Family-owned RingSide Steakhouse, a Portland institution since 1944 that ranks among the nation's best steak houses, serves nostalgia alongside its thick and juicy steaks. With dim lighting, fireside dining and formally attired servers (many of whom have been there for decades), RingSide epitomizes class and comfort. Start by ordering the thick-cut RingSide onion rings. Chops include filet mignon and a bone-in 14-ounce New York strip steak. Or try the locally admired house specialty: exquisitely marbled prime rib. At the Glendoveer location, the wine cellar takes up the center of the dining room with more than 600 labels, earning the restaurant multiple accolades. Voted Best Slab O' Beef in the 2007 Willamette Week readers poll. Full bar. Downtown location serving dinner nightly. Glendoveer location serving lunch Mon–Fri, dinner nightly.