Carmen Anthony Steakhouse has two locations in Connecticut: Waterbury and New Haven. The first restaurant, located in Waterbury, opened in 1996. The dinner menu consists of soups, salads and appetizers such as crab cakes, stuffed portabello mushrooms, fried calamari and more. The steak options at the restaurant are plentiful and include favorites such as filet mignon, rib-eye and porterhouse. Carmen Anthony also offers its own specialty steaks, including the signature New York strip, New York Florentine, Steak Diane and filet aragosta. The restaurant also features other popular entrees besides steak, such as boneless chicken breasts, stuffed shrimp, lobster, tuna and pork chops. Carmen Anthony boasts an extensive wine menu.
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, a national chain, operates a Connecticut location in Newington. The restaurant is open only in the evenings Monday through Saturday and is open from 1 to 8 p.m. Sundays. The company dates to the Chris Steakhouse, which opened in New Orleans in 1927. Specialty steaks at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse include the filet, rib-eye, cowboy rib-eye, New York strip, porterhouse and T-bone. In addition to steaks, the restaurant features dinner entrees such as barbecued shrimp, lamb chops, fresh lobster, chicken breast and more. Appetizers include calamari, stuffed mushrooms and crab cakes. Ruth's Chris Steakhouse also features a menu of red wines, white wines and various cocktails. In addition to regular dinners, the restaurant offers private dining and off-site catering services.
Morton's is a national steakhouse chain with Connecticut locations in Stamford and Hartford. The first restaurant was opened in Chicago in 1978, and now the chain has 75 locations worldwide. The signature steaks available on Morton's dinner menu include the double-cut filet mignon, porterhouse, double porterhouse, New York strip, Chicago-style rib-eye and prime rib. The restaurant also features smaller steaks, with names such as the cajun rib-eye and filet oskar. Entrees besides steaks at Morton's include chicken, sea bass, salmon, shrimp, crab legs and lobster. The wine menu at Morton's features wines made in the United States, as well as imports from France, Italy, Spain, New Zealand and Chile. Private dining rooms at the Stamford and Hartford locations can accommodate a party of up to 72 people.
