659032 Mon Oct 12 20:22:16 -0700 2009 9 25 Elsewhere In America 0 5098635 I'm going to Oahu in November, and am looking for a great steak restaurant. Me being from Wisconsin, I like my meat! We are staying at the Royal Hawaiian, so any places in Honolulu would be great. Thanks Chowhounds! Mon Oct 12 20:22:16 -0700 2009 190777 lestererik 1 5098674 Not exactly sure who has the best but here are a few that I like. Wolfgang's Ruth's Chris Hy's All of them are conveniently located in Waikiki and the first two are very near the Royal Hawaiian. Mon Oct 12 20:49:13 -0700 2009 5098635 1096279 mynimooose 1 5098868 Agree with the above. I like Hy's before Woflgang and Ruth Chris... Tue Oct 13 02:01:45 -0700 2009 5098635 258262 flylice2x 1 5099329 DK Steakhouse gets good reviews, but I haven't been. Hy's is always good, an old standard. Ruth's Chris and Mortons are fine, but no different than what you are going to be getting at any of their restaurants anyplace else. Tue Oct 13 07:53:19 -0700 2009 5098635 57890 KaimukiMan 2 5126853 Like you, I hear great things about Hy's. The others are really "adult McDonalds" in my book. Even on the Mainland, I only dine there, when a host insists. Even if the wine list is handed to me, I have yet to really enjoy either. Besides, I have about 3 of each in Metro Phoenix, and avoid them here. Why would I go to either in Hawai`i? Hunt Fri Oct 23 21:58:47 -0700 2009 5099329 11329 Bill Hunt 1 5100469 I've dined at DK Steakhouse and prefer this place to Ruth's Chris or Morton's. Hy's is also excellent. Tue Oct 13 13:40:38 -0700 2009 5098635 1115426 Cousin Anna 1 5124351 We thought the Yard House was very good. I believe it is downstairs from Ruth Chris on Lewers Street. I had the ribeye with garlic mashed potatoes and green beans. It was awesome, and gluten-free for my wheat allergy. It's not far from the Royal Hawaiian--couple blocks maybe. Enjoy your time in Hawaii. Thu Oct 22 20:44:32 -0700 2009 5098635 1118458 mekitto 1 5126849 Wish that I could help, but that is one dish that I seldom think about in the Islands. Now, that said, the all-time best filet (my choice), that I have ever had was on Kaua`i at Dondero's at the Grand Hyatt. OK, it is an Italian restaurant and obviously not on O`ahu, but it ended up being the #1 and I grade hard. I would pass on the "usual suspects," like Morton's (of Chicago), Ruth's (from New Orleans), and similar. One can get those in Any-city, USA. Hy's gets good reviews, but I have never been. I'd look for Big Island beef, or other local producers, and demand such. KC, Omaha, etc., are easily available on the Mainland. Go for local. Dondero's had Big Island beef and an excellent prep - the best all time, and that includes #8 Kobe. I don't know about #9 Kobe, but cannot image that it would equal what I had. I wish that I had an O`ahu equal to Dondero's, but I do not - because I would have to have ended up at some place, expecting to order something else and then be greatly surprised. Hunt Fri Oct 23 21:55:59 -0700 2009 5098635 11329 Bill Hunt 2 5180218 Don't go to Hawaii to eat steak but I'd bet the folks at the Pineapple Room might do an OK job (isn't there a ribeye on the menu?) since they have a real charcoal grill (kiawe, local-kine mesquite) and do a killer job on the burger. The grill dudes at Buzz's in Kailua usually do a good job on their fresh local fish, ditto for their steaks... Fri Nov 13 18:08:00 -0800 2009 5126849 28256 MRMoggie 3 5180468 You are probably correct. I have just not experienced any beef on O`ahu, that I would tout. It's probably there, but has escaped me in favor of some wonderful "island" fish prep. In AZ, some of the mesquite (think kiawe) grilled steaks have been great. I cannot imagine that a grass-fed Big Island filet over kiawe would not be wonderful, if done properly. Hunt Fri Nov 13 20:18:23 -0800 2009 5180218 11329 Bill Hunt