Maple & Ash

A steakhouse with plenty of buzz, this stylish restaurant serves dry-aged steaks prepared over a wood fire and served with "arm candy" like roasted bone marrow or blue paradise cheese. The seafood is equally outstanding, some of which is served in roasted towers and finished with garlic butter and chili oil. If someone in the party is not feeling steak, there's also fire-roasted chicken, pork Milanese and short rib beef Stroganoff. Finish up with coconut cream pie. A 5,000 bottle wine program makes complementing every dish rather easy. You'll need to make advance reservations - this place is in a trendy neighborhood and fills up fast. If you're stuck waiting for a table, enjoy a pre- or post-dinner drink at the adjacent Eight Bar and Patio, which sells fun drinks. If you can't decide, they'll give you a Magic 8 ball with the drink listings that will pop up.