You’re seated at one of Denver’s top restaurants and the server is approaching with your highly anticipated dish. You cut into your first bite and savor a juicy, tender, perfectly seasoned piece of medium-rare steak. Meat lovers can relate to the experience of having a flawlessly executed steak, and if this is you, grab your calendar. RARE, the Denver Steak Championship has just announced the 2023 date of their delicious annual festival – Thursday, May 25th.

RARE is a festival centered around the juicy cuts of the Wild West. For one evening, the best restaurants in the city come together and dish up their highest-quality steak bites paired perfectly with flavorful cocktails. If you enjoy a bit of surf and turf, then you’re in luck; the festival VIP section is returning this year with Surf, the Denver Seafood Challenge – which includes an additional seven competing restaurants. 

To hold you over for the next three months, we’ve compiled a list of restaurants from 2022’s festival lineup that offers their own in-house steak sampling. Stay tuned for ticket release details as well as more information about the 2023 lineup for both RARE and Surf, to be released at a later date.

Urban Farmer

1659 Wazee St, Denver, CO 80202

New York Steak Tasting5oz – Grass Run Farms Grass-Fed | Bootheel 7 Grain-Finished | Greater Omaha 21 Day Dry Aged

Guard & Grace

1801 California St, Denver, CO 80202

Filet Flight
4 oz – Prime | Wagyu | Grass-Fed Filet Mignon

Eddie Merlot’s

10110 E Dry Creek Rd, Englewood, CO 80112

Trio of Medallions

4 oz – Oscar-Style | Peppercorn Sauce | Bacon Gorgonzola

Law’s Chophouse

14694 Orchard Pkwy, Westminster, CO 80023

Chef’s Selection Beef Flight
Amazing cuts of the head chef’s choosing per day

Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse

8100 E Orchard Rd, Denver, CO 80111

Surf and Turf Filet Trio

Medallions Topped with Mini Crab Cake | Scallop | Jumbo Shrimp

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