New Jersey residents and visitors to the state looking for a steak dinner have a number of options to choose from. In addition to nationwide chain establishments, the state is home to independent steakhouses, each with their own signature cuts of beef and accompaniments to pair with them. Some even feature high ratings from reviewers like Zagat and "Wine Spectator," testifying to the quality of the meals served by these New Jersey steak restaurants.
Located inside the Madison Hotel in Morristown, Rod's Steak & Seafood Grille has served northern New Jersey since 1951. As of May 2010, Zagat rated the restaurant's food, decor and service "very good to excellent." The restaurant's signature steaks are the 18-oz. prime beef boneless sirloin and the 28-oz. bone-in prime beef sirloin, both of which are available with a Maytag blue cheese crust. The menu is a la carte with side dishes including angel-hair sweet onion rings and rosti potatoes, which are Swiss-style hash browns. Featuring more than 300 selections, the restaurant's wine list is a past winner of the "Wine Spectator" Award of Excellence. Rod's Steak & Seafood Grille is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made over the telephone or online. Business casual attire is suggested. A children's menu is available for young diners.
Rod's Steak & Seafood Grille
1 Convent Road
Morristown, NJ 07960
973-539-6666
rodssteak.com
The Park Steakhouse is in Park Ridge, a community just minutes from the New York-New Jersey border. The restaurant's food and service held a "very good to excellent" rating from Zagat, and its decor was rated "good to very good" by Zagat as of May 2010. To start the meal, the restaurant features a raw bar with oysters and clams on the half-shell, crabmeat cocktail, poached shrimp, tuna and salmon tartar, and chilled lobster tail. The restaurant's featured steak is a 12-oz. filet mignon, which can be accompanied by house-made bearnaise, bordelaise or blue cheese fondue sauces. For dessert, try the chocolate sampler: milk chocolate creme brulee, amaretto dark chocolate milk and bittersweet chocolate pudding. "Wine Spectator" previously has given its Award of Excellence to the restaurant's extensive list of more than 160 wines. The Park Steakhouse serves lunch and dinner daily. Available by phone or online, reservations are highly suggested. Business casual attire is appropriate. The restaurant features a children's menu.
The Park Steakhouse
151 Kinderkamack Road
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
201-930-1300
theparksteakhouse.com
Roots Steakhouse opened at its location in Summit, New Jersey, in 2006. The restaurant's Zagat ratings were "very good to excellent" for food, decor and service as of May 2010. The menu begins with a selection of more than 10 appetizers, such as the lump crab cakes, the shrimp scampi, spicy barbecued ribs and clams casino. Among the steaks featured on the menu is the 48-oz. Porterhouse steak for two, the 20-oz. cowboy rib eye and the 14-oz. bone-in filet mignon. The wine list features more than 50 reds and whites from throughout the world. Roots Steakhouse is open for lunch Mondays through Saturdays and for dinner nightly. Reservations are required, and business casual attire is the norm when dining at Roots.
Roots Steakhouse
401 Springfield Ave.
Summit, NJ 07901
908-273-0027
rootssteakhouse.com
