New Texas-inspired steakhouse opens amid spotlights on Miami and Kansas City spots

A new Texas-inspired steakhouse, Char House Social, has opened on Charleston’s James Island, pairing steaks and cocktails with a relaxed bar, live music and outdoor gathering spaces. Other coverage spotlights established destinations: Kansas City’s Jess and Jim’s Steak House, a family-run institution dating to 1938, and Houston’s Taste of Texas, where diners can select cuts at an on-site butcher shop. A behind-the-scenes feature follows Miami’s Sunny’s Steakhouse, detailing its high-volume service, in-house butchery and 35-to-45-day dry-aging process. In Amarillo, The Big Texan Steak Ranch’s challenge offers a refund to diners who finish a 72-ounce top sirloin and its accompaniments within the time limit.