Four Winds Steakhouse

It rests in the thick of the backcountry; at the end of a twisty driveway, wood fencing lining its flanks. There’s a gazebo, a long porch and a few oaks sulking in the breeze, plus a 15-acre pond where bass can be reeled in. This is Dallas steak dining as envisioned by Zeus and executed by former Del Frisco’s chef Frank Rumoré. Once a ranch house built by former Dallas Cowboys middle linebacker Lee Roy Jordan, Four Winds is a rustic cedar tabernacle with obese shrimp in the cocktail, housemade mozzarella in the caprese and charred steaks that look like hunks of cooled Hawaiian lava flow that get the hot flow going in the mouth. Dab that drool. Resting on an 1,100-acre stretch an hour or so out of Dallas, dining here is like a four-hour vacation. Pitch a tent near the gazebo if the big, grippy Cabs from the wine list get the best of you.

• Cuisine(s): Seafood, Steakhouse

  Hours: Tue-Sat 5pm-10pm

  Price: $$$

• Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

  Features: Wheelchair Accessible

  Serving: Dinner

• Reservations: Recommended

  Parking: Lot Available