Highest-rated Steak Restaurants in the Winston-Salem Area by Diners

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Highest-rated steak restaurants in the Winston-Salem area by diners

The French have their bistros. The English have their pubs. And the Americans have their steakhouses.

Going out for a steak has been a pivotal part of American culture for more than a century, but it wasn't always considered a high-class, expensive meal. In New York City in the 1800s, working-class folks would down pints of ale and feast on slices of beefsteak (usually without utensils and atop white or French bread) for celebratory meals. Sometimes, the "beefsteak banquet," as it was known, would be put on as a political fundraiser.

Soon, fine-dining establishments opened up to take those steak dinners up a notch, like Delmonico's in 1837, Old Homestead Steakhouse in 1868, and Carl Luger's Café, Billiards and Bowling Alley (now Peter Luger) in 1887. One thing has remained the same though: Dining at a steakhouse is still synonymous with celebration. It's the kind of meal used to mark milestone moments on the path to the American dream—get a job, buy a house, go out for steak.

The steakhouse experience has certainly modernized from the days of eating beef with your hands and slugging beers. Ordering a steak involves choosing the best cuts, like rib-eye, filet mignon, and New York strip. Then there are the starters—a shrimp cocktail, oysters Rockefeller, or a classic house salad with your choice of dressing. And of course, you can't forget all of the accoutrements—the potato (baked, mashed, or au gratin?), the vegetable (creamed spinach, sautéed asparagus, or roasted broccoli?), and a slice of classic New York cheesecake to finish it off.

More than a century after the steak dinner got upgraded in New York City, chain steakhouses started bringing this central part of the American culinary tradition cross-country in the 1980s and '90s with spots like Texas Roadhouse, LongHorn Steakhouse, Outback Steakhouse, and The Capital Grille. Today, with so many steakhouses to choose from, it takes high-quality service, top-of-the-line cooking, and of course, the best cuts of beef to stand out from the rest.

How will you choose where to live out this iconic American meal? To help, Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated steakhouses in the Winston-Salem area, according to diners' reviews on Yelp as of February 2025. Restaurants tagged as "steakhouses" on Yelp within a 10-kilometer radius of Winston-Salem were included. As a result, some restaurants featured may primarily serve other food items. Only restaurants with at least 20 reviews were considered.

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#20. Kanpai Japanese Steak & Seafood House

- Rating: 2.9/5 (82 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1438 South Stratford Road Winston Salem, North Carolina
- Categories: Japanese, Seafood, Steakhouses
- Read more on Yelp

#19. Outback Steakhouse

- Rating: 2.9/5 (196 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 505 Highland Oaks Drive Winston-salem, North Carolina
- Categories: Steakhouses
- Read more on Yelp

#18. Arigato Japanese Steak & Seafood House

- Rating: 3.1/5 (153 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2995 Bethesda Place Winston Salem, North Carolina
- Categories: Japanese, Steakhouses, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

#17. Butcher & Bull

- Rating: 3.2/5 (72 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 425 North Cherry St. Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Categories: Steakhouses, Seafood, Southern
- Read more on Yelp

#16. LongHorn Steakhouse

- Rating: 3.2/5 (117 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 955 Hanes Mall Blvd. Winston Salem, North Carolina
- Categories: Steakhouses, American, Barbecue
- Read more on Yelp

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#15. Texas Roadhouse

- Rating: 3.2/5 (501 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 186 Hanes Mall Circle Winston-salem, North Carolina
- Categories: Steakhouses, Barbecue, American
- Read more on Yelp

#14. Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi

- Rating: 3.4/5 (130 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1111 Salisbury Ridge Road Winston Salem, North Carolina
- Categories: Japanese, Steakhouses, Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp

#13. UMI Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Lounge

- Rating: 3.4/5 (233 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1280 Creekshire Way Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Cocktail Bars, Steakhouses
- Read more on Yelp

#12. Fratelli's Italian Steakhouse

- Rating: 3.6/5 (282 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 2000 Reynolda Road Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Categories: Steakhouses, Italian
- Read more on Yelp

#11. Firebirds Wood Fired Grill

- Rating: 3.6/5 (329 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1215 Creekshire Way Winston-salem, North Carolina
- Categories: Steakhouses, Seafood, Wine Bars
- Read more on Yelp

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#10. Three Bulls American Steakhouse

- Rating: 3.7/5 (167 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1480 River Ridge Drive Clemmons, North Carolina
- Categories: Steakhouses
- Read more on Yelp

#9. Jeffrey Adams on Fourth

- Rating: 3.8/5 (336 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 321 West Fourth St. Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Categories: Steakhouses, American
- Read more on Yelp

#8. Village Tavern

- Rating: 3.9/5 (448 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 221 Reynolda Village Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Categories: New American, Steakhouses, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

#7. Village Tavern

- Rating: 4.0/5 (541 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2000 Griffith Road Winston Salem, North Carolina
- Categories: New American, Steakhouses, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

#6. Six Hundredº

- Rating: 4.1/5 (153 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 450 North Patterson Ave. Ste 120 Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Categories: Steakhouses, Bars
- Read more on Yelp

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#5. Milner's American Southern

- Rating: 4.1/5 (351 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 630 South Stratford Road Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Categories: New American, Seafood, Steakhouses
- Read more on Yelp

#4. Ryan's Restaurant -Steaks-Chops & Seafood

- Rating: 4.2/5 (246 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 719 Coliseum Drive Winston Salem, North Carolina
- Categories: Steakhouses, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

#3. Spotted Cow Steakhouse

- Rating: 4.5/5 (64 reviews)
- Address: 529 North Trade St. Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Categories: Steakhouses, Salad, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp