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steakhouse

American  
[stayk-haus] / ˈsteɪkˌhaʊs /

noun

  • steakhouses
    plural
  1. a restaurant specializing in beefsteak.


steakhouse British  
/ ˈsteɪkˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. a restaurant that has steaks as its speciality

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of steakhouse

First recorded in 1865–70; steak + house


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Local media say Hanning's alleged possession of intelligence documents came to light during a separate case relating to German steakhouse heiress Christina Block.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Golden Corral started as a North Carolina steakhouse in 1973, before shifting to an all-you-can-eat format in the late 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The tribute featured photos of the sisters as kids at a pumpkin patch and celebrating Kramer’s birthday at a Japanese steakhouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

I met Jacob Fendley, Chud’s attorney, in Nashville at a June bond revocation hearing related to Eatherly’s alleged dine-and-dash at the steakhouse.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Next to the steakhouse is a shooting gallery, where the fake guns have such poor aim that no one can hit the little bull’s-eyes attached to plastic cactuses, wild-eyed cowboy cutouts, and stuffed, patchy-haired bobcats.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

But he says they have upped the ante, and have started booking these seminars at steakhouses.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026

Holidays are prime time for steakhouses, when families and companies are often willing to pay up for pricier meals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

The company also operates AJ Spurs steakhouses, Cracked Crab seafood restaurants, Crumbles Café & Bake Shop and multiple other California restaurants near the coast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024

Now, however, those opulent emblems are taking up real estate in more casual-dining rooms, from brasseries in Miami to steakhouses in Boston.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

Salt Bae owns a chain of luxury steakhouses and rose to fame in 2017 after his technique for preparing and seasoning meat became an internet meme.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2022

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