# Ruth's Chris Steakhouse **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 3, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334 "2015-12-03T18:33:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jamers74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@jamers74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jamers74)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/1 "2015-12-03T18:33:17Z")
What credit cards are accepted at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse? We have a larger party and want to use one card only. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/2 "2015-12-03T18:44:20Z")
> [@jamers74](#): > > What credit cards are accepted at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse? We have a larger party and want to use one card only. Have you checked out the website or called up the location of the one you will be going to? ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/3 "2015-12-03T18:47:46Z")
Pretty much any of the well-known cards are taken. Be prepared to drop some serious cash though, depending on the number in your party. My wife and I went there a few years ago and the bill was well over $100 for just the two of us. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/4 "2015-12-03T18:49:40Z")
From their website: We accept all major credit cards, MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover. Personal checks are accepted for final payment, provided they are received at least fourteen business days prior to an event. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/5 "2015-12-03T19:18:37Z")
> [@Doug\_Bowe](#): > > From their website: > > We accept all major credit cards, MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover. Personal checks are accepted for final payment, provided they are received at least fourteen business days prior to an event. How exactly does someone provide a check 14 days in advance of seeing the bill? Clairvoyance? Make it out for $10,000 and hope it’s enough? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/6 "2015-12-03T19:21:48Z")
> [@dolphinboy](#): > > How exactly does someone provide a check 14 days in advance of seeing the bill? Clairvoyance? Make it out for $10,000 and hope it’s enough? They host meetings, weddings, birthday parties, and other events, so I would assume that they have fixed price per-head catering packages for these things that you can figure out the cost of well in advance. Given the “prior to an event” language at the end, it’s pretty clear to me that they don’t just dinner for two. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/7 "2015-12-03T19:29:57Z")
Whatever you do, don’t touch the plate after they warn you its hot. ITS FUCKING HOT! I didn’t listen… ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/8 "2015-12-03T20:33:36Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Given the “prior to an event” language at the end, it’s pretty clear to me that they don’t just dinner for two. I’ve had some pretty eventful dinners for two. Paying prior and making a quick getaway would have been a blessing. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/9 "2015-12-04T17:37:04Z")
I think you can use Visa’s Mastercard. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/10 "2015-12-04T17:42:08Z")
I’ve Discovered that. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/11 "2015-12-04T17:52:01Z")
> [@dolphinboy](#): > > How exactly does someone provide a check 14 days in advance of seeing the bill? Clairvoyance? Make it out for $10,000 and hope it’s enough? That’s from the catering page. The one I easily located to find credit card info for the restaurant. So the bill would be calculated in advance. But I stopped short of posting it. Wondered why the OP couldn’t do his own Googling… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/12 "2015-12-04T17:58:35Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > That’s from the catering page. The one I easily located to find credit card info for the restaurant. So the bill would be calculated in advance. > > But I stopped short of posting it. Wondered why the OP couldn’t do his own Googling… He didn’t even stick around for any answers. Last active time is the time he posted. ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/13 "2015-12-04T18:04:37Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > Whatever you do, don’t touch the plate after they warn you its hot. ITS FUCKING HOT! I didn’t listen… They even advertise on TV that their plates are 500 degrees. I don’t understand how it’s a selling point that the tableware is hot enough to burn you. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/14 "2015-12-04T18:06:06Z")
I’m trying to figure out in what way is signing up for a message board, waiting, than posting easier than calling the restaurant itself? ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/15 "2015-12-04T18:13:13Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > Whatever you do, don’t touch the plate after they warn you its hot. ITS FUCKING HOT! I didn’t listen… Yep, I burned the edge of my palm on my left hand after disregarding the instruction. Why don’t they simply transfer the food to non-heated plate before serving? After a few minutes the steak, and the plate, begins to cool regardless. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/16 "2015-12-04T18:23:45Z")
> [@WF\_Tomba](#): > > They even advertise on TV that their plates are 500 degrees. I don’t understand how it’s a selling point that the tableware is hot enough to burn you. They hired McDonald’s former Coffee Czar. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/17 "2015-12-04T18:53:24Z")
Why do I have a feeling the OP googled some type of similar question, maybe with Chicago in it, and clicked the SDMB link? Then though this was the way to get an answer? ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/18 "2015-12-04T22:05:50Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > I think you can use Visa’s Mastercard. If you do, you’ll have Carte Blanche to order whatever you want. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAlecCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SmartAlecCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAlecCat)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/19 "2015-12-04T22:40:53Z")
Diners Club ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334/20 "2015-12-04T22:56:00Z")
Can someone explain the name to me? I could never figure out what was going on in there. It’s like Chris just barged right into Ruth’s Steakhouse. Or did the sign maker put the apostrophe in the wrong place and they just never changed it or something? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruths-chris-steakhouse/739334.md?page=2)