Pappas Bros. Steakhouse
- Best Steakhouses (2011)
- Readers' Choice: Best Sommelier (2010)
- Readers' Choice: Best Wine List Over 50 Wines (2010)
Hours
- Sunday: Closed
- Monday: 4 pm-10 pm
- Tuesday: 4 pm-10 pm
- Wednesday: 4 pm-10 pm
- Thursday: 4 pm-10 pm
- Friday: 4 pm-11 pm
- Saturday: 4 pm-11 pm
Special Features
- Afternoon Tea
- Breakfast All Day
- Brunch Menu
- Business Friendly
- Catering
- Delivery
- Dine at the Bar
- Extensive Beer List
- Extensive Wine List
- Fixed Price Menu
- Gluten-Free
- Happy Hour
- Kid Friendly
- Late Night Menu
- Live Music
- Open 24 Hours
- Outdoor Seating
- Private Dining
- Quiet
- Romantic
- Takeout
- Valet Parking
- Vegetarian Friendly
- Vegetarian Options
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Wi-fi
Alcohol
- Beer
- BYOB
- Full Bar
- Margaritas
- None
- Sake
- Sangria
- Wine
Reservations
- Accepted
- Not Accepted
- Recommended
- Required
- Make a Reservation
Payment Types
- American Express
- Cash
- Check
- Diner’s Club
- Discover
- MasterCard
- PayPal
- Traveler’s Check
- Visa
Profile
Coming in at No. 1 in our 2011 Best Steakhouses issue, Pappas Bros. feels like a steakhouse should. The dining room is dim enough to warrant a penlight; there’s enough leather to stop a cattle drive; and the sommelier truly listens and responds. The steak is aged in-house for 40 days and is buttery, salty, tender, and blood red with a crunchy char on top. The service is as impeccable as the macaroni and cheese laced with jumbo lump crabmeat.
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Review: Pappas Bros. Steakhouse
By Sarah Eveans (5/20/2009)
After months of wading tongue-deep through newfangled and fusion-y restaurants, it was heartening to walk into Pappas Bros. Steakhouse and feel, well, comfortable. Pappas just feels like a steakhouse should: the dining room was dim enough to warrant a penlight, there’s enough leather to stop a cattle drive, the piano player was tinkling along merrily, and the fire was crackling in the fireplace (even though it was near 80 on our visit). Our bow-tied server brought us a round of warm, crusty bread, and we gnawed on it while contemplating the concise menu. For he: an 18-ounce prime rib-eye. For me: a salmon fillet. Next came the wine. Our server asked us a few questions before summoning the sommelier. (Price range? General preferences? New or Old World?) We waited with anticipation for Master Sommelier Barbara Werley, but instead smiling somm Heather Green came along bearing a bottle of 2006 Olivier Hillaire Cotes du Rhone. We sipped it and began noshing on our salads; one crunchy wedge drenched in rich dressing (good for splitting) and one nuanced Steakhouse Salad, with oranges, apples, and candied almonds, bound with a sprightly vinaigrette. Soon, the mains arrived, and the steak (aged in-house for 40 days) was everything we hoped it would be. Namely: buttery, salty, tender, and blood red. The brick-sized salmon perched atop a bed of frisee and beurre blanc was rich and fantastic, topped with large shrimp and crab and sprinkled with a confetti of capers and tiny tomatoes. But we couldn’t stop spooning up the macaroni and cheese laced with jumbo lump crabmeat, a special of the day. With hands on our stomachs, we watched the towering dessert cart roll to another table and decided to finish our meal with a generous slice of gooey and custardy pecan pie. A box of truffles sent us home with sweet dreams—not to mention an appreciation for all things old school.