Louisville, Kentucky, is a historic southern city known for its waterfront location. Located in the northwestern corner of the state on the Ohio River, the city is packed with landmarks and attractions, including museums, sporting facilities and night life. What some tourists and residents in the city may not know is that Louisville also offers another type of treat: great steak houses.
Morton's the Steakhouse has been named as one of Louisville Magazine's Best of Louisville, Top Five Favorite Restaurants. Open for lunch and dinner, Morton's serves up a full menu of offerings seven days a week, as of March 2010. Morton's dining room opens at 5:30 p.m. every day. The doors close at 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Patrons can enter the bar daily at 5 p.m. Private dining rooms can be booked for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Diners at Morton's will have their choice of large steaks: double cut filet mignon, porterhouse, double porterhouse, single cut prime New York strip, Chicago-style bone-in rib-eye and prime rib. The "slightly smaller" steaks menu adds filet Oskar and Cajun rib-eye to the selection.
Morton's is located in downtown Louisville, within walking distance of city hotels, including the Seelbach Hilton and historic Galt House. The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Louisville Slugger Museum and Louisville Glass Works are also within walking distance.
Morton's the Steakhouse
626 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
502-584-0421
mortons.com
Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse is open at 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, open until 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and closed on Sundays, as of March 2010. Jeff Ruby's won the Wine Spectator Best Award of Excellence in 2009.
Steaks at Jeff Ruby's come smothered in your choice of sauces, a list which includes Béarnaise, sautéed mushrooms and onions, garlic butter, foie gras butter and ale. The extensive steak menu is divided into two categories: served on the bone and served off the bone. The selection includes cowboy steak, T-bone, Jeff Ruby's signature bone-in filet mignon, New York strip, porterhouse, dry aged Colorado lamb chops and braised Angus short rib. The restaurant also has a sushi and raw bar, and hosts private parties.
Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse
325 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
502-584-0102
jeffruby.com/
The Maker's Mark Bourbon House and Lounge specializes in Kentucky regional cuisine. The eclectic, contemporary setting is open to diners from 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. Sunday (as of March 2010). The Maker's Mark lounge area is well-known in Louisville for its 57-foot long wooden bar and extensive selection of Kentucky bourbons (more than 60 are stocked regularly).
The full dinner menu provides a large selection of steaks for patrons who want to taste something a little more solid while at Maker's Mark. Choose from among bourbon sirloin, Angus beef tenderloin, and dry aged bone-in rib-eye. New specials are also posted daily.
Maker's Mark Bourbon House and Lounge
446 South Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 40202
502-568-9009
makerslounge.com/
Ruth's Chris Steak House is a landmark as well as a restaurant in Louisville. The steak house resides on the 16th floor of Louisville's famous Kaden Tower, a highly-visible building noted for its architecture.
As of March 2010, dinner service is provided every day starting at 5 p.m. Ruth's Chris closes at 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and is open on Sunday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. On Tuesdays, a live jazz band entertains diners. The Ruth's Chris steak menu offers filet, rib-eye, New York strip, porterhouse, and T-bone selections.
Ruth's Chris Steak House
6100 Dutchman's Lane
Kaden Tower, 16th Floor
Louisville, KY 40205
502-479-0026
ruthschris.com/Steak-House/3829/Louisville
