Open Table - 2009 - Diner's Choice Winner
Austin Chronicle - 2006 - Winner of "Best Steak in Austin" in the 2006 Readers Poll.
Wine Enthusiasts Magazine, 2005 & 2006 - "Award of Distinction"
Austin Chronicle - May 20, 2005 - Winner of "Best Steak in Austin" in the 2005 Readers Poll.
Restaurants and Institutions Magazine - 2004 - Consumers Choice Award for best Steak House in the United States, determined by national survey of restaurant customers.
Consumer Reports - 2003 - winner of the best Steak House in the United States based on questionnaire of readers' experiences.
Austin American-Statesman, November 2003 - Architecture Award for excellence in restaurant design according to architecture critics.
City Search - 2002 - Ruth's Chris Austin was voted "Best Steak in Austin" by local respondents.
Associated Builders and Contractors - 1999 - Certificate of Excellence for contributions to the design and construction industry in Central Texas.
Austin American-Statesman, May 1999 - "Best Steak In Austin"
Robb Report, June 1997 - Named "Best Restaurant in the United States" by readers' poll.
Austin Chronicle - 1996 - Best Steak in Austin by readers in annual poll.
National Cattlemen's Beef Association - 1995 - National Beef Backer Award to Ruth Fertel "recognizing the contributions that foodservice makes to strengthening beef sales."
Wine Spectator - 1994 - - The 1994 "Award of Excellence" marks the first time we received this prestigious award from the "wine bible" of restaurants. "In the 'Award of Excellence', (Wine Spectator) is looking to recognize a commitment to a fine wine list, with a selection of better producers along with a thematic match to the menu in both price and style...to win the award, most of the lists generally have at least 50 selections."
Keep Texas Beautiful, July 1993 - "is privileged to recognize distinguished community leadership, Ruth's Chris Steak House is hereby honored by the Keep Texas Beautiful Annual Convention in commendation of oustanding and creative leadership and initiative in achieving a clean and beautiful environment in Texas."
Keep Texas Beautiful, June 1993 - Ebby Halleday & Maurice Acers Business and Industry Citation Winner "in commemdation of outstanding and creative leadership and initiative in achieving a clean and beautiful environment in Texas."
Keep Austin Beautiful, 1993 - "Whereas Keep Austin Beautiful promotes a clean litter-free environment for Greater Austin, The Board of Directors is hereby privileged to recognized the distinguished community leadership of Ruth's Chris (with this) Citation for Outstanding Achievement. May the example set here by appreciated and followed by others now and in the future."
Keep Texas Beautiful, 1992 - Individual Leadership awards "recognizing leadership in support of Keep Texas Beautiful's mission of preserving the natural beauty and environment of Texas and conserving its natural resources through public awarness activities."
A Les Amis du Vin Guide (The friends of Wine), 1992 - America's Best Restaurants, Silver Award in Steak House category at the "Academy Awards of the restaurant industry" Gala Awards Ceremony in Beverly Hills, California. The Austin location was "selected from the field of 480 restaurants nationwide made by a selection committee of professional food, wine and restaurant writers and critics across the land. The list becomes a dependable guide for fine dining in America, to cherish and save." - Robert Balzer, Chairman of the Board.
Texas Restaurant Association, July 1991 - Voted "Best Restaurant where members ate their favorite beef meal in Texas." Over 20,000 members attending the Texas Restaurant Association annual convention voted Ruth's Chris into first place out of 216 different restaurants mentioned.
City of Austin, 1991
"Be it known by these presents that I, Bruce Todd, Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas, do hereby proclaim October 1, 1991 as "Bill Andrews and Gary Porfirio Ruth's Chris Steak House Day of Appreciation" in Austin, and call on all citizens to join me in recognizing the considerable contributions made by Bill Andrews and Gary Porfirio of Ruth's Christ Steak House to the water quality of Town Lake, to the environmental beauty of our city, and to the community spirit garnered through (the Ruth's Chris) Town Lake Cleanups, initiated originally by Bill and Gary in 1987."
-Bruce Todd, former Mayor of Austin.
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, 1990 - Austin Area Environmental Achievement Award "Certificate of Merit" for environmental initiatives in Environmental Beautification.
City of Austin - 1990 - Certificate of Apperciation "to certify that Ruth's Chris Steak House has rendered valuable and distinguished service to the citizens of Austin, Texas" by the Mayor and City Council.
City of Austin - 1988 - "City Proclamation" from the Mayor and City Council naming Thursday August 25th as Ruth's Chris Steak House Appreciation Day for community involvement in the Town Lake Clean-Up.
