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Dining Out
Below: Shula’s upscale yet comfortable dining room.
Right: Chef Colin Ribble says the quality of Shula’s meat is
“above and beyond.”
Photos courtesy of Shula’s America’s Steak House
Shula’s continues
winning tradition
Casino restaurant scores points with steak lovers
By Becky Papp
It is fall, and that means football season.
Fans who double as carnivores may
want to add Shula’s America’s Steak
House to their schedule. The restaurant,
located inside Wild Horse Pass Hotel
& Casino, gives customers a glimpse into
the career of the winningest coach in NFL
history, Don Shula, and a one-of-a-kind
dining experience.
Themed after the Shula-coached 1972
Miami Dolphins, the only NFL team to
record a perfect season, Shula’s America’s
Steak House opened last year at Wild
Horse Pass Boulevard and Interstate
10. Shula opened his first steak house in
Miami Lakes, Fla. in 1989. Since then
Shula’s unique steaks and legendary
sports memorabilia have found their
way into more than 20 restaurants,
predominantly on the East Coast and in
the Midwest. Shula’s Arizona location is
its only restaurant west of Houston, Tex.
Chef Colin Ribble, a 20-year veteran of
the culinary arts, boasts of the quality of
meat used at Shula’s. “It really is above and
beyond,” Ribble says.
The upscale yet comfortable restaurant
has an inviting lobby, featuring a
picturesque wine display, photos of Shula
and his family, and, of course, several
autographed footballs.
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