My measure of a good steak house is a Prime Cut Bone in Ribeye. Have found neither in the Villages. Would not be surprised if the Village Restaurants do sous-vide.. real steak houses do not. Most Village Restaurants do not offer thick bone-in ribeyes. Also, monitor the quality. Locals follow the misleading labels like Premium Choice, Premium, or simply choice. Or they do not indicate whether it is USDA or not (be careful of a certain meat market in Wildwood that advertises Prime, but it is not USDA and certainly not Prime). Expand your local "area" to include Ocala and greater Orlando. As already mentioned, mark's is top notch. While high end chains, Flemings and Capital Grill in Orlando make a great steak in a real steak house atmosphere. I have not sampled Charlie;s in Tampa, but understand they are worth trying as well.
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