* OpenTable Reveals 100 Best Steakhouses in America for 2016.

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Hi Jeff,

2016 might be coming to a close, but a good steakhouse isn’t going out of style anytime soon. As the holiday dining season approaches, OpenTable today unveiled the “100 Best Steakhouses in America for 2016” list.

Highlighting both traditional steakhouses and novel twists on the concept, winning restaurants span 28 states and the District of Columbia, with steakhouses in California, Illinois and Texas topping the list; other notable cities include Bavettes in Chicago, STK in Las Vegas, and Keens Steakhouse in New York City. Florida’s Steak 954 at the W Fort Lauderdale is also featured on the list.

I would love for you to cover and/or include in any relevant roundups you may be working on. Please find a press release below with the full list of restaurants and feel free to reach out with any questions. Thank you!

Best,
Kiasia

OpenTable Reveals 100 Best Steakhouses in America

Winning Restaurants Span 28 States and the District of Columbia;
California, Illinois, and Texas Steakhouses Top the List;
Notable Cities include Chicago, Las Vegas, and New York City

SAN FRANCISCO – November 2, 2016 – As we look forward to the holiday dining season, OpenTable, the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), today unveiled the 100 Best Steakhouses in America for 2016. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than 5 million restaurant reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for more than 20,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Highlighting both traditional steakhouses and novel takes on the concept, the complete list features restaurants in 28 states and the District of Columbia and includes Bavettes in Chicago, Keens Steakhouse in New York and STK in Las Vegas. California, Illinois, and Texas each have 17 winning restaurants, followed by New York with 14 and Nevada with 12. Massachusetts has eight honorees, and Ohio and Pennsylvania boast six apiece. Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, and Washington, D.C., each have five honorees. South Carolina has three restaurants, while Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington all have two standout steakhouses. Alabama, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Rhode Island are also represented.

“With its long history and timeless traditions, the steakhouse occupies a special place in our nation’s dining culture,” says Caroline Potter, OpenTable Chief Dining Officer. “These winning restaurants are honoring those comforting – and delicious — traditions while providing top-notch hospitality that diners want to return for again and again. We can’t imagine a better place to celebrate the holidays than at one of America’s greatest steakhouses.”

The list of the 100 Best Steakhouses in America are generated from more than 5 million restaurant reviews collected from verified OpenTable diners between October 1, 2015, and September 30, 2016. All restaurants in the “steak” cuisine category with a minimum “overall” score and number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration. Qualifying restaurants were then scored and sorted according to their overall food rating.

Based on this methodology, the following restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, comprise the 100 Best Steakhouses in America according to OpenTable diners. The complete list may also be viewed at http://www.opentable.com/m/best-steakhouses-in-america-2016/.

2016 100 Best Steakhouses in America*

22 Bowens Wine Bar and Grille – Newport, Rhode Island
801 Chophouse – Clayton, Missouri
Abe and Louie’s – Multiple Locations
Al Biernat’s – Dallas, Texas
Arrowhead Grill – Glendale, Arizona
The Avenue Steak Tavern – Columbus, Ohio
B&B Butchers & Restaurant – Houston, Texas
Baltaire – Los Angeles, California
Barclay Prime – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bavettes – Chicago, Illinois
Bazaar Meat by José Andrés-SLS Las Vegas – Las Vegas, Nevada
Benny’s Chop House – Chicago, Illinois
BLT Steak DC – Washington, D.C.
BOA Steakhouse-Sunset – West Hollywood, California
Bob’s Steak and Chop House – Grapevine, Texas
Bohanan’s Prime Steaks and Seafood – San Antonio, Texas
Bones – Atlanta, Georgia
Boston Chops – Boston, Massachusetts
Bowery Meat Company – New York, New York
Butcher & Singer – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Butcher & the Boar – Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Capital Grille – Multiple Locations
Carlo & Johnny – Cincinnati, Ohio
Chama Gaucha Brazilian Steakhouse – Downers Grove, Illinois
Chamberlain’s Steak & Chop House – Dallas, Texas
Chicago Cut Steakhouse – Chicago, Illinois
Chops Lobster Bar – Multiple Locations
Club A Steakhouse – New York, New York
Cole’s Chop House – Napa, California
Connor’s Steak & Seafood – Huntsville, Alabama
Craftsteak-MGM Grand – Las Vegas, Nevada
CUT at The Palazzo Las Vegas – Las Vegas, Nevada
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House – Multiple Locations
Delmonico Steakhouse – Multiple Locations
Eddie Merlot’s – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Elway’s Cherry Creek – Denver, Colorado
Fleming’s Steakhouse – Newport Beach, California
Gallagher’s Steakhouse – New York, New York
Gibson’s Bar & Steakhouse – Multiple Locations
Gordon Ramsay Steak-Paris Las Vegas – Las Vegas, Nevada
Guard & Grace – Denver, Colorado
Hal’s-Buckhead – Atlanta, Georgia
Halls Chophouse – Charleston, South Carolina
Harris’ – San Francisco, California
Harry & Izzy’s-Downtown – Indianapolis, Indiana
Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse – Chicago, Illinois
House of Prime Rib – San Francisco, California
Hy’s Steak House-Waikiki – Honolulu, Hawaii
III Forks – Dallas, Texas
Island Prime – San Diego, California
J. Gilbert’s-Wood Fired Steaks & Seafood – Multiple Locations
Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse – Cincinnati, Ohio
John Howie Steak – Bellevue, Washington
Kayne Prime – Nashville, Tennessee
Keens Steakhouse – New York, New York
The Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Gilbert, Arizona
Killen’s Steakhouse – Pearland, Texas
Knife & Fork Inn – Atlantic City, New Jersey
Lawry’s The Prime Rib – Multiple Locations
Little Alley Steak – Roswell, Georgia
Lolinda – San Francisco, California
Manny’s Steakhouse – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Maple & Ash – Chicago, Illinois
Mastro’s – Multiple Locations
The Metropolitan Grill – Seattle, Washington
Musso & Frank Grill – Los Angeles, California
Nick & Sam’s Steakhouse – Dallas, Texas
Oak Steakhouse – Charleston, South Carolina
Ocean Prime-Boston Seaport – Boston, Massachusetts
Palm Restaurant – Washington, D.C.
Pappas Bros. Steakhouse – Multiple Locations
Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille – Multiple Locations
Porterhouse Steak and Seafood – Multiple Locations
Portland City Grill – Portland, Oregon
The Precinct – Cincinnati, Ohio
Prime-Bellagio Hotel – Las Vegas, Nevada
Quality Italian – New York, New York
Red O – Newport Beach, California
RingSide Steakhouse-Uptown – Portland, Oregon
Roast-A Michael Symon Restaurant – Detroit, Michigan
Roka Akor – Multiple Locations
RPM Steak – Chicago, Illinois
Russell’s Steaks, Chops, and More – Williamsville, New York
Ruth’s Chris Steak House – Multiple Locations
Shanahan’s Steakhouse – Denver, Colorado
The Southern – Nashville, Tennessee
St. Elmo Steak House – Indianapolis, Indiana
Steak 44 – Phoenix, Arizona
Steak 48 – Houston, Texas
Steak 954 at the W Fort Lauderdale – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
THE Steak House at Circus Circus – Las Vegas, Nevada
STK-The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – Las Vegas, Nevada
Strip House – Multiple Locations
Sundance The Steakhouse – Palo Alto, California
SW Steakhouse-Wynn Las Vegas – Las Vegas, Nevada
Swift & Sons – Chicago, Illinois
Tony’s of Lexington – Lexington, Kentucky
Top of the World Restaurant-Stratosphere Hotel – Las Vegas, Nevada
Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse – Houston, Texas
WiseGuys Steak & Lounge – Hilton Head, South Carolina

*Restaurants with multiple winning locations were counted one time.

Diners can also read more about the 100 Best Steakhouses in America by visiting the OpenTable blog.

About OpenTable Restaurant Reviews
Originally launched in November 2008, the OpenTable Reviews program helps diners find restaurants that best fit their dining occasions. Only diners who recently honored an OpenTable reservation are invited to submit restaurant reviews. Visitors to OpenTable can access reviews for thousands of OpenTable restaurant partners across the United States, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan and the UK. The OpenTable Reviews program has generated more than 40 million restaurant reviews by verified diners, establishing OpenTable as one of the largest and most trusted sources for restaurant reviews.

About OpenTable:
OpenTable, part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), is the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations, seating more than 20 million diners per month via online bookings across more than 38,000 restaurants. The OpenTable network connects restaurants and diners, helping diners discover and book the perfect table and helping restaurants deliver personalized hospitality to keep guests coming back. The OpenTable service enables diners to see which restaurants have available tables, select a restaurant based on verified diner reviews, menus, and other helpful information, and easily book a reservation. In addition to the company’s website and mobile apps, OpenTable powers online reservations for nearly 600 partners, including many of the Internet’s most popular global and local brands. For restaurants, the OpenTable hospitality solutions enable them to manage their reservation book, streamline their operations, and enhance their service levels. Since its inception in 1998, OpenTable has seated over 1 billion diners around the world. OpenTable is headquartered in San Francisco and available in more than 20 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, the UK and United States.

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