Shula's Steak House   

No feminine frills or lace here. In the muted lights at Shula's Steak House in the Troy Marriott Hotel, football and steaks are king. Elaborate gold framed, black-and-white photos of the Miami Dolphins' greatest coach, Don Shula, and long-haired football players of the '70s cover the walls. Even the menu -- written on a real football -- carries out the theme. You expect the wait staff to come out in helmets and pads, but instead they are professional and a bit rehearsed when they roll up the cart laded with large steaks, including a gut-busting 48 oz. porterhouse. There's even a live lobster big enough to play right tackle. Almost anything on the menu is worth sampling: the delectable New York sirloin; the barbecued basil shrimp; the steaming hot baked potatoes; the tart and creamy Key lime pie. Expect big portions. And if you can eat all of that 48-ounce, they'll put your name on a plaque on Shula's wall.