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A '''steakhouse''', '''steak house''', or '''chophouse''' is a restaurant that specializes in steaks<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-14 |title=Definition of STEAK HOUSE |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steak%20house |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref> and chops. Modern steakhouses may also carry other cuts of meat including poultry, roast prime rib, and veal, as well as fish and other seafood.
==History== Chophouses started in London in the 1690s and served individual portions of meat, known as chops.<ref>{{cite news|author=Davidson, Alan|work=Oxford Companion to Food|title=Chop}}</ref> The traditional nature of the food served was zealously maintained through the later 19th century despite the new cooking styles from the Continent, which were becoming fashionable. The houses were normally open only for men.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danddlondon.com/article/the-chop-house-tradition/616 |title=The chop house tradition |website=danddlondon.com|publisher=The Artful Diner |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111230947/http://www.danddlondon.com/article/the-chop-house-tradition/616 |archive-date=November 11, 2013 }}</ref> Until closing in 2022,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coren |first=Giles |title=Scrooge is alive and operating from Bermuda |newspaper=The Times |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/scrooge-is-alive-and-operating-from-bermuda-kh78g9tt6 |access-date=2025-07-11 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='London's oldest chophouse' says it was forced to shut down by its billionaire landlord demanding back payments for lockdown rent |url=https://fortune.com/2022/11/04/londons-oldest-chophouse-simpsons-rodney-sacks-monster-beverage-energy-rent-dispute-billionaire/ |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref> the oldest chophouse in London, Simpson's Tavern was regarded as an institution, and retained its 19th century decor.
The steakhouse started in the United States in the mid-19th century as a development from traditional inns and bars.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/raisingsteakslif00fuss |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/raisingsteakslif00fuss/page/287 287] |title=Raising steaks: the life and times of American beef |year=2008 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |author=Fussell, Betty|isbn=9780151012022 }}</ref> Steakhouses can be casual or formal fine-dining restaurants.
The oldest continuously operating steakhouse in the United States is the Old Homestead Steakhouse in New York City, established in 1868. Prior to that, there were chophouses in New York City such as Cobweb Hall, owned by David Pattullo, which was known for its mutton chops and offered additional menu options such as beefsteaks, lamb kidneys, bacon, and potatoes.<ref name="hist_ARar">{{Cite web| title = A Rare History of the Steakhouse| author = Butler, Stephanie| website= HISTORY| date = October 24, 2014| access-date = 27 November 2018| url = https://www.history.com/news/a-rare-history-of-the-steakhouse}}</ref>
Today, steakhouses are found throughout the US.<ref name="hist_ARar2">{{Cite web| title = Best Steakhouses in Atlanta in 2020| author = Johnson, Craig| website= ATLANTAFI| date =January 17, 2020| access-date = 27 August 2020| url = https://atlantafi.com/best-steakhouses-in-atlanta/}}</ref>
== See also == {{Portal|Food}} * Café de Paris sauce * Churrascaria * List of steakhouses * Seafood restaurant * Steak frites
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Category:Steakhouses Category:Restaurants by type