The Grate Steak

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Grate Steak is a two star restaurant in Norfolk. This inexpensive restaurant is located in the Central neighborhood, and is one of the popular eateries in the district. It's known for its steak. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a romantic atmosphere. This restaurant is good for groups.

User Reviews of The Grate Steak

Yelp.com Review - by Holly L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I've loved this place ever since I was a little kid and it did not disappoint me when I went back for the first time in about 5 years last week while visiting VA. My boyfriend was a first-timer and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Absolon K.

3.0 of 5 stars. I've eaten there twice and enjoyed both meals. The self-serve salad bar was well stocked and had a nice variety.
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2009
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Great

I love Grate Steak. The food they serve here is to die for. They have a wonderful staff and they arent too pricey.
kudzu.com - user review - 09/08/2008
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Great Steak!!!

Grate Steak is great. They service is the best ever! I loved it here. You should definitely try this place.
kudzu.com - user review - 09/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Heather P.

2.0 of 5 stars. went here for a baby shower. And I was surprised so many people told me how great this place was, and that they won awards. I have gotten better steak everywhere else. I have never been back and never...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2008
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Good

This is a good and excellent steak house. I enjoyed the service and the food. Also very awsome prices.
kudzu.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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fun for everyone by Destiny T. at InsiderPages

This place is really unique. You order your cut of meat. You are then served a huge of raw meat that you cook yourself on a large grill. I thought this was sort of lame at first. I figured you can cook for...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/15/2008
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Favorites

This is one of my favorite restaurants in the area! Awesome, fun place to go. Can cook your own steak on a huge grill just how u like it!! Wonderful place where you really get your bang for you buck!
kudzu.com - user review - 07/15/2008
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Nice Spot

This place is great. They give you the option to cook the steak yourself or let them cook it for you. Food is great.
kudzu.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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Order the steak!

Don't order the brioled seafood platter - it's a STEAK place! Cook it yourself over real charcoal. If you order from the kitchen it's cooked over gas - still good but not the same. I loved this restaurant!
citysearch.com - user review - 01/23/2008
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Grill your own steak

Personally I don't enjoy grilling my own steak, but out of town guests enjoy it here.
kudzu.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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Best steak place in town

You can choose your steak and choose to cook it if you like
kudzu.com - user review - 11/05/2007
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Good every once in a while

Fun place to go with a group or you can just grill your own steak at home
kudzu.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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Nothing but steak

if you dont eat red meat dont go. all they have is steak and a potato. If you want any thing else to bad.
kudzu.com - user review - 10/16/2007
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The Grate Steak is not always great.

Have eaten here many times over the years, including at its former location, and find I enjoy it less each time. I find cooking my own steak tedious, and having asthma, the smoke in the grill room only...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/27/2006
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Never again

If you cook your own steak and make your own bread, why is it so expensive? I can go to Outback and get better food, service, and ambience. Best of all, if the steak isn't right I can send it back. I made the...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/04/2006
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User review by haireball19

Good concept but not very good cuts of meat. The steaks are loaded with fat. If you want to go out to eat and cook your own food, go for it. I usually go out to eat so that my meal can be prepared for me.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/06/2005
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Steak Time

Nice cuts of Meat with a nice Salad Bar. You will leave there full and satisfied. Have eaten there a dozen times or more and continue to go on a limited basis. Being able to pick your steak is a nice feature....
citysearch.com - user review - 03/09/2005
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Best Ever

I was in the Navy stationed in Norfolk in 1987. That was the year of my first encounter with this Grate restaurant. I shipped out in 1988 for the ship yards. My enlistment was up in 1989 and I moved back to...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/08/2004
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Awesome

If you are looking for a place to have a great steak, this is it! Just as an FYI ... if you don't want to cook your own steak, they will cook it for you. The restaurant is very kid friendly and the food is...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/22/2004
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not thrilled

with cooking my own steak. If i wanted to smell like smoke id go home and cook over my own grill. If i overcook the meat by accident i know i didnt spend $20.00 on the steak. Salad bar is very nice.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/04/2003
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Stay Home and Save Money

What a joke!! While husband in Navy we lived about 2 miles from this place....it was always voted to be best in town......we could not believe you had to cook your own meal!!! If I wanted to cook I would have...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/24/2003
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grate steak

Worst place to eat. Waited 30 for a drink refill. Was not worth the money I spent! Will not EVER eat there AGAIN!
citysearch.com - user review - 02/27/2003
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Grate is GREAT!

It is like a Summer Cookout everyday. You're your own cook. There is no place like the Grate Steak. Kids enjoy cooking and so do the adults. And the only one you can complain to about the doneness of the steak...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/08/2003
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My kids love it too!

It's the uniqueness of this restaurant that makes it great. For those of you who don't know there are three of these, one in Hampton, one in Norfolk, and I think the third one is in Chesapeake. I've been to...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/05/2003
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Norfolk native far from home

The Grate Steak is my favorite place for steak outside of my backyard. I moved out of state 1 1/2 years ago, but whenever I get back to town I make the time to stop for dinner. It's the best salad bar in town...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/11/2003
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Absolutely GRATE!

I love the chance to cook my steak the way I want to! Plus the salad bar has a good assortment of items.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/03/2003
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Give me the fresh beast

This place is grate! Go with a group of friends, pick out the steak from the case (owner's cut) and have a blast. Did I mention all-you-can-eat salad and potato bar? There is also an option to have your food...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/15/2002
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Gimme a smoke

Just had the hickory smoked steak.....best steak I have ever eaten. Better than sex and there was no mess to clean up.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/24/2002
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Why the Grate Steak is the best Steak

At the Grate Steak you can get 4 different sizes of the same cuts and have the option to cook it yourself on their huge indoor charcoal grill or have them cook it for you in the kitchen. They also have all you...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/07/2002
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Burning eyebrows

The Grate Steak house has attained good steaks that you cook yourself, I found the grill to be very hot, and hard to cook without burning my face. I was surprised however, when I had to cook my own baked...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/29/2002
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Grate Steak is Grate

I thought the Grate Steak was a nice restaurant with wonderful atmosphere. I liked being able to choose and cook your steak.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/16/2002
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Very Do-It-Yourself

Wow, a restaurant designed with the do-it-yourself theme! What better way to ensure that your food is cooked just the way you like. Plus, you get to pick out just the right cut of beef,. Right on Grate Steak,...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/19/2002
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grate steak=great steak

The nobel prize should be given to the man who thought this place up. Not only do they have the best cuts of meat I have ever seen, but giving you the option to cook them yourself was shear genious. If you...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/24/2002
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Delicious

Grate Steak has the best steaks I have ever tasted! I recommend this restaurant to everyone who loves steak.
citysearch.com - user review - 07/23/2002
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Outstanding Steaks

Awesome food and atmosphere!! As an XL person in a wheelchair they are very accessible. Staff goes out of their way to assist everyone.
citysearch.com - user review - 07/19/2002
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AOL CityGuide

cook your own steak on a 40-foot grill...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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