If your idea of a steak night is a chain with a laminated menu, we need to talk. These four are the real deal \u2014 and yeah, we're calling out the exact thing to order at each one.<\/p>\n
This is the "we're celebrating something" steakhouse. Prime cuts, a raw bar, and a room that feels like an occasion. Weekend lunch exists too (11:30am\u20134pm Sat\/Sun) if you want the vibe without the late-night price tag.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udccd Where:<\/strong> 5223 Orient Rd, Tampa, FL \u2014 Hillsborough County<\/p>\n Chicago by way of St. Pete \u2014 dim lighting, crooner music, and Aussie Wagyu. Go on a Thursday for the 20oz Chateaubriand for two ($129, comes with salad + burrata ravioli + dessert) and thank us later. Closed Sun\/Mon, so plan around it.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccd Where:<\/strong> 2924 5th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL \u2014 Pinellas County<\/p>\n Largo institution since 2000, back under original ownership and better for it. Hand-cut Allen Brothers steaks, weekend prime rib, and a speakeasy getting a glow-up. Less "special occasion," more "your new regular spot."<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccd Where:<\/strong> 10395 Seminole Blvd, Largo, FL \u2014 Pinellas County<\/p>\n The wildcard on this list \u2014 steakhouse on one side, full sushi bar on the other. Order the 24oz porterhouse AND the Giant Buda Roll, split it with whoever you brought, no notes. Open Wed\u2013Sun starting at 3pm.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccd Where:<\/strong> 16411 N Florida Ave, Lutz, FL \u2014 Hillsborough County (mailing address is Lutz, but ask any local and they'll just tell you it's down Carrollwood)<\/p>\n Bottom line:<\/strong> which one's getting your next Friday night? \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If your idea of a steak night is a chain with a laminated menu, we need to talk. Four Hillsborough and Pinellas steakhouses that earned the stamp \u2014 plus the exact thing to order at each.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":68,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tampabayisawesome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tampabayisawesome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tampabayisawesome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tampabayisawesome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tampabayisawesome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tampabayisawesome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67,"href":"https:\/\/tampabayisawesome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66\/revisions\/67"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tampabayisawesome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/68"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tampabayisawesome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tampabayisawesome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tampabayisawesome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Beau & Mo's Chicago Style Steakhouse \u2014 St. Petersburg<\/h2>\n
Big Jim's Steakhouse & Tavern \u2014 Largo<\/h2>\n
Birkin's Steakhouse and Sushi Bar \u2014 down Carrollwood<\/h2>\n
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