Medium Rare’s straightforward menu is perfect for budget-conscious diners. There are now three locations (Cleveland Park, Bethesda, Arlington). For $24.95, guests get a prix-fixe menu of rustic bread, mixed greens salad, and a top sirloin steak served with hand-cut fries. The steak is bathed in Medium Rare’s super-secret sauce (the recipe is in a bank vault). The restaurant has been a superstar during the pandemic, delivering free meals to individuals in need. Carryout and delivery info here.

Virginia’s Great American Restaurants family has a crown jewel steakhouse in Tysons Corner. The classy addition to its portfolio delivers boutique meats to mahogany tables lined with green mohair booths. Find high-end cuts like wagyu ribeye cap and blackened prime rib on the bone. Carryout and delivery available here.

Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse in Dupont Circle was one of five restaurants from around the country year to receive the 2019 James Beard’s “America’s Classics” award. It comes after more than 70 years of business as a family-owned steakhouse that’s also a landmark for D.C.’s LGBTQ community. Much of the menu, including its huge helping of fries and steaks, remains the same as it was decades ago. On a popular restaurant strip on 17th Street NW, Annie’s has one of the most impressive sidewalk patios in the city. Carryout and delivery info is available on its site.

The high-end steakhouse chain is one place to spot a politico or two while dining over red meat. Regular customers also have their cartoon caricatures pictured on the walls. This steakhouse has long been a favorite for administration and Capitol Hill types, and the go-to order is the prime double-cut New York strip, sliced table-side. Order carryout online here, or get delivery through third-party apps.

This classy and contemporary steakhouse within the Four Seasons hotel is known not only for its prime meats, but for its popular lounge (always get the burgers and the trio of fries) with carefully made cocktails and pretty patio. Contact the restaurant directly for the latest information re: takeout.

The Prime Rib prides itself as an old-school steakhouse. The mood here is classic and swanky: There are dark leather booths, bow-tied servers, and a piano player at lunch and dinner. As the name implies, the number one order is the prime rib, which comes served wet and pink and takes up the entire plate. A lot of its appeal is on account of the atmosphere, but the place is offering takeout as well right now.

Beyond meats, BLT Steak is known for complimentary popovers and a a clientele of political power players. American wagyu and other top cuts anchor the menu, but there’s plenty of other steakhouse classics to choose from as well. The French fries come with cilantra mayo. Carryout is available online.

Rare comes to Washington by way of Wisconsin (hence the delicious fried cheese curds on the tavern menu). The dual restaurant reads as a casual tavern downstairs and a formal dining room up top. Some of the choicest cuts include the Delmonico steak and dry-aged New York strip; there’s also a charcuterie bar downstairs. Pick-up options are available.

Landry’s Restaurants — the mega-restaurant group that owns Morton’s and McCormick & Schmick — is behind this opulent downtown steakhouse. Some of the more extravagant options are lobster mashed potatoes, lobster cocktail, and a dozen different cuts of steak. Pickup and delivery info here; they’re also offering raw steaks to be cooked at home.

The highly civil, enduring Monocle has been slinging steaks and providing top-notch hospitality on the Hill since it opened in 1960 just a campaign button’s throw from the Senate office buildings. The walls inside the tidy, yellow circa-1885 townhouse display autographed 8x10s of famous folks, mostly politicians. Reportedly, the original owner once discovered Richard Nixon’s photo in the ladies restroom, tore it from the frame, and ripped it to shreds. Drink ice-cold martinis there along with all the steakhouse standards.

This timeless stalwart of the D.C. steakhouse scene serves lavish dishes like a prime seafood platter with oysters, clams, shrimp, mussels, lobster, and crab legs; a 30-day prime dry-aged porterhouse for two; and twice-baked potatoes stuffed with bacon and truffles. The rooftop terrace overlooks the Capitol and top Republicans and Democrats are known to dine there regularly. Combined, their political campaigns spent about $675,000 on dining and events at Charlie Palmer during the 2018 cycle. Order delivery here.

Old Town got the upscale steakhouse it had been missing with the arrival of Oak. A gamut of cuts await. Slather steaks with an array of sauces — soy black pepper butter is a fine choice — or seasonal truffles shaved table-side. Sides like Anson Mills white grits and house Parker House rolls show off the Charleston, South Carolina-based chain’s roots. Carryout info is here. Oak is also selling steaks for retail.

Though playing poker at the MGM Casino during a pandemic may not sound like the most appealing idea, for those who go that route, a marquee dinner option is the steakhouse from chef brothers Bryan and Michael Voltaggio. Luxe ingredients abound here, from seafood towers to King crab legs. There’s even a grilled cauliflower steak for non-meat eaters. Use MGM’s app to order grab-and-go food from various restaurants, including this one. There’s also a patio available.