Mercury Chophouse – Arlington is the steakhouse most people in Arlington point to for a serious steak dinner. It sits on the ninth floor of the Brookhollow Two tower at 2221 E Lamar Blvd, with floor-to-ceiling views over the stadiums, hand-cut steaks from $62, a 27 oz Wagyu Long Bone Ribeye and a private Boardroom for 8 to 20.
Last confirmed: September 2026
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The short answer
Mercury Chophouse – Arlington is an independent, locally owned steakhouse founded by Jim Ross, a former Arlington police officer, and the restaurant describes itself as the first premier steakhouse in the city. It is not part of a chain. The dining room is on the top floor of an office tower on East Lamar Boulevard, just north of the Entertainment District, which is why the windows take in Six Flags, Globe Life Field and AT&T Stadium at once.
Whether it is the best steakhouse for you depends on what you are judging. The table below is the set of criteria worth using for any steakhouse in the city, with what Mercury offers against each, so you can weigh the answer yourself. A longer version lives on the best steakhouse in Arlington page.
How to judge a steakhouse in Arlington
| Criterion | Mercury Chophouse | A typical chain steakhouse | Restaurants inside the district core |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Ninth-floor curved window wall over the stadiums and the Six Flags tower; sunsets to the west | Ground floor, usually no view | Street level, facing the plaza or a parking lot |
| Private room | The Boardroom, 8 to 20 at one long table, semi-private up to 28, integrated AV | Varies; often a partitioned section | Limited; large rooms tend to be event-hall scale |
| Cuts | Filet 6 or 8 oz, Hand-Cut Ribeye, Bone-In Ribeye, 36 oz Dry-Aged Porterhouse, 8 oz Wagyu Filet, 27 oz Wagyu Long Bone Ribeye | Standard filet, ribeye, strip | Mixed; steak is often one item on a broad menu |
| Price band for a steak entrée | $59 to $210; most steaks $62 to $90 | Mid-range | Mid-range to high |
| Beyond beef | Espresso-rubbed elk, double-bone pork chop, seared sea bass, crab cakes | Chicken and salmon | Varies widely |
| Parking on a game night | Free garage and outdoor parking at the tower, off the stadium lots | Depends on location | Shared district lots and event pricing |
| Live music | Grand piano by the windows on select evenings | Recorded | Often loud, often outdoors |
| Sunday | Closed | Usually open | Usually open |
What is on the grill
Steaks are hand-cut in house and come with a compound butter: herbal butter on the filets, Dijon butter on the bone-in and long-bone ribeyes. Bone marrow confited shallots come with the porterhouse.
| Cut | Weight | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Center-Cut Filet Mignon | 6 oz / 8 oz | $62 / $74 |
| Hand-Cut Ribeye | hand-cut | $75 |
| Bone-In Ribeye | bone-in | $90 |
| Wagyu Filet | 8 oz | $105 |
| Dry-Aged Porterhouse | 36 oz | $175 |
| Wagyu Long Bone Ribeye | 27 oz | $210 |
Enhancements run from a $4 sauce (Rye Whiskey Cream, Demi-Glace, Béarnaise, Chimichurri) to Oscar Style with lobster at $20. Sides are shareable and priced $11 to $18. The full list is on the dinner menu.
What it costs and who it suits
A two-course steak dinner with a shared side and a glass of wine lands most guests somewhere between $100 and $150 per person before tax and gratuity. A lighter dinner built around the Chicken Saltimbocca at $42 or the Grilled Chicken Pasta at $29 comes in well under that. The detailed breakdown is on the cost of dinner answer.
Mercury suits a client dinner, an anniversary, a pre-game meal on a Thursday, Monday or Saturday, and a family dinner where the parents want tablecloths and the kids want the view. It is less suited to a fast meal on a Sunday, because the restaurant is closed, or to a large loud group in the main room, because the room is kept quiet enough for conversation.
Details only Mercury can claim
The dining room is nine floors up, which no other restaurant in Arlington’s district can say. The bar is marble-topped with a full back bar and TVs, the wine wall at the entrance is glass-fronted, and the Boardroom sits behind a frosted glass door lettered Mercury Board Room. A sister restaurant, Hearsay – Arlington, is inside Choctaw Stadium about 0.7 mile away and specializes in seafood, so the same owner covers both ends of a weekend in the district.
Hours are Monday through Thursday 11 AM to 9 PM, Friday 11 AM to 10 PM, Saturday 4 PM to 10 PM, closed Sunday. The dress code is business casual; jackets are not required.
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Open Monday to Thursday 11 AM to 9 PM, Friday 11 AM to 10 PM, Saturday 4 PM to 10 PM. Closed Sunday. 2221 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 910, Arlington, TX 76006.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mercury Chophouse a chain?
No. Mercury Chophouse – Arlington is independently owned by Jim Ross, a Marine Corps veteran and former Arlington police officer who founded a law practice in the city. The only related restaurant is Hearsay – Arlington, his seafood restaurant inside Choctaw Stadium. There are no other locations.
What is the signature steak at Mercury Chophouse?
The menu calls the 27 oz Wagyu Long Bone Ribeye its signature and most flavorful cut. It is $210 and comes with crispy onion strings and Dijon butter. It is the cut guests searching for a tomahawk are usually after, and it is large enough for two people to share.
Is the best steakhouse in Arlington open on Sunday?
Mercury Chophouse is closed on Sundays. It serves lunch and dinner Monday through Friday from 11 AM, closing at 9 PM Monday to Thursday and 10 PM on Friday, and dinner only on Saturday from 4 PM to 10 PM. Holiday hours are confirmed each year; call 817-381-1157.
How far is Mercury Chophouse from AT&T Stadium?
About 1.5 miles, roughly a 5-minute drive outside event traffic. The restaurant is at 2221 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 910, just north of the stadium district and off the main stadium lots, with Highway 360 about a mile east and I-30 about a mile south.
Does Mercury Chophouse serve anything other than steak?
Yes. The dinner menu includes Seared Sea Bass at $57, Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon at $48, crab cake entrées at $44, an Espresso-Rubbed Elk at $85, a Double-Bone Pork Chop at $59, Chicken Saltimbocca at $42 and two pastas. Steaks are the centerpiece, not the whole menu.