Short answer: a ribeye runs about $4.35 per ounce across 37 metro Phoenix restaurants, so a 16 oz bone-in lands near $69.60. A filet is about $7.00/oz — roughly 61% more for the same weight, which is the single most expensive habit on a steakhouse menu.
The cheapest ribeye we found is $2.40/oz — Wrangler Bone-In Rib Eye, 20 oz for $48.00 at Rustlers Rooste. The most expensive cuts in town run past $40/oz once you get into A5 wagyu.
The cut. Filet is the priciest common cut by weight and prime rib the cheapest. The size. Small portions cost more per ounce everywhere — an 8 oz petite filet is routinely 20–30% worse per ounce than the 18 oz version of the same steak. The room. An upscale steakhouse and a casual grill can charge the same per ounce; the difference usually shows up in the sides, the wine and the $19 wedge salad, not the beef.
| $/oz | Price | Item | Restaurant | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.40 | $48.00 | Wrangler Bone-In Rib Eye 20 oz
Genuine Angus beef |
Rustlers Roostemid 8383 South 48th St 85044 |
menu |
| $2.95 | $59.00 | Woodfired Ribeye 20 oz
20oz 1000 degree wood fired, twice baked loaded potato, fried shishito peppers, bearnaise sauce |
Peppermillmid 7660 S McClintock Dr Suite 104 85284 |
menu |
| $3.00 | $60.00 | Rib Steak (20 oz) 20 oz
bone-in, sautéed mushrooms |
The Keg Steakhousemid 21001 N Tatum Blvd 85050 |
menu |
| $3.10 | $62.00 | 20 oz. Bone-In Rib Eye 20 oz
Dinners include salad, cowboy beans, and a roll with butter |
T-Bone Steak House 10037 S 19th Ave 85041 |
menu |
| $3.21 | $45.00 | Aguachile Ribeye 14 oz+ sides
14 oz ribeye with aguachile verde, rojo o negro; diced serrano and pickled onion; served with avocado, rice, beans and salad |
Mariscos Playa Hermosamid 1605 E Garfield St 85006 |
menu |
| $3.25 | $38.95 | Rib-Eye Jim's Special 12 oz
12 Oz. Rib-Eye |
Texaz Grillcasual 6003 N. 16th St. 85016 |
menu |
| Cut | Median $/oz | Cheapest |
|---|---|---|
| Filet | $7.00 | $4.00 |
| Ribeye | $4.35 | $2.40 |
| Strip | $4.94 | $2.75 |
| Prime Rib | $4.31 | $1.92 |
| Sirloin | $5.25 | $2.90 |
| Wagyu | $16.25 | $8.43 |
| Porterhouse | $4.46 | $2.50 |
| Tomahawk | $5.85 | $3.95 |
| Delmonico | $5.00 | $3.56 |
| Other | $4.50 | $2.40 |