Doe's Eat Place - Little Rock, AR

Posted By Michael Stern on May 24, 2010 11:56 AM

After a kitchen fire early in 2010, Doe's reopened in the spring with newly refurbished dining areas that lack all the tumbledown character of the way it used to be. But the steaks remain some of the best anywhere. Porterhouses, T-bones, and ribeyes are served family-style by weight. Family-style means that the cut of your choice comes hot from the kitchen already sliced, along with tongs for everyone to hoist their own from the serving plate. Are you stumped as to whether you need a three-pound porterhouse or a six-pound sirloin? No problem. The menu advises, "If you are a new customer at Doe's and wish assistance ordering, our experienced staff will be glad to help you." In fact, we want to mention that the staff at Doe's is amazingly friendly and obliging, even those times when the place is mobbed, as it is on weekend nights.

Along with succulent, charred-edge slabs of beef come skillet-cooked French fries. And before the arrival of the meat you get a bowl of memorable marinated salad slick with garlicky, lemony, olive-oil dressing. There are serious appetizers, too; and we highly recommend them for those of limitless appetite. Fried or broiled shrimp are available by the half dozen; and Doe's hot tamales with chili are legendary (but also very, very filling).

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Sirloin Steak

Porterhouse Steak

Broiled Shrimp (dozen)

Marinated Salad

French Fries

Hot Tamales with Chili (6)

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Posted By Lynn Johnson on September 12, 2011 12:23 PM

Doe's seems to be resting on its past raves. The service was wonderful but our waitress confused our shrimp order. The porterhouse steak was tough. We were very disappointed.

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Marinated Salad

Porterhouse Steak

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Posted By Susan Smith on July 21, 2005 7:17 AM

One of the more expensive steaks in town, it is worth every penny. Additionally, the cheeseburgers are not only phenomenal, the burgers are especially affordable. We especially like a meeting in the private "power room" or a nice lunch in the garden. Close to the Arkansas State Capitol, it is a place to see and be seen.

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