The Divine Dish

Carnivore craving? Try Ruth’s Chris in Pasadena

Whether it’s a dry-aged rib-eye or a tender filet, Ruth’s Chris in Pasadena offers a variety of steaks to satisfy any carnivore craving.  I recently had dinner (and got a peek at the kitchen) at the 93rd installment of the popular steakhouse chain.

Beef Trio

The first thing we tried was a tasty beef trio – steak, a burger slider and a yummy beef open face sandwich.  This is also a perfect choice to sample if you are just having appetizers and drinks.  Althought the restaurant is relatively new to Pasadena, the atmosphere feels timeless, an evocation of an earlier elegant era with marble floors, dark woods, white tablecloths and comfortable high booths.  The steakhouse offers choice cuts of USDA Prime custom-aged beef broiled and bathed in butter in their trademark 1,800 degree oven and served sizzling hot on 500 degree plates (no kidding, our plates were smoking).

Ruth's Chop Salad

We also tried the signature Ruth’s Chop Salad, with iceberg lettuce, spinach and raddichio with red onions, mushrooms, green olives, bacon, eggs, hearts of palm and Bleu Cheese and lemon basil dressing.  It also comes with crispy fried onions on top.  This is also a great salad to share before moving ahead to one of their meat entrees.

Stuffed mushrooms

The stuffed mushrooms – broiled mushroom caps with jumbo lump crab stuffing tasted really fresh and they were very filling.

Rib-eye

My rib-eye was cooked perfectly – medium rare and was tender and delicious.

Au Gratin potatoes

We opted for the au gratin potatoes – served in a cream sauce and topped with cheddar cheese, very rich and a good side for the steak.  Ruth’s Chris also offers many vegetable sides and other potato options.

Creme brulee

Dessert was creme brulee topped with fresh mint and berries and a frothy cappuccino.  Yum.

Our waitress, Sabrina

Our waitress, Sabrina, provided such great service we had to snap a pic.   We then got an invite to check out the kitchen, so here are a few pics.  Everything was very well organized back there and each chef had control over their individual stations.

Chefs in RC kitchen

Cooking those sizzling steaks

I think these guys had the toughest job – cooking all those steaks (boy it’s hot back there) and getting them all perfect!

If you want to splurge and enjoy a top-notch steak dinner, head over to Ruth’s Chris in Pasadena.

369 East Colorado Boulevard

626/583-8122 for reservations