Redwood Steakhouse

LVA Review

This restaurant was reviewed in the July 2000 LVA; some of the information contained in the review may no longer be accurate.

The return to Jerry's for prime rib made us nostalgic for other old favorites. So we went to the Redwood Grill at the California for the 16-ounce porterhouse special. This meal was an LVA Top Tenner at various prices until it moved out of bargain range to $12.95. It's held that price for several years, and is a bargain once again as the rest of the market has now caught up. Four of us hit the special, which comes with soup or salad, choice of potato (good house version), vegetable, bread, and the long-famous hot apple dumpling for dessert. The votes came in at one "okay," one "good," and two "very goods." Part of the value is the ambiance of the Redwood, where the other steaks range in the mid-$20s and lobster or crab legs are in the low $30s.

This restaurant was reviewed again in the September 2017 LVA; some of the information contained in the review may no longer be accurate.

Though it’s been newly remodeled with a half name change, the Redwood Steakhouse (no longer the Redwood Bar & Grill) is what it’s always been—a good downtown steakhouse that’s priced better than its Strip counterparts. We’re talking a flat iron for $27 and a bone-in ribeye for $38. That sure beats sixty bucks on the Boulevard. But when you come right down to it, there’s only so much you can say about this or that steakhouse when pricing is similar. Maybe there’s a better cut of a T-bone somewhere, but how many can really tell the difference? What we really like is when we find an item that’s just plain better than it is at other places and we found one at the Redwood. French onion soup. If you like rich and cheesy, you’ll get it here. It’s $8 and worth going for all by itself.