iii forks

rogue diner. great steaks, i had heard about iiiforksand needed to see for myself, lived up to the comments i have heard. very professional staff, ask for "the juice"

great anniversary dinner!. my husband and i were engaged at iiiforks8 years ago. we go every year for our anniversary. we're never disappointed. my husband of course always gets one of the bigger steaks with the bone, it's always cooked perfectly for him. i prefer seafood. i've tried something different every time and have always loved it!! keep up the good work! we'll be back every anniversary and a few times in between!

we dined with a large group on a friday night. the restaurant was busy but did not appear to be totally booked. they have a trio of piano, standup bass, and drums playing near the bar. the volume is just right. the music ranged from cheesy lounge standards to pop to decent jazz. the wine menu is good and the prices are reasonable by american standards. we got to try several appetizers. the crab cakes and lamb meatballs were the best. the tuna, shrimp, and scallops were just ok. i had a surf and turf with a 6 oz. filet matched with 10 oz. of crab legs (i could have done 6 oz. lobster tail instead). the grab legs were good and the steak was average for a dallas steak. what i really like about iiiforksis that all the steak plates (mine included) come standard with a plate of sides comprising creamed corn, mashed potatoes, and snapped peas, all of which were tasty. this means that if the steak you want is listed for $35, you don't have to pay another $20 to get decent sides with it. the service was attentive and the desserts large and yummy. in all we have a very pleasant experience. the food doesn't blow me away, but it is all pretty solid and the prices are reasonable for what you get.

heaven. me and some friends visited iiiforksand the experience was great. we had one of the managers to check on us continueously and it was welcomed. i had the iiiforksnew york strip pepper steak & iiiforkssalad. i think that was the best steak i have ever had.

this is a must visit.

iiiforksdoes not fail when we talk about the best steak in town! my husband and i returned after my company holiday party in december to enjoy a valentine couples dinner. the waiter was exceptional; the food was phenomenal; but the atmosphere was a little disheartening. not as romantic as i had hoped. lighting perfect, good smelling food, a handsome man across from me. but problem; a group of four (4) having dinner adjacent our booth were obviously drinking, loud, obnoxious and one guy in the group used the f word so many times it was sickening. hey, i'm no saint, but it was really ruining the moment. i alerted the head waiter who then spoke to the group; and they seemed to tone it down - if only momentarily. oh well, this won't stop us from enjoying another trip to iiiforksin the future.

restaurant week – more like restaurant month – continues! next stop is iii forks, supposedly one of the better steakhouses in the dfw area. what did om and nom think?

om: iiiforksoffered up quite a nice selection on their restaurant week menu, so it we had to give them a try – and glad we did! the overall experience rivaled al biernat’s (our favorite) in many ways! first, the ambiance is excellent and might end up being one of the best that we see. love seeing all the old pictures of famous people on the walls, love the big globe and grand piano when we walked in, loved the fountain’s in the dining area – just wonderful. the food was equally as good, and we got a generous portions of everything! my filet was cooked perfectly – it seems like half of the steakhouses that we have visited manage to get either mine or nom’s wrong, but they nailed them both. the steak was also very tender and high quality. the sides included mashed potatoes, peas, cream corn, and some kind of tomato concoction. all were very good, especially the cream corn. the onion rings served before the main meal were a solid choice, glad they didn’t try to make them too fancy! iiiforkssalad was one of the better salad’s that i’ve had, and the chocolate cake to end the meal had good taste without it being heavy. all of this plus good service makes iiiforksone of our top two steakhouses in the area!

nom: this place is beautiful and expansive! what a great choice to help us on our food journey across the month of august. iiiforksis no less than grandeur in the form of a restaurant. it makes the wait a non-issue. we sat in the area that had the fountains and it was lovely. it seemed like each area was very different but equally beautiful. our waiter was very helpful and friendly. i had the iiiforkssalad and it was delicious, one of the better salads we’ve enjoyed at a high end restaurant. we also started with some onion rings and they were very good, not the kind of good that merits them as their own meal but good none the less. i ordered the filet and it was wonderful, i had hoped it would be as wonderful as al biernat’s and it was close. it was cooked perfectly and it came with delicious mashed potatoes and some amazing snap peas! additionally the cream corn was delicious. i didn’t think i’d have room for the dessert but the cake was too good to pass up because it was the perfect balance of light and chocolaty. this place has earned and deserves the rave reviews it gets! we will be back for sure!!

this is the place to take out of towners who want to get the full 'texan' experience- big, proud and unapologetic. my visitors always get a kick out of the antler chandeliers. though it's not our fave steakhouse, iiiforksdoes a great job in their steaks. always consistent and good.

coffee. yeah it's coffee


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iiiforkssalad. d magazine gives it 4 stars


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shrimp cocktail or remoulade. perfectly cooked every time

first visit to iiiforkshouston .... it was a little after noon-ish when i arrived and seating availability was pretty open. however, i had the famous iii fork salad and i must say ... it was exceptional. the pairing of all the ingredients were phenomenal! a pleasurable explosion for my palette! and my house made margarita was equally amazing!

a classic. iiiforksis a classic location in dallas and i hope and expect it to be here for many years to come. the food was absolutely perfect, the service was on point, and the atmosphere of the restaurant is one to remember.

salads, steak, seafood, oh my!. iiiforkshas some of the best salads i have had. of course, the steaks are top notch and the seafood is ultra fresh. overall a great dining experience with great wine selections.

iiiforksis out of control special occasion. it’s almost like you shouldn’t be there unless you have something to celebrate. never has there been more of a special occasion explosion than in this building during dinner friday night. if ever the word debacle fits perfectly it’s here. there was a debacle of birthdays at iii forks. sparklers were spraying sparks all over the place. we decided to jump on this birthday party train as soon as our server asked why we were at iii forks. everyone else in the building had a purpose, so why didn’t we? while pondering in thought, our drinks were delivered. even though our drinks had the same name, mine was a bit different. his glass was clean as a whistle, while mine had some kind of gnarly thick crusty film covering it from top to bottom. my husband did not feel like having any kind of dinner drama. sending a dirty glass back to the bar will always result in unwanted drink drama. is it my fault this glass is rank? hello? our server

they overbook. with a reservation, it took more than 30 minutes to get seated. the service was very bad, inattentive, and slooooooow. food was good. this isn't the way threeforksused to be. the place is slipping badly. don't eat here unless you're extremely patient. after we were seated, it took over two hours for dinner. at one point the waitress disappeared for an hour and a waiter replaced her. when she returned she was crying. no kidding. this is something you might expect from denny's, not three forks.

great steak. look people, threeforksoffers prime beef and prepares it perfectly, i've been there at least a dozen times and never been disappointed, occasionally the waiter talks to much or there is a crumb on the floor, big deal, they know how to cook steak, ( do you know how to order it, and which cut ) probably not, oh yeh, it costs money to eat here, a lot, this isn't fast food, threeforksis a great restaurant , great food and great people, if you don't like it, you either 1, can't afford it and shouldn't be there anyway or 2, you just don't know what a good steak is, you ordered a sirloin and got it well done, great place to eat !

iii sporks. wifey and i were out of town for valentine's day so i thought i would make it up to her by going to a nice restaurant. well, iiiforksis pleasing to the eye and the service was outstanding. that's where the good ends.
drinks:
rum and coke for me. weak. more like water and coke.
amaretto sour for wife: devoid of amaretto and all sour. they didn't bother to stir it either. horrible. wife would not drink it. i did and couldn't finish it.

apps:
onion rings: plenty of them but mediocre. totally devoid of flavor. did they order up extra bland onions? far better at other fine steakhouses.
"the medley": two jumbo shrimp. one with cocktail sauce and one with spicy horseradish. a small crab cake and a bacon wrapped scallop. the crabcake was mush. horrid!! flavorless. couldn't taste any crab. watery. the shrimp was ok but frankly had better at pappadeaux's. really. the scallop was fine and bacon was soggy.

the entrees:
i got the 16 oz prime rib. came with tasty mashed potatoes. veggies (crisp). corn was ok, very sweet and crunchy. the horseradish was great. nice and strong. the meat? medium rare and temp was perfect. flavor? pretty bland. much better at outback steakhouse for half the price. much more flavor.
chilean sea bass for the wife. she always gets this whenever offered. iii fork's version ranks all time last. no flavor and rubbery. every one she has ordered at good restaurants has been much better than iii forks. came with wild rice which my wife felt had a very strong flavor. i thought it was ok but not a good match to the fish.

dessert: creme brulee. excellent. very good.

coffee: regular for wife. full of chicory taste. two sips and she was done. double espresso for me. tasted like maxwell house without the house. weak and flavorless.

tab: 147 bucks. i left 28 buck tip as julie the waitress was outstanding. the hostesses, managers everyone, very polite and concerned. the restaurant had piano playing, very nice ambiance. clean. just the food isn't worth it.
go to ruth's chris, bob's or my favorite..nick and sam's.