If you’ve been wanting to try one of the high-end steakhouses in the area, the upcoming week is the time to do it. A number of establishments for the winter edition of Pittsburgh Restaurant Week are serving up filet, sirloin and New York strip meals with lower prices than usual.
The event begins Monday and runs through Sunday — but some restaurants are starting this weekend. The theme is “New Dishes for the New Year.” Most restaurant week menus are for dine-in only at the price of $45.25 per person. Upgrades are available at some places for an additional cost.
Steakhouses are a regular at Pittsburgh Restaurant Week, said Brian McCollum, who started the twice-annual event in 2012. There are four in Downtown Pittsburgh participating.
“There are plenty of fine-dining steak options,” McCollum said. “And we also have some casual steak dining options as well. If your New Year’s resolution is to try a new restaurant, this is the best time to do that.”
Eddie Merlot’s Prime Aged Beef and Seafood
At lunch and dinner, diners get a choice of a starter, an entree of a 6-ounce filet mignon with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and chef’s fresh vegetables along with a dessert of four-layer carrot cake, triple chocolate cake or crème brulee.
444 Liberty Ave., 4 Gateway Center, Downtown Pittsburgh.
Details: 412-235-7676 or eddiemerlots.com
Sullivan’s Steakhouse
There are two steak choices at Sullivan’s Steakhouse, which is serving lunch and dinner. The cost is $45.25 for a soup or salad, a 6-ounce filet mignon with garlic mashed potatoes, or a prime New York strip with garlic mashed potatoes, bourbon peppercorn sauce and choice of New York-style cheesecake, key lime pie or bananas foster.
600 Grant St. Lower, Downtown Pittsburgh
Details: 412-775-4000 or sullivanssteakhouse.com
Morton’s The Steakhouse
At Morton’s The Steakhouse, starters on the $45.25 menu are a choice of French onion soup, a Wagyu meatball, classic Caesar steakhouse wedge salad or a cup of lobster bisque for a $3 upgrade.
Entree choices include a 6-ounce center-cut filet mignon (or an 8-ounce for an additional $15). For sides, there are sour cream mashed potatoes, cream corn, matchstick french fries, creamed spinach, thick-cut onion rings and black truffle aioli. Smoked gouda and bacon au gratin potatoes for two are $9 more. Desserts are espresso pot de crème, key lime pie or Morton’s hot chocolate cake for an additional $7.
625 Liberty Ave., Suite 180, Downtown Pittsburgh
Details: 412-261-7141 or mortons.com
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse
At Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, for $45.25 the menu is a choice of soup, Caesar salad, blue cheese lettuce wedge, shrimp cocktail or a jumbo lump crab cake, and an 8-ounce filet mignon (or upgrade to a 12-ounce filet mignon, prime New York strip or prime ribeye). Dessert choices are chocolate mousse, butter cake or strawberry hibiscus cake.
455 Fifth Ave., Downtown Pittsburgh
Details: 412-240-6140 or delfriscos.com
Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse
At Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse, for $45.25 diners receive a choice of wedge or Caesar salad or soup, a 6-ounce filet mignon with roasted garlic whipped potatoes, crispy onion straws and a dessert of two flourless chocolate tortes.
247 North Shore Drive, North Shore
Details: 412-222-4014 or hydeparkrestaurants.com
LeMont
LeMont on Mt. Washington is featuring its prime sirloin for Restaurant Week. Kathy Slencak, the restaurant’s special projects manager, said regular customers often come too because some of the items aren’t on the everyday menu. Another attraction at LeMont is the view.
“It is beautiful and people when they come for the first time and see the view, they think about having a wedding or other celebration here,” said Slencak.
The cost is $45.25 for a three-course dinner with soup or salad. The entrée choices include a tender 10-ounce prime sirloin steak, grilled and topped with black truffle butter and served with vegetable or potato.
Dessert choices are chocolate layer cake, burnt almond torte or red velvet cake.
1114 Grandview Ave., Mt. Washington
Details: 412-431-3100 or lemontpittsburgh.com
More offerings
If you are looking for more casual dining, there are plenty of options such as Coast and Main Seafood and Chophouse, which is offering salad or soup, a 6-ounce filet mignon, and dessert of flourless chocolate cake or crème brulee. 705 Mall Circle Drive, Monroeville. 412-380-6022, coastandmain.com
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The Steel Mill Saloon has a deal at $39.25, for an appetizer or salad, a New York strip steak served with truffle parm french fries and either a flourless chocolate cake or crème brulee. 1225 Grandview Ave., Mt. Washington. 412-586-4926, steelmillsaloon.com
The North Shore Tavern has soup, salad or pierogies, a 6-ounce filet mignon or 12-ounce New York Strip and a choice of an apple dumpling, crème brulee or seasonal cheesecake.
The tavern is known for its steak on a stone. Owner Mike Sukitch said he learned of this way of cooking from living in Switzerland. The oven is heated to 850 degrees and when the stone is removed, the steak is served upon it at 710 degrees.
“It’s pretty unique,” Sukitch said. “We sear the steak in the kitchen and then serve it and the first bite is as hot as the last bite.” 110 Federal St., North Side. 412-465-9865, northshoretavern.com
Luke Wholey’s Wild Alaskan Grille is $5 less for an appetizer, salad or soup, a 10-ounce sirloin steak served with compound butter, mashed Yukon gold potatoes, char-grilled asparagus and roasted carrot ricotta cake or other dessert. 2106 Penn Ave., Strip District. 412-904-4509, lukewholey.com
Luma has a choice of appetizer, salad or soup, a 6-ounce center cut filet mignon with sauteed broccolini and a choice of New York style cheesecake with a raspberry sauce, warmed chocolate chip brownie topped with dark chocolate sauce, vanilla ice cream and whipped cream or a warmed cinnamon bread pudding with a fresh pear compote. 186 Castle Shannon Blvd., Mt. Lebanon. 412-343-0355, lumamtlebo.com
If steak is not what you want, Pittsburgh Restaurant Week has many other options such as at Mary’s Vine, which notes dishes that are or can be made vegan or vegetarian such as grilled sweet potato and lentil soup, smoked beets and honey goat cheese, a winter vegetable medley or vegan matcha crème brûlée. 211 Kenmawr Ave., Rankin. 412-351-8463, marysvine.com
Revival on Lincoln is offering a seasonal vegetarian bowl of sweet potato, chickpeas, spinach, peppers, celery, tomato, herbs and broccolini. 366 Lincoln Ave., Bellevue. 412-223-5715, revivalonlincoln.com
Fujiya Ramen has vegetarian ramen. 815 S. Aiken Ave., Shadyside. 412-688-0188, fujiyaramenpgh.com