perhaps it ’s hard to conceive , but there are still true carnivores amid those looking for gluten - free quinoa salads and ornamental celery Strategic Arms Limitation Talks foams … people who sing the praises of pancetta and prosciutto , who ordinate their steak rarified , and who love kernel with the fire of a stone T - Rex . straight carnivore are willing to brave vexation and centre attempt for an craftily marbleised slab of cow flesh cooked with precision , and temper just enough to complement a meaty grain . In Louisville , we consider the American chophouse to be a carnivore ’s church – a temple of thoroughgoing celebration and sirloin . So if you ’re ready to hug your internal predator , gain up these hallowed halls of meat and splendour .
Z’s Oyster Bar & Steakhouse
Z ’s Oyster Bar & Steakhouse is a ordered , safe stakes for a first date , an interview , or even a occupation lunch . Whether you ’re gain up the East End or Downtown spot , you ’re guaranteed to be impressed with the carte du jour of aged beef and fresh seafood . If surf & turf is what you ’re see for , this place is hands down the good pick in township . Z ’s prides itself on the selection of spare - brisk seafood that pairs cleanly with timber , Prime , Midwestern , aged boeuf . Plus , the service is never lacking , and it ’s always packed with family … and people .
Brazeiros Churrascaria
There are a couple of thing to love about this Brazilian steakhouse : 1 ) it has an all - you - can - eat meat extravaganza , and 2 ) it ’s the full salad cake around , stocked with reinvigorated mozzarella , chunks of manchego , and slivers of salami . ( Hey , if it ’s on the salad cake , it counts as a serving of vegetables , right ? ) There ’s no limit point to the amount of meat offer at Brazeiros . As long as your coaster add-in is turn to the green side , the gaucho chef will keep do to your table with giant skewers of meat and give you slices of filet , short rib , sirloin , and the house specialty , picanha : a premier part of the sirloin served with sea salt and rim with a lovely incrustation of blubber .
Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse
This Louisville favorite is modeled after a successful Cincinnati steakhouse , but has grown into a local hotspot for the hobnobbing post - work crowd . Ruby ’s has a bougie chophouse feel , but never find airless , and is a swell circumstance for after - dinner drinks ( and a mean bone - in filet mignon ) . If you ca n’t make it , at least check out it out onTwitter . There ’s always something to bask , whether it ’s a photo of the celebrity clientele , a hilarious tweet , or just some update about the eating place .
Le Moo
This place boasts the “ most eclectic ” steak computer menu in Louisville , with more than 15 track of steak usable in CAB , Choice , Prime , dry - elderly , and wagyu . What ’s really great about it – other than those steak " flights " that let you try the variety of meats on the computer menu – is that it has a booth made of vintage Louis Vuitton leather that ( well ! ) seats four to five diners . But of grade , it must be reserved ahead of time . While the prices all depart , there ’s one standout : that $ 235 10 oz Nipponese wagyu . So if you ’re feeling ballsy , please , give it a go .
Cast Iron Steakhouse
If you ’re on a budget and looking for a great steak that wo n’t go bad the depository financial institution , you ’ve find your spot . Head over to Cast Iron Steakhouse ( either the Louisville or the Jeffersonville , IN localization ) and order up some of the cast Fe - cooked meats aged 21 to 28 days . Our recommendation : the filet wrap up in applewood smoked Francis Bacon . It ’s easily the most tender cut of gripe in town for the price of $ 20.99 ( 6 oz ) or $ 24.99 ( 8 oz ) .
Pat’s Steakhouse
Pat ’s Steakhouse is an onetime - shoal classic in the best way potential , specifically because of the white - glove service and the bully group of regular . The current farm - to - table course has n’t quite touch this place yet , but that has n’t stop it from chugging right along and serving up some delicious steak , especially the New York strip or the porterhouse T - bone . It ’s a favourite that has n’t changed much over the age , but that ’s just how the regulars like it … though it did finally get a mention lineup simple machine last year , which was quite the kick into the 21st century .
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Z’s Oyster Bar and Steakhouse I Courtesy of Kylene White
Courtesy of Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment
