au gratin?), the vegetable (creamed spinach, saut茅ed asparagus, or roasted broccoli?), and a slice of classic New York cheesecake to finish it off.
More than a century after the steak dinner got upgraded in New York City, chain steakhouses started bringing this central part of the American culinary tradition cross-country in the 1980s and '90s with spots like Texas Roadhouse, LongHorn Steakhouse, Outback Steakhouse, and The Capital Grille. Today, with so many steakhouses to choose from, it takes high-quality service, top-of-the-line cooking, and of course, the best cuts of beef to stand out from the rest.
How will you choose where to live out this iconic American meal? To help, compiled a list of the highest-rated steakhouses in the Houston area, according to diners' reviews on as of February 2025. Restaurants tagged as "steakhouses" on Yelp within a 10-kilometer radius of Houston were included. As a result, some restaurants featured may primarily serve other food items. Only restaurants with at least 20 reviews were considered.
#30. Goode Company Seafood
- Rating: 4.0/5 (851 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2621 Westpark Drive Houston, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Comfort Food, Steakhouses
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#29. Bungalow Downtown Dining
- Rating: 4.0/5 (624 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 407 Main St. Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses, Cocktail Bars
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#28. Genesis Steakhouse & Wine Bar
- Rating: 4.0/5 (128 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 80 Braeswood Sq Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses, Wine Bars, Kosher
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#27. The Community Bar
- Rating: 4.0/5 (255 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2703 Smith St. Houston, Texas
- Categories: Sports Bars, Steakhouses
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#26. Toro Toro
- Rating: 4.0/5 (184 reviews)
- Address: 1300 Lamar St. Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses, Latin American
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#25. Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse
- Rating: 4.1/5 (1333 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 1510 Texas Ave. Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses, New American
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#24. Sal Y Pimienta Kitchen
- Rating: 4.1/5 (532 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 818 Town And Country Blvd. Ste 105 Houston, Texas
- Categories: Latin American, Steakhouses
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#23. Guard and Grace Modern Steakhouse
- Rating: 4.1/5 (512 reviews)
- Address: 500 Dallas St. Houston, Texas
- Categories: New American, Steakhouses, Seafood
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#22. Fogo de Ch茫o Brazilian Steakhouse
- Rating: 4.1/5 (1459 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 8250 Westheimer Road Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses, Brazilian
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#21. Marmo
- Rating: 4.1/5 (641 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 888 Westheimer Road Ste 109 Houston, Texas
- Categories: Italian, Steakhouses, Piano Bars
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#20. Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
- Rating: 4.1/5 (414 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 788 West Sam Houston Pkwy North Ste 788 Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses, Wine Bars, Seafood
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#19. The Capital Grille
- Rating: 4.2/5 (497 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 5365 Westheimer Road Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses, Seafood, Wine Bars
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#18. Truluck's Ocean's Finest Seafood & Crab
- Rating: 4.3/5 (1076 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 5350 Westheimer Houston, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Steakhouses, Venues & Event Spaces
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#17. Tour茫o Brazilian Churrasqueria
- Rating: 4.3/5 (409 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 4412 Montrose Blvd. Houston, Texas
- Categories: Brazilian, Steakhouses
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#16. J. Alexander's
- Rating: 4.3/5 (264 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 1180-1 Uptown Park Blvd. Houston, Texas
- Categories: New American, Seafood, Steakhouses
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#15. Avenida Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse
- Rating: 4.3/5 (567 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 12350 Southwest Fwy Stafford, Texas
- Categories: Brazilian, Steakhouses, Venues & Event Spaces
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#14. Pappas Bros. Steakhouse
- Rating: 4.3/5 (441 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 1200 Mckinney St. Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses
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#13. The Capital Grille
- Rating: 4.3/5 (356 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 840 West Sam Houston Pkwy North Ste 100 Centre Four Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses, Seafood, Wine Bars
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#12. Karne Steakhouse
- Rating: 4.3/5 (400 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 2805 White Oak Drive Ste 100 Houston, Texas
- Categories: Korean, Steakhouses, Cocktail Bars
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#11. Doris Metropolitan
- Rating: 4.3/5 (428 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 2815 South Shepherd Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses, Mediterranean, Wine Bars
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#10. Eddie V's Prime Seafood
- Rating: 4.4/5 (881 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 2800 Kirby Drive Ste A100 Houston, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Steakhouses, Lounges
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#9. Eddie V's Prime Seafood
- Rating: 4.4/5 (718 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 12848 Queensbury Lane Ste 200 Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses, Seafood, Lounges
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#8. Gauchos Do Sul
- Rating: 4.4/5 (104 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 3995 Westheimer Road Floor 3 Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses, Brazilian
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#7. Steak 48
- Rating: 4.4/5 (1916 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 4444 Westheimer Road Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses, Seafood, Wine Bars
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#6. Casa Do Brasil
- Rating: 4.4/5 (219 reviews)
- Address: 2800 Sage Road Ste A100 Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses, Brazilian, Salad
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#5. BORI - Spring Branch
- Rating: 4.4/5 (629 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 1453 Witte Road Houston, Texas
- Categories: Korean, Steakhouses, Barbecue
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#4. JOEY Uptown
- Rating: 4.4/5 (1426 reviews)
- Address: 5045 Westheimer Road Ste X01 Houston, Texas
- Categories: New American, Steakhouses, Bars
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#3. Pappas Bros. Steakhouse
- Rating: 4.4/5 (1275 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 5839 Westheimer Road Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses
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#2. Chama Ga煤cha - Houston
- Rating: 4.5/5 (1922 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 5865 Westheimer Road Houston, Texas
- Categories: Brazilian, Steakhouses, Bars
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#1. Taste of Texas
- Rating: 4.5/5 (4451 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 10505 Katy Fwy Houston, Texas
- Categories: Steakhouses, Wine Bars, Venues & Event Spaces
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This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Kiersten Hickman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 302 metros.
