Liz P.
Yelp
Like 4.5/5 stars so I am rounding up to 5.
I had been wanting to try Ruth's Chris during Troy Restaurant Week for a long time. I had been to Ruth's Chris one other time, after my high school graduation in 2005, but I didn't remember it much, other than that the steak was good. Yesterday my boyfriend and I went to the restaurant for dinner for the TRW menu ($41 per person, for a 3-course meal - excellent deal) and everything was delicious.
We started off with the fresh bread (with honey butter, I think?) and I chose the Caesar salad. I asked for dressing on the side and they didn't do that; however, the salad was very good.
For my entree, I ordered the 8 oz. filet, and he ordered the 12 oz. sirloin. Both were absolutely delicious and come in their own plate of sizzling butter. I had read a Yelp review that said you can ask for "fried garlic butter," and they brought me a plate of that - it's basically just the butter in your steak plate but with garlic. A+ and if you enjoy garlic, definitely ask for it; there was no upcharge, too.
For our sides, we split the garlic mashed potatoes and the sweet potato casserole. The potatoes were tasty but nothing special. The sweet potato casserole may be the best sweet potato dish I've ever had - they caramelize the pecans that are on top, so it tasted more like a dessert than a side dish.
Speaking of dessert, for TRW it was a circular-sized, individual cheesecake. It was okay but Capital Grille does a similar one, with a thicker crust, which I enjoyed more when I went there for TRW (and I've been there a few times for TRW). The cheesecake also came with berries, and because it was our anniversary, they wrote Happy Anniversary on both of our plates, which was a nice touch.
Service was very good as well though I was waiting for water once or twice (pet peeve of mine), but for not much longer than 5 minutes or so. I had written in our OpenTable reservation that it was our anniversary (it's in about 2 weeks, but this was my present to him) and our waitress wished us Happy Anniversary like 3 or 4 times, which was nice, though a bit overkill.
Overall I was very impressed by the food here and would definitely return, though the regular menu is about $50+ for a steak and $11 for sides (everything is a la carte). If you're looking to get the most bang for your buck, I'd highly recommend going this week (or next March 2019) for Troy Restaurant Week.