YO Steakhouse

www.yoranchsteakhouse.com
702 Ross Ave
Dallas, TX 75201

I really don't like writing bad reviews. But I feel like it is my duty to inform dining-out Dallasites on where not to go as well as places to try if they are looking for something new.

YO prides itself on being one of "Dallas' premier dining establishments," but falls flat when it comes to decor, ambiance, and the quality of its food. The cheesy antler chandeliers, saloon styled bar area, and gimmicky signs leave you in small-town East Texas, a place that hasn't been cleaned since it opened in 1913 or so.

Not only does it serve Tex-Mex, wild game, AND seafood and clearly can't decide what kind of restaurant it actually is, but at lunch time you get free banana-pudding... even if you don't want it. My dining partners wondered how many times the pudding bowls had been handled before someone finally accepted the dessert. Gross.

YO tries to compete with the finer West End restaurants including: Landry's, The Palm, and even Hoffbrau with its quality of service, but the food is atrocious. I can usually find several things on a menu to eat, but when your co-worker urges you not to order the buffalo steak salad any rarer than medium, you then know that the meat is not what you might find at a fine steak restaurant.

After I ate my chicken sandwhich, I desperately wanted to head back to the office, and out of reach of the banana pudding, which was compared to something a baby had spit up. (Sorry for the nasty visual).

Another problem is that YO is located in The West End, where tourists gather. I hope that our Dallas visitors do not find YO to be typical of our Dallas restaurant base, when clearly, it is not.