While smoking at the restaurants is a thing of the past, enjoying their great steaks is not.  With two locations, downtown at  2165 West Burnside and Glendoveer at 14021 NE Glisan, RingSide is not far from wherever you are in the Portland area.

Do you have a matchbook that you’ve found stuck away in a drawer?  I’d love to feature it in a future Matchbook Monday.  Take a photo and email it to me, and be sure to include any memories that you might have.

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As the name suggests, BOA is known for its steaks. offered up with your choice of rubs (tri peppercorn, blackened, blue cheese, herbed butter, foie gras butter) or sauces (signature, cabernet béarnaise, chimichurri, creamy horseradish, peppercorn).  Add a side or two (vegetables and potatoes) in a size suitable for sharing, and just try to save room for dessert.

There are a variety of seafood choices on the menu, either as entrees or add ons with your steak, but here it’s really all about the meat.

Bring your winnings, as steak prices start at $38 (flat iron steak) and sides at $8 (mashed potatoes).  Lunch steak prices are the same, although there are some additional appetizers and sandwiches.

BOA Las Vegas is open Sunday – Thursday,  noon – 10 pm, and Friday and Saturday, noon – midnight.

There are also BOA locations in Santa Monica and West Hollywood.

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Daniel’s has three locations:  Leschi, Lake Union and Bellevue and offers a menu full of steak and seafood choices.  Steaks start around $40 and seafood selections around $30.  The Valrhona Chocolate Cake (served warm, with a gooey molten center and vanilla ice cream) is a personal favorite, and is almost worth the drive just for dessert!

This isn’t my favorite of the Seattle area steakhouses (nor is it second or third on my list), but the Leschi location offers a lovely summertime view of Lake Washington (Seattle’s largest lake), and offers a great patio for a tasty drink and some appetizers.  Or dessert!

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It’s a chophouse, with a club-ish kind of feel to it.  There are leather booths, dark wood, and photos of the Yankee Clipper on the wall.  It’s a bit of a throw back to the 50’s in its decor, and a kinder and gentler era of dining.

The bar is also a popular spot for a date night or meeting up with friends.

The menu features all the typical red meat fare, and you’ll also find Italian classics.  Warning, these portions are HUGE, so order accordingly.

DiMaggio’s is located at 601 Union Street in San Francisco.

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