The Palm - Charlotte - Charlotte
Situated in Phillips Place, an upscale outdoor mall offering high-end stores, restaurants, movies and a hotel, The Palm is a hot spot during the PGA Championships and NASCAR celebrations. The venerable steakhouse serves USDA prime steaks, fresh seafood entrees, and features a world-class wine menu.
Read MoreThe lunch menu offers the best deals, with $26 for three courses of salad, steak, and dessert. There are also several burgers from which to choose, sandwiches, and luncheon specials like pappardelle Bolognese, linguine with white clam sauce, and chicken martini (shallots, mushrooms, fresh and sun-dried tomatoes, white wine, florio dry marsala wine, and basil).
Dinner offerings take it up a notch, showcasing steaks such as a 14-ounce prime New York strip, 22-ounce prime bone-in ribeye, and a 36-ounce, dry-aged porterhouse. Classic Italian and seafood dishes are also abundant.