Forkelo ranking · Updated October 2026
10 ribeyes across San Francisco, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Blind Butcher · Castro
19 dish-specific mentions · 89% positive · 2 source types · menu verified October 2026
A 16oz prime ribeye with a rosemary-oregano marinade, a hard sear and chimichurri. Most find it tender and well seasoned; a few call it short on flavor.
Harris' Restaurant · Nob Hill
17 dish-specific mentions · 71% positive · 2 source types · menu verified October 2026
A huge bone-in prime ribeye with a dark grilled crust, juicy and deeply beefy. Most find it tender and cooked right; a few find it thin or a touch dry.
9 dish-specific mentions · 89% positive · 2 source types · menu verified October 2026
A 12oz prime boneless rib-eye with frites and asparagus at a neighborhood bistro. Regulars find it cooked as asked and a strong value.
Lolinda · Mission
19 dish-specific mentions · 74% positive · 2 source types · menu verified October 2026
A 20oz bone-in rib-eye off the wood-fired grill with chimichurri, sourdough and grilled tomato. Often juicy and smoky; a few find it merely fine.
Osso Steakhouse · Nob Hill
8 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 2 source types · menu verified October 2026
A 24oz dry-aged Akaushi wagyu ribeye with clear aged flavor and rich marbling. Diners praise the seasoning and doneness; some note a lot of trim fat.
Bobo's · Marina
18 dish-specific mentions · 78% positive · 2 source types · menu verified October 2026
A 20-plus ounce bone-in prime cowboy ribeye that is big, juicy and reliably cooked. Fans call it the order here; a few find it bland on busy nights.
Original Joe's · North Beach
11 dish-specific mentions · 64% positive · 3 source types · menu verified October 2026
An old-school flame-grilled ribeye with spaghetti or ravioli on the side. Usually tender and cooked as asked; a few find it tough or ordinary for the price.
Camino Alto · Cow Hollow
11 dish-specific mentions · 73% positive · 2 source types · menu verified October 2026
A grass-finished ribeye with mojo de ajo, chermoula, broccolini and roast potato. Fans call it among the best in town; a few found it dry or underdone.
Niku Steakhouse · Design District
20 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 2 source types · menu verified October 2026
A charcoal-grilled ribeye that is rich, tender and smoky at its best. Doneness and seasoning swing from visit to visit, from perfect to undercooked or bland.
Alexander's Steakhouse · Union Square
6 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 2 source types · menu verified October 2026
An 18oz bone-in ribeye under bordelaise with pearl onions. Some find it perfectly cooked and rich; others hit heavy fat and gristle.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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