"Oak Steakhouse opens for dinner tonight in Old Town, giving the historic Alexandria neighborhood an anticipated 130-seat venue to wash down tomahawk ribeyes with nearly 20 wines by the glass. Billed as a “contemporary steakhouse,” Oak is boutique chain from Charleston, South Carolina-based Indigo Road, the same hospitality group behind O-Ku in the Union Market district. The new steakhouse in Alexandria (901 North Saint Asaph Street) is filled with exposed brick and crimson-colored leather banquettes. It joins five other Oak Steakhouse outposts that opened in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Tennessee over the past decade. Chef Joseph Conrad is leading Oak’s first foray into the D.C. market. His local resume includes stints at Bourbon Steak and the Lafayette inside the Hay-Adams Hotel. The restaurant opens with dinner service to start, followed by the addition of weekday lunch around the end of the month." - Tierney Plumb
