Ruth’s Chris Menu Prices

Last Updated on December 29, 2023 | Prices Last Reviewed for Freshness: March 2026
Written by Alec Pow – Economic & Pricing Investigator | Content Reviewed by CFA Alexander Popinker

Ruth’s Chris is a well-known steakhouse restaurant chain with locations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The main focus of the Ruth’s Chris menu is the lunch options and the steakhouse meals.

Loyal customers choose Ruth’s Chris restaurant every time they feel like eating stake because the taste is great and the atmosphere is really friendly.

In the table below you will find the latest Ruth’s Chris menu prices.

Brand History

The history of Ruth’s Chris restaurants starts back in 1927 as the Chris Steak House. This restaurant located in New Orleans, Louisiana was owned by different people along time, until 1965 when it was bought by Ruth Fertel. She hired an all-female single mothers staff and included her own recipes in the menu.

Ruth was forced to rename the restaurant as Ruth’s Chris Steak House and change its location after a kitchen fire in 1976. She was not discouraged by this unfortunate event and believed in the power of hard work and treating the guests as friends.

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The restaurant become very successful under Ruth’s management and in 1977 she opened her first franchise just outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A few years later, in the 1980s new locations were opened in Georgia.

Nowadays, Ruth’s Chris Steak House has more than 150 locations all over the United States, but also in Mexico and Canada. In terms of the number of locations, this is considered to be the largest steakhouse company.

Our review

In general, Ruth’s Chris locations are opened just for the dinner service. Moreover, their seating is usually for two or very intimate. Though, you can make a special request and reserve a table for more people.

Ruth’s Chris restaurants use USDA prime steak for their dishes and these are well seared. This restaurant has got compliments for serving steaks perfectly done.

If you are going for the first time to the Ruth’s Chris restaurant and you don’t know what to choose from their menu it is recommended that you try the Lamb Chops, the T-bone steak, the Petite Filet and Shrimp, the New York Strip, and the Cowboy Ribeye.

The restaurant’s signature is to bring the steak still sizzling to your table. This practice dates back to the original Chris Steak House tradition to place the plated steak under the broiler for around one minute and then add some parsley and a pat of butter, so the butter creates the signature sizzle.

The customers are really in love with the services provided by Ruth’s Chris restaurants. The staff is friendly, pays attention to the customer’s needs, and provides the services efficiently.

Each and every Ruth’s Chris Steak House location from all over the world continues to carry on the legacy of the original New Orleans steakhouse and the spirit of the hard-working founder, Ruth Fertel.

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