July 2007 American Way Magazine (2) - page 77

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1. ChopHouse
Palm Springs, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760.320.4500
PalmDesert, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760.779.9888
2. Donovan’s Steak&ChopHouse
SanDiego/La Jolla, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877.698.6666
Phoenix, AZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602.955.3666
3. Bob’s Steak& ChopHouse
Dallas, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214.528.9446
Plano, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972.608.2627
San Francisco, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415.273.3085
4. Ringside SteakHouse
Portland, OR – Downtown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503.223.1513
Portland, OR – Glendoveer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503.255.0750
5. Mo’s... A Place for Steaks
Milwaukee,WI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414.272.0720
Indianapolis, IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317.624.0720
6. Charley’s SteakHouse
Orlando, FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407.851.7130
International Drive, FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407.363.0228
Kissimmee, FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407.396.6055
Tampa, FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813.353.9706
6. Spencer’s For Steaks &Chops
Salt Lake City, UT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801.238.4748
Spokane,WA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509-744-2372
San Jose, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408.437.2170
7. Jackson’s Steakhouse
Fort Lauderdale, FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 954.522.4450
8. NewYork Prime
Atlanta, GA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404.846.0644
Myrtle Beach, SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 843.448.8081
9. PoloGrill
Tulsa, OK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918.744.4280
10. Bohanan’s Prime Steaks & Seafood
SanAntonio, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210.472.2600
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