Just can't rave enough about this place. I never buy steak anywhere else, except here because it's super cheap during lunch specials and they are super delicious. It's a place you MUST try at least once, you won't be disappointed. read more

I was shocked at how terrible it was. The steak tasted pasty and the shrimp was just awful. I spit it out. Mushrooms were ordered on the side and I had to look at them and see what I just put in my mouth. They did not taste like any mushroom that I have ever eaten. So my meal consisted of 2 pieces of toast that were really good. Even the French dressing didn't taste the same as it did before. And the choices of what to put on the iceberg lettuce were something to be desired. That will be the last time I eat there. Quality has gone way down hill. Must be using a cheaper grade of everything. Ari must have sold out. I and my family have eaten there most of our lives. I used to take my kids there too, for years. read more

I love this place that's why I ordered for Father's Day . Door dash was the only option for delivery. Big mistake. I put in my order for 2 pork chop dinners. At the restaurant they are priced for 17.99 for 2 6 oz chops potato, toast and salad. I ended up paying separately for toast, and salad. my bill was over 63.00. When I received my meals they were cold. The chops were dried out and burnt. Could hardly cut them. I called door dash to voice my concern. They said I had to call steak house. I did. Irene remembers the meals. She said to come in . Steak house said take it up with door dash and I in turn said door dash told me to contact you. . I did the next day as I had to work all day. I had requested a call from supervisor of door dash never got one. I could not upload photos as photos froze as they asked for. Long story short do not use door dash for delivery. Usually food from steak house is amazing. Not so much this time. Pretty much ruined Father's Day celebration. read more

Good place to get a decent, affordable steak meal. Meat is somewhat questionable but it's tasty, so I eats it anyway. No fuss meat and sides. You get a nicely buttered Texas toast, baked potato and can build a salad. Service is quick. Place your order. Take your tray down the line to get your salad. Grab your drink, if you got one. Take a seat. They'll bring out your food. Enjoy. read more

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The food is great. I've been going there since I was 18 and I'm 65 now the owners are awesome.

This is the best steak house in the town! My ex and I used to go there alllll the time! Definitely suggest you to order their gyro!!! Their most meals comes with baked potatoes and Texas toast bread. Go there happy hour and get gyro & fries for cheaper price! The cookers and servers are always incredibly friendly dealing with our orders! read more

We have been going to Arie's Best Steak House for about 20 years or so. If they ever move, then we follow them to their new location, wherever they move to. We have ALWAYS had GREAT FOOD; GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE & THEY HAVE BECOME GREAT FRIENDS AS WELL. We have never had a complaint about the Location, The Employee's, The Food & if you have to stand in line for a few minutes or so, it is Totally worth the wait. The only other thing I can say is, if you never go to Their Best Steak House, then you are Totally missing out on Great Food, Great Friends & Great Service. Thanks Again Arie's for all of your hard work! Betty Stock read more

The service was amazing accompanied by food such as the Philly cheesesteak sandwich, gyro plates, ribeye and grilled chicken

Best Steak house is great! Viktor and Irene and family are wonderful! Expect to leave full!

Newly remodeled & reopened after fire! Welcome back -- we have missed youand thise steak deals! read more

Use to be my go to steak house. But if you guys are gonna cheat the customers and not give the cut they order then I guess I'll take my service elsewhere. Give the customers what they order. read more

Ari's Best Steak House - Receipt that I ordered New York strip - Steakhouses Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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I ordered the 14oz chopped steak or something if the sort for $18 and when asked how I'd like it to be cooked I said medium. Well turns out the cook like to just send everything out as rare as possible. Definitely could only eat a bit into the steak from the side as the middle was completely too rare and there wasn't anyone around to say anything to about it. Also had to go back and ask for our tadseki sauce and sour cream that we paid for. read more

The best steak an seafood restaurant we have ever been too I give this restaurant 5 stars come on out an support your local business we came all the way from Texas to visit Ari's Greek restaurant thank u so much from the Stamatakis family. read more

While the prices have gone up- where hasn't it- the food is still great! I like the set up in this restaurant. You order and pay when you walk in, walk past the cook and helpers while you choose your salad, then stroll over to your private booth! They bring your plates of Texas toast, potato and meat and sea food. You can also get it to go so you can enjoy your favorite beer or wine with your meal. Delicious- I had the steak, shrimp and lobster tail. The steak was perfectly medium rare, the shrimp were large and crunchy and the lobster tail was not rubbery at all. Great dinner and left overs. read more

Kincaid's it ain't, but if you want an honest-to-goodness square steak meal lunch for about $7 THIS IS YOUR SPOT! Walk in, get in line, grab a tray and proceed cafeteria-style. I had to take a photo of the M-F lunch specials: 6oz Ranch Sirloin, Steak Burger Patty, Gyro, Philly Cheese Steak, Double-Double Cheese Burger....YOUR choice for $7 (11am-2pm or until supplies run out). I had a little tear in my eye when I watched the chef greet known & new customers (it reminded me of a small local restaurant spot in Detroit near Greektown). Efficient, delicious and economical. What's not to love? The steak was grilled to perfection-the way I wanted it. read more

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Welcome back after the remodeling post fire. Food is about the same as previous to fire. read more

Ari's Best Steakhouse is a family style, no frills, restaurants. If you're looking for a steak meal that doesn't break the bank then look no further. The price is definitely comparable to buying a steak at Walmart and cooking it with sides. This is not your typical sit down and order restaurant. To order, look at the menu on the wall (you won't miss it). Once you know what you want, walk up to window and tell them what cut you want and how well you want it cooked. Pay attention to what you ordered. Some specials come with pie/cake, while others don't. You don't want to be that person who walks backwards in the line. Grab a serving tray and your utensils and move down the line. If your meal comes with a salad, tell them what you want in your salad. After your food is cooked and you picked up all of your items, the register is at the end of the line. Every other seat is roped off. It may not seem like there's many seats, but I've never had a problem finding a seat here. The steak I ordered was the 20 oz Porterhouse. It comes with a salad, baked potatoes, three fired shrimp and a drink. The steak was cooked to a nice medium rare. The salad is pretty basic, what you would expect at a high school. The baked potato is a decent size, nice and fluffy. The fried shrimp tasted exactly how it looks. For the price, you really won't get a better deal than this. read more

Ari's Best Steak House - 20 oz Porterhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Great food at a reasonable price. Service is excellent. Really missed them when they were closed.

It's closed. Note on the door: We are Closed. To bad loved that place. Cheap and flavorful. Will they come back? Don't know but he was hard working and ended the people coming in. read more

Been coming here since I was a lil kid. Tried after the reopen and food was excellent and quick... Now I took my mother to dinner here on 8-18-24 and whatever has changed because we waited very long time for our meals and the steak was so tough it was difficult to slice and chew !! In the past there's always been a lot of people and that's definitely has changed too !! I doubt we will ever return because the wait in a restaurant that had very few patrons and like I said both of our steaks were so tough that they were very difficult to eat, yet enjoy !! read more

We had an awesome dinner here last night. Highly recommend this steakhouse. Quick service and nice prices.

This is a great no-frills place to get steak. Prices are super reasonable and food is plenty filling. You order at the counter, grab a tray and utensils and proceed through the line where you can see your steak cooking on the grill behind the counter as you pick up dessert and drinks, build your salad, and then pay at the end of the line. If your order is almost done, they'll have you wait a min after paying so that you can take your food to your table - if not, they'll bring it out to you at your table. Pro-Tip: get some extra cheese and bacon bits from the salad bar to put on your baked potato! 14oz Bone-In Sirloin (5/5) - The steak was really good, perfectly cooked and super juicy - it didn't have much seasoning on it (some steak places have too much which makes it too salty), so was great to taste the natural flavors of the steak. Comes with the salad bar, a baked potato and Texas toast. Steakhouse Burger (5/5) - A square burger patty with cheese, served between two slices of Texas toast. Comes with a side of fries - use the seasoning at your table to add some flavor to tour fries! read more

Ari's Best Steak House - 14oz Bone-In Sirloin (5/5) - Steakhouses Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Stopped in here while driving by. Small place in a strip mall. We got in line, very popular for lunch, and walked through cafeteria style. The cook asked us what we wanted. We both had a lunch sirloin. He was so busy grilling steaks. Fun to watch and by the time we got through the line, it was ready. Excellent steak with baked potato and small salad bar. For a small place, it was busy and very good food. read more

Best value steakhouse in the country! Why did i have to find it right before leaving? I'd come here evPlace has been here since 1973 with good reason. Amazing cooked to order steaks, awesome friendly staff, i'm blown away. Ari knows his regulars by name, and recognized me from the first time i came here recently. Better steak than any of the popular chains. Wow, i'm just blown away. read more

Best thing about Ari's is the price and fast service. Interior shows it's age. 4 stars because there isn't outdoor seating.

One of the great places to enjoy steaks in Minneapolis area. The prices are reasonable and the portions are huge. The staffs ar very friendly. Highly recommended if you are carving for steaks but won't spend a lot of money on it. read more

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There's nothing like the old Greek steakhouse business in today's franchise world. Thank you for a good meal.

This place is a great restaurant. I have been going to this place since childhood. I highly recommend Going to this Best Steak house location. read more

Great little steakhouse. It was quick and delicious, the staff friendly and accommodating. I ordered the 18 oz t-bone dinner and it did not disappoint I requested extra butter on the steak and it came out quickly and just as I ordered. I would gladly come back. read more

Ari's Best Steak House - 18oz T-bone steak medium rare with extra butter, shrimp, potato and toast. Delicious. - Steakhouses Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Best Steak Houses used to be all over the Twin Cities, or at least places like this with the same name. This one has been around for 40 years. When I started going to them, you could get a complete steak dinner, meaning steak, baked potato, salad and texas toast, for between $2 - $4. Today the range is more like $6- $12 on average, with some up charges and add-ons available. I was in the mood for "chopped steak," simply because you don't see it on menus very often. (And after all, the name of the site isn't "Steak, Dogs, & Pizza!") You wait in a line up front and tell the grill man your order, there is no discussion of "doneness" or anything. Move on down the cafeteria style line, pick up your tray, silver, and make a salad from the selection of fixins, which are not in abundance or up market. (Genuine face bacos!) But hey, this is value dining! While the menu says each dinner comes with a potato, it means "baked potato" and there is a 99 cent up charge for fries, but why the hell not? They are fresh cut, cooked to order for each diner, and plopped on the plenty in quantity. Perhaps a pound? I made my salad, paid, and you're told to wait at the register for your order, it will be right up, and it is. One mystery to me was that some people got two slices of Texas toast, and others got one. Didn't seem to coincide with any menu selection or price. I think I figured out it had to do with your politeness in line (I'm not kidding, some of the people are just damned nasty to grill guy). So anyway, I got two pieces, and if you've read this blog at all, you know I'm all about the Texas toast! The meat was great, flavoful, and a host of condiments, steak sauces are on the table. I couldn't finish the fries, but I'd be damned if I was leaving them behind! Seriously, some of the best fries I've had in a long time! Best Steak House is kind of north and east of downtown St. Paul, open for lunch and dinner seven days, and you can get the whole dinner at lunch time for less than $6.00. You should check them out. They also have fried shrimp, gyros, and burgers for the kids. Daily specials as well read more

Ari's Best Steak House - Exterior Frontage - Steakhouses Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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I had a hankering for a year-o, it's Friday, and I drank too much wine last night, so I thought I'll go ahead and indulge myself. I found this place on yelp of course, might be called "The Best Steakhouse," but they have a gyro sandwich and plate on the menu so off I went. It's in a sketchy strip mall filled with people who can't drive. No one seems to look when they pull in or back out of spots. Be careful not to get hit by a car...or go ahead get hit by a car then sue the bastard. I walked in and could see clearly this place has not been updated ever. There's a big ass board on the wall with the menu. Prices had been scratched off and replaced by stickers of new prices. I don't know what I'm doing at this point. I don't see a line. I see people at what looks like a salad bar, and then the cook behind the salad bar...oooo dawns on me its cafeteria style. I go up and I just stare. The cook, very friendly guy, asks me what I want to order. I go with the gyro sandwich for $9.25. It comes with nothing so I add a side of fries because I've made up my mind that I'm pigging out. People are moving around me to get to the tiny salad bar, then there's people piling up behind me shouting their orders in. We all just wait there until the food comes up. I take my order to go. $11.25 after the side was added, and $.25 for an extra cucumber sauce. Steep for a gyro sandwich in my opinion. I hurry out, dodged all the bad drivers, and sit and smell the delicious meat all the way home. The fries were awful. They were not cooked thoroughly, and they were soggy. The gyro sandwich was pretty good. I want to order it again, but I most likely won't because I can't afford it, and I do not want to go back and deal with the chaos. read more

Ari's Best Steak House - Gyro sandwich. - Steakhouses Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Fast cooking and good food! Definitely not your everyday fast food joint nor a fancy steakhouse but a true gem of the neighborhood! All meals comes with salad, baked potato, toast, and tip included! For less than $10 you can get a good steak. Splurge a little bit more for a fillet for $13 and you get a real tender and juicy steak! It was a good surprise for a foodie! Definitely a place to come back to for steak lovers! Very affordable for those on a budget. 5 stars for places where you just want a quick lunch. In a hurry and want to eat light, they have a 6oz sirloin lunch special! What more can you ask for? read more

Ari's Best Steak House - The fillet - I think it's 16 oz - it's $13 but surprisingly juicy and tender! - Steakhouses Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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They were absolutely wonderful and helpful the food was fresh and I got it on the last day before they had to shut down on Friday their food was fresh hot tasty the steak was tender and juicy and I will continue getting takeout during these trying times read more

Ari's Best Steak House - New York strip monthly special with three shrimp salad pie mushrooms were extra and a soda was included. Awesome !! - Steakhouses Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Food was great but I had wanted them to "please label ea item or for name it under the persons name" since we have more than 1 person eating. Other than that, meat was cooked as requested. Just didn't know who order what. ThAt was the difficult part. Thank you! read more

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I'm 67 YO and have been going here for 53 yrs for the absolute BEST filet steak, side salad and Texas toast!! I have found nothing anywhere else compares to their steak even the high end restaurants who tout 'it will melt in your mouth'...Whatever! Ari's is the best for the price! Though you have to serve yourself in the cafeteria style mode, I love watching my steak thrown onto the open grill, being entertained watching and interacting with the busy but friendly staff... it's wonderful I'm so looking forward to their re-opening after the New Year even if their pricing changes ... I. Will. Be. There !!! read more

I have fond memories of growing up in the Old Rondo/Frogtown neighborhood and once in a while eating with the family at Best Steak House. I don't know whether or not those are still around, but this place is much the same, and nostalgia probably adds to the fact that the food is satisfying in the same way. Does a person wonder what was wrong with the cow such that one can get steak at such reasonable prices? Maybe a fleeting thought. And Kincaid's it's not. But what it is is a good ol' inexpensive no frills steak dinner, baked potato, Texas toast, and salad included. And sometimes, that sates the appetite perfectly. read more

Really love this Saint Paul/Maplewood staple. Hope they rebuild soon! Best value in town for great steak meal, and down home atmosphere. Always helpful and speedy service was great. read more

This was a hidden gem and a family friendly one at that owned and operated by a great man with a passion to serve the highest quality food to normal people at prices they could afford. Sadly, it burned down recently but the owner has not lost his passion and I'm confident he'll return better than before, if that's even possible. The owner is a Greek gentleman and a gentle, kind and considerate man at that who cares about his customers. I can't say I've met many restaurant owners or many people period that I would say the same about...he's just a good person that deserves for us to help him return sooner than later. All of my very best to you Victor! We will get you back, by working beside you to make it happen!!! read more

I grew up eating at Best Steak Houses in the Midway area. It was always a place to get warmly welcomed and have a good steak, gyro or burger. Whatever you'd like it would be just right. Ari's brings to my mind those places and doesn't disappoint. I usually get the steak and lobster delicious. read more

Holy cheap dinner!!!!!! I had a steak, lobster tail, baked potato, and a salad for 22 bucks read more

Ari's Best Steak House - Only $22! It is presented "cafeteria style" but it was pretty good and at a great price! - Steakhouses Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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