Steakhouses are one genre of restaurant where bigger is better.

After all, there’s nothing subtle about a 44-ounce cut dangling from a hook.

Tomahawk chops are the exemplar of the supersized steak form.

Sliced tomahawk steak with flecks of salt on a gray background

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It’s also the place you visit when you want to live large and treat yourself.

It’s as known for itshealthy menu optionsas it is for its larger-than-life chops.

Sure, you could opt for the churrasco experience, a beefy bacchanalia of endless meats carved table-side.

the capital grille veal tomahawk chop.

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Or you could upgrade to something truly extravagant: the 36-ounce tomahawk ancho.

Case in point: a hall of fame-worthy tomahawk chop large enough to feed the entire table.

The same is true of its largest menu items.

morton’s tamahawk sliced on a plate.

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Looking to gild the lily?

Then there are the steaks, which are wood-grilled and sourced from top farms, like Snake River Farms.

Prime Tomahawk steak at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

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fogo de chao bone-in ribeye

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Tomahawk ribeye at Ruth’s Chris Steak House

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Mastro’s 40 oz. Wagyu Tomahawk

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Smith & Wollensky 44 oz. Tomahawk Ribeye

Smith & Wollensky

del frisco’s tomahawk for two

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Pork Tomahawk with achiote glaze and pickled pineapple at Rare Society

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The Palm 32 oz. Tomahawk Ribeye

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