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Construction moves forward on Long Beach’s first Ruth’s Chris location, set to open in 2022

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Ruth’s Chris, the massive, high-end corporate steakhouse chain, will soon be opening its first location in Long Beach as construction crews move forward on the entire re-imagining of the first floor of the office building where it will eventually move into.

It will be at 180 E. Ocean Blvd., just slightly east of where Ocean meets Pine Avenue and kitty corner to Solita, the space taking over the former Rock Bottom space

The western-facing facade of the Ruth’s Chris set to open in DTLB. Photo by Brian Addison.

A Ruth’s Chris spokesperson said they “have no details to share at this point” but patrons can expect an opening sometime next year. 

Thrifty Oil Co., the owner of the 12-story tower that sits directly across from the historic Ocean Center building now under renovation as well, submitted their plans to update their building in November of 2019. 

While the rest of the building will have a different feel, the Ruth’s Chris aesthetic is prominent along the building’s first floor, facing north toward Ocean and wrapping around the building’s western edge to open up onto the Convention Center esplanade. 

The Ocean Blvd.-facing facade of the Ruth’s Chris set to open in DTLB. Photo by Brian Addison.

The NOLA-based restaurant did not start off as a chain: Ruth Fertel mortgaged her home in 1965 in order to buy what was then the Chris Steak House in New Orleans. Fighting against nearly all forms of patriarchy at the time, the single mother was a black sheep in terms of business—and through constant fighting, eventually built a name for the steak house.

Come 1976, the steak house suffered from a fire and she was forced to relocate but unable to take the name with her, hence the birthing of “Ruth’s Chris Steak House.”

Ruth’s Chris will be located at 180 E. Ocean Blvd.

Brian Addison
Brian Addisonhttp://www.longbeachize.com
Brian Addison has been a writer, editor, and photographer for more than 15 years, covering everything from food and culture to transportation and housing. In 2015, he was named Journalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Press Club and has since garnered 30 nominations and three additional wins. In 2019, he was awarded the Food/Culture Critic of the Year across any platform at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards. He has since been nominated in that category every year, joining fellow food writers from the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Eater, the Orange County Register, and more.

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