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Red Fox Room and Steakhouse

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The Red Fox Steakhouse and Piano Bar

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"The piano bar at the Red Fox Steak House opened in 1959. So you know this joint's not just reaching for the lounge vibe -- it helped define it, right down to the Cabernet-colored Naugahyde, the dry martinis, and the rollicking sing-a-longs. Few fedoras hang on the hat rack nowadays, but old timers still show up to vie with a post-college crowd for piano-side seats. The piano, after all, is the bar's blood-pumper, and the Red Fox veterans remember scoring choice proximity to it for one reason: Shirley Allen. The "Amazing Shirley," as they called her, hammered out marathon Dixieland jams and lounge standards for eleven years, four nights a week. Cancer-stricken in 2005, a 73-year-old Shirley muscled through pain and exhaustion to charm the Red Fox with a farewell encore that stretched into the wee small hours. That performance looms legendary now, and fortunately, local ivory ticklers carry on its tradition most nights and during the lunch hour. So when you raise your glass to the pianist, make sure you also knock one back for Shirley."

-Daniel Ross, Esquire Magazine

Address: 2223 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104, USA
Phone: (619) 297-1313
State: California
City: San Diego
Zip Code: 92104


Opening Hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Thursday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Friday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Saturday: 4:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Sunday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM


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Reviews
Excellent Calamari Strips and SUPERB MOUTH-WATERING medium-rare steak that’s WAY BETTER than Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse! Full to the brim cocktails 🍸 and delicious dessert! Inside you will not get cold and you will not feel hot. The temperature is just perfect! What can I say? Everything about this steakhouse is just perfect! NO COMPLAINTS at all!
7 years ago (16-05-2018)
What a place... Attached to the Lafayette Hotel, this place just bleeds history. Wood from 17th century France is the highlight of the decor. Bartender knew how to make a mean gin and tonic (not that it's a difficult drink...but it was good) and was always smiling and enjoying herself. I loved the quiet piano bar music and overhearing conversations of people who've clearly been coming to the Red Fox for decades. Bummed to hear they're moving across the street...but that's modern real estate. Hopefully they keep that charm that's made it a cool place all these years.
7 years ago (18-05-2018)
Go for the ambience, but not so much the food. It was good years ago, but hasn't been great for a while now. The low light setting is romantic and will take you back in time, about 5 or 6 decades.
7 years ago (05-05-2018)
What a great restaurant. It's an old time steak house. The service was great very friendly.The meals all come with salad and a choice of starch and the prices are reasonable. We stock around and sat at the piano bar. If you are in town take the time to stop in and enjoy a great meal and a great time
7 years ago (24-02-2018)
Totally classic old school. Very nostalgic. Superior Service and great food. Definitely would recommend.
7 years ago (13-05-2018)
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