Grate Steak
Norfolk, VA 23502-5405
Phone: (757) 461-5501
- Price:
- $$
- Best of Citysearch:
- Steak 2004
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11:30am-9pm , Fri-Sat 11:30am-10pm, Sun 12pm-9pm
Editorial Review for Grate Steak – by Michele McCole Moss & Marisa and Steve Marsey
The Scene
What a concept--a restaurant that lets you cook your own food. The restaurant is large, with an open, dark wood dining room leading to a central grilling area, where you're the chef. It's a popular place, especially with military families. Long waits on weekends and military paydays are not uncommon.
The Food
Take your premium USDA choice beef to the communal grill, or trust the kitchen to cook that 22-ounce Delmonico. Either way, the huge salad and potato bar gives diners all the necessary vegetables for a balanced meal. Slow-roasted prime rib, chicken and seafood dishes round out the meaty options. The lunch menu features sandwiches, soups and the ever-popular salad bar. If you're dying to cook up a steak, choose one from the dinner menu.
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Insider Tips
Smoke-infused ClothingDon't wear your favorite cashmere sweater here unless you want it to smell like roasting meat.
User Reviews for Grate Steak
01/23/2008 Posted by trgottschall
Don't order the brioled seafood platter - it's a STEAK place! Cook it yourself over real charcoal. If you order from the kitchen it's cooked over gas - still good but not the same. I loved this restaurant!
Pros: Charcoal Price Steak
05/27/2006 Posted by binkiesmom
Have eaten here many times over the years, including at its former location, and find I enjoy it less each time. I find cooking my own steak tedious, and having asthma, the smoke in the grill room only aggravates it. Quality of service has deteriorated over the years, on my last visit our waitress was too busy visiting with her friends at a nearby table to wait on us, we had to wait over 30 minutes after our meal just to get the check, even after asking another waitress to send ours over. The decor is also appearing aged and tired. I find the value poor, as the steaks are overpriced for "do-it-yourself" cooking. If I never eat there again, I dont believe I'll miss it.
Pros: salad bar , lots of space, kid friendly
Cons: aged decor, value, service
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