[image-1]The wait is almost over for fans of Ruth’s Chris Steak House and its signature 500-degree sizzling plates. The company announced its plans to take over the former Frank & Pauly’s space on the lower level of the 200 Public Square Building way back in the summer of 2015.

Diners can now look forward to a March 13th opening (200 Public Sq., 216-539-8404).

The Winter Park, Florida-based chain operates about 150 restaurants, but none in the immediate area. A Cleveland location at Eton Chagrin Boulevard closed its doors in 2006 after nine years.

Ruth’s Chris will fill a prime downtown spot that has been vacant since 2006, when Wayne Koury closed Frank & Pauly’s. The 300-seat eatery has undergone a multi-million dollar renovation.

Diners can expect a menu filled with chophouse starters like shrimp cocktail, crab cakes and chilled seafood towers. USDA Prime steaks and chops join seafood items like sea bass and barbecue shrimp. Sides run the gamut from roasted Brussles sprouts and lobster mac and cheese to potatoes au gratin and shoestring fries.

Ruth’s Chris joins a crowded and growing market when it comes to downtown steakhouses. In addition to Red, Urban Farmer, Hyde Park, XO, and Morton’s, the Marble Room will open in the coming weeks inside the historic bank lobby of the Garfield Building at E. Sixth and Euclid.

This article appears in Mar 1-7, 2017.

For 25 years, Douglas Trattner has worked as a full-time freelance writer, editor and author. His work as co-author on Michael Symon's cookbooks have earned him four New York Times Best-Selling Author honors, while his longstanding role as Scene dining editor has garnered awards of its own.

6 replies on “Ruth’s Chris Steak House to Open in 200 Public Square Building on March 13”

  2. Years ago I took business clients to Ruth Chris Steak House for dinner which was located in Woodmere Village at the time. I was NOT impressed. Very expensive & mediocre at best.

  3. O/U? I give them 2 years. Who would go to Ruth’s Chris (or Morton’s or Hyde Park for that matter) when XO and Red are right down the street? Well, I guess the same people who go to Friday’s, and those guys seem to be doing alright, so maybe my 2 year estimate is way off

  6. O/U on a place like Ruth’s Chris is at least 10 years. It may be a chain, but it’s not Applebee’s. It’s a 4-5 star restaurant. Don’t get me wrong, XO and (especially) Red are great, but so is Ruth’s Chris. It’s prime location right off the revitalized square will provide major foot traffic with lower saturation than, say, E. 4th. It will do very well.

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