The best steak in Washington DC?
 

Hi everyone
I will be in Washington DC on my husband's birthday and want to take him out for a really terrific steak- his favorite.

Suggestions please!
Thank you :-)

My first choice for a special occasion steak dinner:

J&G Steakhouse - downtown at the W Hotel across the street from the White House. The food is spectacular (all of it, not only the steaks), the setting is elegant and before or after dinner you can have a drink at the rooftop bar which has one of a kind views of DC.

After that I would consider:

Rays The Steaks (Arlington)
Charlie Palmer Steaks (Capitol Hill)
Bourbon Stread (4 Seasons Hotel in Georgetown)

Check out The Prime Rib and The Palm, also.

I'm not a meat eater but I am told by many who are that Bourbon Steak at the Four Seasons in Georgetown is the best.

Thanks for the tips. I am taking my sweet mother to DC for Fall Break and we might need a steak night!

Thanks for all of the great options. It will be hard to pick just one!

Another vote for Rays the Steaks.

Here's a third for Ray's.....no question

Nobody's asked the real steak lover's question...what does he usually order? The filet? The Rib-Eye? The Porterhouse?

His most ordered is definitely the rib eye, but he loves all steak, any steak, every steak. Even a london broil grilled at home makes his day.

I checked out all of the menus and it doesn't look like I can go wrong no matter where we end up :-) Are any of them known for one cut over the others?

1789 in Georgetown is famous for their terrific 5-week-aged ribeye, and Bourbon Steak has a 32 oz bone-in Rib Eye that will make his eyes spin.

Hi Everyone

Thanks for all of the recommendations. I thought I would report back-

We ended up going to Ray's the Steaks because:
1. it got a lot of votes
2. it was convenient to go back to our hotel (in crystal city) after sightseeing to shower and change and then drive to Arlington instead of going back into the city.

Husband got the "signature" onglet (sp? I had never heard of this cut of steak before) steak. I got the filet with brandy mushroom sauce and a side of garlic broccoli.

both steaks were AWESOME. The creamed spinach and garlic mashed potatoes that are served family style with all steaks was very good also. The broccoli with garlic was disappointing. It was a huge stalk/tree of broccoli straight out of the blue rubber band (they can't chop it up?)barely steamed, with NO GARLIC! haha o well, they are not a broccoli restaurant and everything else was good.

Husband also ordered their tar tar dish which was halved hard boiled eggs with raw meat in the whites and capers and the hard cooked yolks and some pickles scattered around. It was also tasty. Husband loved it.

The beer selection was small and bottles only but they did have an IPA that was pretty good. We each had one.

We were too stuffed for dessert, but later, back at the hotel we were kicking ourselves for not getting some to go!

We both ate some broccoli and there was lots leftover. One waiter was a little snooty when I asked to take it home. The woman at the reception area was snooty when I asked where the bathroom was (there were no signs!). Other than that, everyone was friendly and the service was good. The waiters all seem to wait on all of the tables as a team instead of having assigned tables.

The bill was $101 with tip. Not bad at all for such a delicious meal. The check came with homemade peanut butter fudge squares on top.

I would definitely recommend this place to others. Just don't get the broccoli :-)

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for reporting back to us.

Onglet isn't a very tender cut of beef, that's considered an everyday cafe dish in France they use for steak and frites (often called a hanger or skirt steak) because it is cheaper. YOu usually have to marinate it because it is so tough.

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