Steak on a Stone

Closed. Tax evasion

This place is CLOSED! It was pretty good too… shame it couldn’t make it!

This is a fun take for a steak house restaurant, but the atmosphere needs some serious revitalization. They have a whole Greek menu (which isn’t really fitting the ‘steak on a stone vibe’), but nonetheless the gist here is that you pick the cut of steak you want and they bring it out on a hot lava rock and you cook it bite size piece by piece as you eat it. The steak itself was great and it was unique to be able to cook it to yourself just to your liking.
The one thing that was a real turn off was the atmosphere. The walls were plain white with plain tables and chairs, also their were huge loud fans hanging from the ceiling. There really was no atmosphere at all, which would not be ideal for a date night. From the white walls to the half Greek menu, this restaurant is unique but I left with the feeling that they were confused with what they want their restaurant to be.
Try the flaming cheese appetizer!

Had a large birthday dinner here & the family had fun! A molten rock stone slab with salted meat, searing each bite and sharing the experience with others was a fresh new concept to doing something outside the norm! Reading reviews I see gripes about the steak not being top notch (Like Hyde Park, Mortons) or paying «butt loads» to cook your own food. Crotics often get self absorbed in the process of critiquing and forget what attracts people to dine in certain places. The food is worth the menu pricing by all means and portions are not small which was good for sharing! Bottom line the experience is fun and interactive. The choice of sauces was pretty plentiful for all types of styles and the have a very nice selection of seafood as well. We will certainly return!

A small quaint place, the steaks are hands down the best steaks around! Love the idea of cooking my own steak one bite at a time on the 700 degree lava stone! Each piece perfectly cooked and hot and juicy from start to finish!

I have been to Steak on a Stone three times within the past two months. As odd as it sounds, the reason to go is not for the food, but for the experience. Don’t get me wrong, the food is excellent, but concept of cooking your own steak in front of you is what sets this place apart from other steakhouses, earning «5 stars.»
The restaurant is located in a dark strip mall, and does not look very exciting or appealing from the outside. Once inside, the décor appears to be somewhat outdated, but I did not get a negative feeling from it. The dining room is chilly when you first sit down, but there is a reason for that. It heats up pretty quick once you start cooking your perfect steak. The staff was friendly and understanding of our two friends who had never been there. They explain their menu and the cooking process very well.
They offer a full menu, but you are truly missing out if you get anything other than the stone entrée. They bring out a 750 degree stone with a raw steak (or chicken, shrimp, etc.) on it. You get to cook it as rare or as well done as you please. The idea is that you cut small pieces and cook each piece individually, that way your food is always hot. If you are a slow eater, you may need to cook some of your steak first before eating it or risk having it overdone. Since I eat quickly, I never have that problem, and I like my steak medium rare.
Also, you have to get the Saganaki as an appetizer. The Kasseri cheese is brought out to the table by the server. Without warning she lights that bad boy on fire and suddenly a rush of flames come hurling towards you as the server screams, «Opa!» You don’t even realize that your eyebrows may be singed as you experience the melted goodness in your mouth. Certainly a surprise if you don’t know what’s coming.
Overall, this place is great. The combination of the food and the experience earn this restaurant a look.

I have never done their steak on a stone. I heard about this new concept back when they were called Kristofer’s. I always wanted to try it, just haven’t got around to it yet.
This review is based solely on their buffet service. Their buffet is served around brunch time on Sundays (call first). This place is great for a large group, especially on the holidays. I have come many of times on Orthodox Easter.
So much more than your typical buffet. It’s not about the quantity here, its all about the quality. Savory, stick to your ribs, comfort foods, with a Greek influence. I mean, whoever is in this kitchen IS Greek, obvi. The best thing by far is the lamb shank, it’s tender, meaty and seasoned how I like (not all those crazy spices that my grandma doesn’t use).
If you like Greek food, they have some of the best in the Cleveland area.

Ehh, you are paying for the experience. In the end you come to terms with that you just payed a butt load of money to cook you’re own food, and get sizzling grease splashed on your clothes.

They bring you a brick-​sized chunk of lava, at a blistering 750 degrees, with a scattering of salt. On it: a steak.
You cut it up, and you’re in for the busiest meal of your life. Because maybe you’ve eaten at The Melting Pot, but that shit is training wheels. It doesn’t matter how long you leave some bit of chicken bobbing in that heated broth; you can’t overcook it. Sure, have a leisurely conversation, go to the bathroom, run for President — by the time you get back, that chicken’s just perfect and moist.
Whereas that stone? It’s like they dropped the heart of the sun onto your plate. You put a chunk of meat on that sticky, sizzling brick, make some amusing bon mot to your companion, and by the time you get back it’s this leathery strip of burned protein, curled up at the edges like a dead spider.
So you must COOK! COOK FOR YOUR LIFE! There is no time to waste, you laggard flaneur! Put the piece of meat on the supernova, tug its seared flesh off, flip it over, and perhaps — PERHAPS — you might have a piece of meat called, laughingly, medium-​rare.
Do you choose to drink? Do it between bites, you thirsty slacker. Jack Bauer is yelling «THERE’S NO TIME!» in your ear. The meat! The meat is becoming coal! Speed up! EAT! COOK! LIVE!
Oh, Steak on a Stone, you are so living on the edge.
Steak on a Stone is a place of mystery. Why do they give you such aggressive sauces to dip your steak in when the meat is perfectly good on its own? Why is there a full-​out greek menu along with the steak on that stone? Why are there two grammatical errors proudly displayed on the cover of the menu? How many third-​degree burns do people incur here in the course of a month?
People say the atmosphere of Steak on a Stone is a little run-​down. It is not. If you recognize Steak on a Stone what it is, which is essentially a Chuck-​E-​Cheese for grownups. Is it overpriced? Yes. Is it a little saturated with, shall we say, the frommage? It is.
Is it fun as all hell when your waiter sends a fireball into the air, yells «OPA!» and plunks a plateful of burning cheese down on your table? Yes. Yes, it is.
You will be occupied during the meal. Maybe you were foolish enough to think that at a restaurant, people are supposed to cook for you. No. Here, you will toil upon the salted bricks, slicing and maneuvering and deftly avoiding permanent scarring from the nuclear furnace sitting directly over your lap, AND YOU WILL LEARN TO LOVE IT.

In a nutshell.
* The signature steak (on a stone) was baller, the rest of it was just (kind of) average, though the dinner bread was also baller.
* The restaurant is in a strip mall, so not super charming on the outside, however the inside was nice.
* The menus desperately need an upgrade.
** Nice service, fun concept. Definitely worth a shot, the prices are quite fair, and we will most likely be back to try other options on the large menu!

The bad. The restaurant is filthy. It looks like it has been a while since it has been cleaned. The ceiling around the air vents are all blackened. The fans in the middle of the restaurant were covered with dust and grease. The paint job needs redone since the floor boards are dinged up and whoever painted before didn’t know how to use tape. And everything had too much salt.
The steak on a stone dish was good though. I have cooked my own meat at Korean restaurants before, but this was the first time cooking on a stone. I tried the Greek potatoes and green beans as my sides. They were lukewarm when they came out in stark contrast to the 750 degree stone the steak cooked on. I have a rule while traveling to not go to a place I could go to when I am home. This restaurant fit the bill, but I doubt I would return.

The overall experience of this place is very good. Decoration of this place is so so. The special about this place is you can cook your own steak on a stone and the way you like it. I don’t suggest everyone to dress up very nice because the smell of cooking the steak will STICK with you until you got home change your clothes and take a bath /​shower.

Holy moly is this place amazing! I went to a very expensive, high end steak house downtown this past weekend and still steak on a stone is my favorite! I dream about this place! the steak is the best I have ever had and the best part is its not over cooked or under cooked because you are the one that cooks it to your liking piece by piece. mmmm deliciousness!!!

Overall, the experience was decent, but I wasn’t very impressed with the novelty. This is definitely a Greek-​leaning restaurant with their main dish being the namesake. Most people in my company ordered this. They bring out each person’s 750 degree stone with their meat on top. You determine how well done the steak is by cutting slices and cooking it on the stone. Everyone loved their steak. It was very tender and flavorful. The multitude of dipping sauce choices for the steak is totally unnecessary, as the steak was tasty. However, I can grill at home. Cooking my meal at the table isn’t interesting enough for me to want to return any time soon.

3.8 stars…
Great concept. Great steak. Good service (not great, however).
The atmosphere and decorating could use some improvement.

What a fantastic idea for a restaurant. You cook your own shit on a hot ass stone. Just be careful not to burn your face off as you lay your head down to take a nap after a nice juicy steak. The sauces they have to compliment your juicy meat are really good and the service was fantastic.
I wonder if I could bring one of these to wrigleyville. Imagine 400 drunk cubs fans with third degree burns to their face.

Fantastic food and service. The location is a little out of the way and the business might suffer for it.

I agree with Sean C. His review says it well. Nice people, clean and fun and tasty experience. Not too expensive for steak and a nice place to take a date. Would not eat there everyday but was impressed for my first time there.

My word, this place is both interesting and delicious. The main concept is that you cook your own steak on a 750 degree stone right there on your table as you eat it. My friends and I love unique ideas like this so we decided to try it out.
They have other items besides the «stone» menu, but that would defeat the whole purpose of going. I ordered a 12oz ribeye with salad and baked potato. After a quick salad, out comes our waitress pushing a cart with our meals. Sure enough, there was a raw slab of steak on a stone! She gave us our instructions: don’t move the steak or you’ll ruin the searing (causing it to cook faster than planned) and to cut off little strips to cook individually.
We also had our choice of two dipping sauces for the steak. I went with creamy garlic and Jack Daniels. Both were delicious and our party didn’t have any regrets about their various sauce choices either.
The service was quite nice and helpful, a must for such a different dining experience!
My only note of warning is don’t wear your fancy best clothes. There’s pretty much no way to avoid some splattering from cooking a steak right in front of you.
I can’t wait to go back, it was absolutely delicious!