Ruth's Chris Steak House

Ruth's Chris Steak House in Salt Lake City is an upscale American steakhouse with a business-casual dress code and a listed price of $90 per person. Book it if the priority is a polished steakhouse dinner with familiar steakhouse choices. Skip it if the goal is a lower-cost meal, lunch, or something outside the steakhouse category.

The appeal is direct: this is a steakhouse with a menu centered on steakhouse staples. For someone who has been once, the next visit should be treated less as discovery and more as occasion planning. Choose it when a steak-focused dinner matters more than novelty.

A polished steakhouse choice for planned dinners and splurges

The strongest case here is the overall category. An upscale American steakhouse with business-casual expectations is useful when the host wants the evening to feel organized rather than experimental.

The details point to a classic steakhouse experience. That is not a flaw if the brief is steakhouse comfort. It is a limitation if the table wants something outside that format. For broader planning beyond steakhouses, the full Salt Lake City restaurants guide is the better starting point.

What to order when you already know the format

A useful move is to stay inside the restaurant’s strengths. The listed steakhouse anchors include USDA Prime filet, Cowboy ribeye, Porterhouse for two, which makes the restaurant easier to plan around than a menu where every guest has to negotiate unfamiliar choices. If the table is sharing, the Porterhouse for two gives the meal a clear center. If everyone is ordering individually, the filet and ribeye options keep the decision simple for different appetites.

Non-steak ordering has at least one clear route: the listed stuffed chicken breast. Sweet potato casserole and lobster mac and cheese sit in the classic side-dish lane, so this is not the place to overcomplicate the table. Build the meal around the main cuts, add sides for sharing, keep the order focused.

The Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in 2026 gives the restaurant a confirmed recognition point. For a steakhouse, that can matter when planning a celebration dinner, though the safest expectation is simply that the venue has that accolade rather than assuming any cellar details.

Who should book it, who should look elsewhere

Book for a group that values business-casual polish and a steak-centered meal. It is particularly useful when the host wants a direct upscale steakhouse dinner without asking everyone to buy into a more niche format. The $90 per person price point makes the most sense when the dinner is meant to feel like a splurge.

Look elsewhere if the main goal is casual value, lunch, or a cuisine outside upscale American steakhouse dining. Salt Lake City has enough range that not every special dinner needs to default to a steakhouse. For a full trip plan, pair restaurant research with the Salt Lake City hotels guide and Salt Lake City bars guide.