Pappas Bros Ranked
Luxurious Galleria-area steakhouse named No. 3 in U.S. by Food Network — and tops in Texas
Houston has scored another victory in the quest to be known nationwide as a top dining destination.
Two weeks after the Food Network show Top 5 Restaurants named Killen's Barbecue the No. 2 smoked meat purveyor in the country, the show is at it again. On Monday night, it touted the "Top 5 Steaks in America" and Pappas Bros. Steakhouse came in at No. 3.
The episode highlighted the Galleria-area meat temple's 32-ounce, dry-aged New York strip for two. "Size isn’t the only reason this bone in New York strip steak lands at the No. 3 spot," host Sunny Anderson explained. "Our scouts agree the quality of the beef blew away the competition in this steak-loving state."
According to the episode, the quality starts with Papps Bros. dry aging and butchering all of its meat in-house. Chef Michael Velardi explains that the restaurant leaves on a quarter-inch of fat that renders while the massive, two-pound steak cooks for 25 to 35 minutes. The USDA Prime beef only needs salt, pepper and butter to enhance its natural flavors.
As with Killen's, Pappas Bros has high-profile company on the show. In the best steaks list, RPM Steak in Chicago came in at No. 5; San Francisco's House of Prime Rib at No. 4 and the Pine Club in Dayton, Ohio at No. 2. The world-famous Peter Luger Steakhouse in Brooklyn took the top spot with its Porterhouse for two.
Of course, Pappas Bros. isn't only a destination for steak. Wine Spectatormagazine renewed the restaurant's Grand Award status, which makes it one of only 81 establishments in the country to have its wine list earn the title.