Jims Steak House: Remembering Clevelands famed restaurants best, worst days

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• Jim's Steaks in South Philadelphia reopens Wednesday, nearly two years after devastating fire
• Aged Steaks
• Jim’s Steakhouse Menu
• Restaurant Menu Diamond Jim's Restaurant Hollywood California 1950s Vintage
• Jim’s Steak House: Remembering Cleveland’s famed restaurant’s best, worst days
• About Jim’s Steakhouse

Our celebrated Brittany dressing was adopted from The Brittany restaurant years ago when Jim’s Steakhouse bought The Brittany. You might have heard about the dressing or tasted it at one of our sister restaurants in Central Illinois. WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyone’s stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. Tearing down walls and rebuilding them as mosaics was part of his recovery. I am on cleveland.com’s life and culture team and cover food, beer, wine and sports-related topics.

Jim's Steaks in South Philadelphia reopens Wednesday, nearly two years after devastating fire

Zagar is known to have struggled with mental health and was hospitalized in 1968 after a nervous breakdown. The gallery was not just Zagar’s shop; it was her home where she raised two kids. Bought in 1968 when it was a ramshackle flophouse, she and Isaiah rebuilt much of their house by hand. Rebuilding the original Jim’s required extensive upgrades to its systems and structure.

Aged Steaks

Over a quarter of a century ago, Jim’s Steakhouse opened in Peoria. It built its reputation on the finest quality beef available. That beef was dry-aged – a time-consuming and expensive process indulged in by only a few, and only in the finest restaurants nationwide. Steak and rib roasts were then prepared with expert care and subtle seasoning to produce a meal of substantial proportions to meet the most demanding connoisseurs and gourmets. It was through these practices that Jim’s Steakhouse developed its unrivaled reputation for the finest steaks and prime rib anywhere.

Jim’s Steakhouse Menu

If you want to see my stories, here’s a directory on cleveland.com. By 1987, the Flats East Bank was being developed and Nautica was opening. Then the city closed the Eagle Avenue lift bridge - a key connector to bring in Jim's patrons. Ray Rockey sued, claiming incurred lost business because of the bridge being negligently closed.

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Jim's Steakhouse, a fine dining constant in Peoria for 60 years - Peoria Journal Star

Jim's Steakhouse, a fine dining constant in Peoria for 60 years.

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The flavorful culotte bistecca and thin bone-in tagliatan are beautifully served on a cutting board. Or opt for the 45-day dry-aged wagyu tomahawk that should feel the entire table. If you are looking to close a deal, impress a client or discuss business over an appetizing lunch or dinner, you’ll want to make your reservation at Jim’s Steakhouse. According to recent studies, steakhouses are the preferred place to handle business meetings.

Restaurant Menu Diamond Jim's Restaurant Hollywood California 1950s Vintage

The additional build-outs needed to make the building code compliant ate up about a third of its available floor space, Silver said. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. It lingered on life support under a group of investors with ties to then Mayor Mike White as River House, then closed again. It became the Aqua club for young adults and then Mega nightclub with salsa music until, finally - mercifully - vacancy. A once historic restaurant was left standing, a ghost of itself.

By buying up the old Eye's Gallery, Silver not only scored some authentic art, he nearly tripled the shop's capacity from 42 seats to 112. It will allow Jim's to feed many more mouths, something Silver's been looking forward to for nearly two years. After the fire, Silver had the opportunity to buy the building directly next door to Jim's, the old Eye's Gallery, which specialized in Latin American folk art. "We wanted, when people walked in the door, to know that they were in Jim's," Silver said.

Over half a century ago, Jim’s Steak House was started in Peoria. That beef was dry-aged, a time consuming and expensive operation indulged in by only a few, and only the finest restaurants nationwide. Stead and rib-roasts were then prepared with expert care and subtle seasoning to produce a meal of substantial proportions to meet the most demanding connoisseurs and gourmets. It was through these practices that Jim’s Steak House developed its unrivaled reputation for the finest steaks and prime rib anywhere. Part butcher shop-part restaurant, Gwen is chef Curtis and brother Luke Stone’s Hollywood meat sanctuary, which earned a Michelin star in 2022 for its overall excellence.

Inside and out, it’s pure kitsch at Damon’s, where bartenders prepare potent mai tais with a proprietary recipe. Study the interior (while acknowledging tiki culture’s troubling past) and order the coconut fried shrimp, marbly coulotte steak topped with butter, or the Nebraska Angus ribeye with a side of creamed corn. Beverly Grove’s Carlitos Gardel features Argentinian-grilled USDA prime steaks at exceptionally reasonable prices. Opt for the parrillada plate, as it comes with skirt steak, short ribs, sausages, and sweetbreads for a sampling of everything grilled and glorious.

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Jim’s Steak House: Readers’ memories flood back about classic restaurant.

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"This side looks just like Jim's always did," Silver says, referencing the original building. "And this side pretty much captures the essence of Isaiah Zagar's work on every floor." At exactly 4 p.m., their famous doors will open and the wafting smell of steak and onions will fill the corner of 4th and South Streets once again.

They're ready for the first cheesesteak to pass through the newly rebuilt window. Jim's is not only rising from the ashes and heartbreak, they've also expanded and they're breathing new life into another Philly institution as part of this new chapter. "I'm blown away every time I look at it, I see something new," Silver said. We hope you enjoy your dining experience here at Jim’s.

The slow-roasted prime rib is the house specialty and is served au jus for a reasonable $42. In fact, the Smoke House’s menu is one of the best deals in town, especially the tri-tip sandwich for $22. Starting in 1933, the Georgian Room served stars over decades including Judy Garland and Dick Van Dyke.