T-Bone Steakhouse

Well. First, not much to say. It’s the only steak spot in south Phoenix. Expect a big steak! Which is nothing to complain about but if you want flavor, don’t go. I’ve been here a few times to give it more than one try and this visit I had the sirloin, my husband the Tbone, & 4 year old the grilled chicken. Maybe it’s nice because it’s convenient to where we live, the view is beautiful & its spacious if you need to host an event. The steaks were super bland & chewy. I put salt, black pepper, And steak sauce (A1). When you’re Hangry you’ll eat anything so it’s definitely not our first choice. Too bad because we Do try to support local over chain, but this time it made us regret not driving elsewhere.
It’s just too expensive for such a bland experience.

Excellent food. Excellent prices. Superb wait staff. Great location overlooking the City. Really a hidden gem in old school Phoenix dining.
Yes, there is nowhere near the pomp and circumstance of a Ruth Chris’ steakhouse, but for half the price the food is close to being right there taste-​wise with any other local steakhouse.
The salad bar could use some upgrading, but you shouldn’t judge a steakhouse solely on its salad bar.
An enjoyable place to eat… would recommend to anyone, anytime.

This is my all-​time favorite steakhouse in the valley… but I’ve never had the steak.
I used to visit once a week and order the grilled salmon. One evening the owner talked me into trying the fried trout, to which I reluctantly agreed after voicing my objections to trout. He assured me it was boneless, didn’t taste fishy, and said he would bring me the salmon if I didn’t like it.
He didn’t have to; I found a new favorite! The trout is amazing and the only trout I’ve ever enjoyed. I have no idea how that magician/​chef accomplished that feat, but it truly is boneless and not fishy. It pairs perfectly with their garlic mashed potatoes.
The view from T-​bone is stunning. I love the rustic ambiance and am usually one of the first customers there in the evening. The owner and waitresses are friendly and fun, and this is the perfect place to hide out from life for awhile with beer and a good book.
Or with friends.
But definitely beer.
The musician’s sets on the weekend aren’t cheery enough for my mood and there’s no dance floor – yet – so that’s the only reason this review is four stars instead of five.

The only place to get a steak in the Phoenix area. Up on the side of south mountain. Great view of the city. Rustic look with a western feel without looking hokey. The steaks are amazing and the prices are very good for the quality.

Please go there if you want a NICELY COOKED BASIC STEAK MEAL. Don’t go there if you want something exotic and fancy then write a BAD REVIEW. If YOU WANT A FANCY MEAL from a famous chef, don’t come here, go to Scottsdale or the Biltmore area. Your meal comes with a BASIC complimentary salad bar AND spicy pinto beans with thick honey wheat bread. The salad bar is comp and again it’s BASIC, nothing fancy! If you want to go to a salad buffet with every imaginable topping, please DON’T COME HERE, instead go to Sweet Tomatoes. The highlight of this place is the VIEW of the valley, in a very basic restaurant structure with excellently cooked pieces of meat. It IS pricey so be prepared ($ 20-​$ 30 for a nice piece of meat); AGAIN THIS IS BASIC FOOD, SO ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK AND DON’T WRITE A BAD REVIEW IF YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS!

Bad service. Salas bar was pathetic. Bread and beans brought out with the meal? Felt like I was paying 30 dollars to eat like a vagabond in the 1700s.
I really want there to be more food options in the laveen area, but the owner has a lot of work to do before I go back.

I wanted rib eye they were out. Ordered another steak and potato got the steak girls in the back were microwaving potatoes. odd. Been there before. Too expensive for just a stake a few beans.

Good basic steak. Cooked the way I asked and perfectly seasoned. I had a T-​bone. Hubby had a sirloin. His was a bit toigh.
Not fancy. Just good steak. When you need MEAT.

The view of downtown Phoenix from South Mountain is nice.
The salad bar is depressing, seriously, the salad bar at my kids’ public grade school blows this away.
The sides that come with the dinners are underwhelming but the cowboy beans aren’t bad. Please take the foil off the baked potato, this isn’t IHOP.
Desserts are pretty good. I like the brownie and the bread pudding.
The steaks are slightly above average… when cooked right.
Service is ho-​hum.
Summary:
Okay steak with sides and salad bar that you would honestly expect in a hospital. Actually, I’ve had hospital salad bars that blow this away. Plagued by inconsistencies in steak temps and service. If you go during the right time of year, and catch them on a good shift, you can eat a decent steak and watch a nice sunset; or you can wait 45 minutes for cold beans and burnt steak.

Go to take a picture of the view. Get your steak to go and leave the rest behind! The service was horrible! All the sides were bad. In fairness the steak was very good.

Still love T-​Bone Steakhouse. The place was jamming tonight (July 4, 2015)! Busy, with live music, and the misting system on the patio going full swing.
Before I get to tonight’s meal, I’ll say that we opted for T-​Bone this time in part because of it’s location. Situated just south of downtown Phoenix on the side of South Mountain, perhaps 400 ft higher in elevation than the valley floor, there’s always panoramic 180 degree million dollar views. And this was Independence Day, so we thought we might be able to see some fireworks from T-Bone’s patio. We were right. In addition to the miscellaneous fireworks being launched by citizens in a number of places, we were able to see the Glendale fireworks show, the Phoenix fireworks show, the Diamondbacks post-​game fireworks show at Chase Field, and we think a little bit of the Tempe fireworks show, all from a single perch outside on the T-​bone patio.
My girlfriend and I split the amply portioned 40oz Porterhouse (YES, 2.5 lbs of delicious beef), a first for us at T-​Bone. We both had the salad bar, cowboy beans, garlic bread, she had a baked potato and I had mashers. All the accouterments were of course quite good as per the norm here.
A lot of people don’t know what a Porterhouse is. Would you like a nice New York Strip? Or would you rather have a nice Filet Mignon? Can’t decide? Then have them both at the same time with a bone-​in Porterhouse — NY Strip on one side of the bone and Filet on the other. YES PLEASE. Not many people order such a large piece of beef, so we were told they only cut a few per day (there is also a 24 oz for a «smaller» appetite LOL).
A Porterhouse is always going to be a minimum of 1.25″ thick — ours was about 1.5″ thick — so can certainly be a challenge to properly grill. We asked for ours to be prepared medium rare, and once delivered, it was perfectly seasoned and WONDERFUL. Kudos T-​Bone Steakhouse!
Service was great, prompt. As with nearly every visit, Kevin the owner stopped by to check on us – he is one of those restaurant owners who is super involved, friendly, and actually pays attention to his customers. These days more than ever, you have to appreciate that. When you visit T-​bone Steakhouse, he’ll probably stop by your table to say hi and you won’t even realize he owns the place, so just look for the tallest guy in the room.
This restaurant continues to be a gem in the desert. Thanks for yet another great evening T-​Bone!

The atmosphere is great: you can drive up or ride your horse to the place and then be treated to wonderful view of Phoenix… try to get a table by the windows. The menu is not extensive, nor is it too small, it’s «right-​sized». The only complaint ever heard or read by me was about the salad bar which is very small and limited to just a few items, but do you come to a steakhouse for salad?
The steak, chicken and rib items so far are all worth the trip. Will they knock your socks off, no but they’re just plain good. My wife Debi swears by the grilled salmon and gets it every time we go, which is almost on a weekly basis. The only menu items we haven’t tried are the desserts… yet. There is even live music on some nights… give it a try!

Another trip to T-​Bone, this time with nine of us. We made reservations for seven o’clock on a Friday night and arrived right on time. There were about ½ tables empty.
Our extra large table was reserved so we were seated right away and, once again, Leon took care of us for the evening.
He did a really good job keeping up with our boisterous group, keeping all the orders straight and never dropping the ball. Everything came out just right.
I ordered one of the specials that night: dry aged New York Strip Steak. All entrées come with salad bar, cowboy beans and bread. Nothing has changed about the bland salad bar, unfortunately. Still a boring side. The beans and bread, tho good, are never great.
My steak was cooked just like I like it: medium rare. It had good flavor and I really enjoyed it. There was only one who didn’t indulge into their full meal but she’s like that.
Good food, excellent service and outstanding view. Is there anything else you want in a good dinner?

I love steak. Was in Scottsdale for work and tried to find a steakhouse at the last minute. Spencers, Ruth, etc. were all full and couldn’t seat us until 9p.m. Unilocal led us here. Very nice drive from Scottsdale. Very nice view of the city. The place too was busy and got a table around 8:30. Ordered the Rib Eye Medium Rare. Took a long time to come. Place wasn’t really that busy when we were seated. Figure 4 – 5 minutes per side to cook… took about 50 minutes for the food. Medium Rare was really Medium Well. Okay flavor. Wait staff friendly. Overall, should have taken the 9 p.m. at Flemings.

Really great place and not a better spot to bring out of town guests for dinner! Steaks were cooked to perfection as was the trout. Good beans and bread. Service was great. Place was clean and atmosphere was fun. Good live music and a small bar. Plenty of seating outside or in. Can’t believe I have never been here before. A true gem and we will be back! One of the best views in town!

This steakhouse is excellent in the Phoenix area. Probably the best one.
The atmosphere is unique, must see it yourself
Amazing views of the city, especially at night time.
Steaks are great.
People are nice.
A little salad bar included with entrees.
Decent pricing.

T-​bone steakhouse is a little hidden gem tucked near South Mountain in South Phoenix. We would have never gone to this place had it not been recommended by a friend. The ambiance takes you back to old Texas. My parents and I were taken aback by the many cars parked and yet we were seated by the hostess instantly and greeted by the waitress and the breathtaking view of the valley. There was a lovely live country music band performing. After ordering we went straight for the salad bar which comes with every entrée. Super simple bar, nothing special. I’d be darned if the ingredients were homemade. It’s not worth indulging in the salad bar, better to save room. The bread and beans came out next. I don’t care for beans but I have to say their bread was my favorite part of the meal. SO nice and fluffy. Bread lovers will delight in theirs. The entrees came out within about 15 minutes which was great timing in my book. I ordered the grilled salmon with a side of corn. It was grilled to perfection but lacked a bit of flavor. The lemons helped. The corn wasn’t too flavorful at all, I would skip it. I tried my mom’s ribeye which was phenomenal. The taste was great and it was cooked exactly how she asked with a little pink. My dad’s ribs were also so good. Meat fell right off the bone. The bbq sauce it comes with, I’m hoping is homemade but enhances the meat so well. We did save room for dessert but I was a tiny bit disappointed with how dry their bread pudding was. Once the ice cream melted in it, it was better. Overall, T-​bone steakhouse is very lovely and satisfying. Seeing that it is right around the corner, we like it enough to return. Prices are fair, staff is pleasant. A good family dinner place.

This place is my John Wayne, country the good old fashion way perfection. After doing a 3 hour hike in South Mountain, we found ourselves here attempting to gorge ourselves with delightful steaks/​ribs/​desserts.
I grew up on this place, and I was happy to see that 20 years later, it is just as fantastic as it was when I was a little girl.

First off let me say that the view is phenomenal. However we didn’t go for the view. We went for the food.
My wife had a ribeye and I had a dry aged New York Strip, bone in.
The steaks were average, nothing special. They are also very pricey. For the amount of money we were charged I expected a top notch meal. That’s not what it was, it was average.
My wife ribeye was very fatty. I expect some good marbling but this was way too much. It was cooked the way requested but again, not worth the cost.
My Strip was dry aged so I expected a really deep flavor. Again, average at best.
I read a good deal of these reviews and several people raved about the cowboy beans. People said they had a nice «kick» to them. That could not be farther from the truth. They were absolutely bland. No flavor, no sweetness, no tang, nothing.
We had a side of corn on the cob and a baked potato and 3 beers between us. The grand total was over $ 70.00. I really expected a lot more.
Overall I probably will not go back. Not unless they line their prices up more to what they are serving. Average food at high prices.

There are times when I think my Unilocal presence is needed (well, need is a strong word) and there are times when I’m just basically saying «me too.» Other people have done a fine job with the T-​Bone reviews so I’m just writing because I like to opine.
My favorite subplot here is the salad bar debate. Yes, this is well below average in the popular metric VORSB, value over replacement salad bar. The purpose here is to get a little bit of cucumber to feel less guilt about the meat you’re about to enjoy.
We can agree that there are better salads in the world, but T-​Bone offers beautiful mesquite-​grilled steaks. I got the bone-​in ribeye, an excellent piece of meat perfectly cooked and seasoned. The cowboy beans and the bread are strongly recommended.
The setting is a fascinating location at the edge of South Mountain with a nice view of Phoenix. Someone described it as rural. I didn’t know if that was possible given that Lowe’s and Starbucks are around two miles away but now I understand.