Across the country, the classic steak dinner is turning into a financial stress test. Upscale chophouses are sounding a “code red” on beef costs, and the same forces that are squeezing ...

Midpriced steakhouses and fine-dining establishments are trying to figure out how to cover their rising costs without scaring away customers. By Julie Creswell In early November, as Halls Chophouse ...

When a respected steakhouse tells you it is in “code red” and starts hiking steak prices, you are no longer looking at a passing blip in food costs but at a structural shock to how you will dine out.