TASTE • DINE Certified Angus Beef steak along with grilled asparagus and Yukon Gold mash. (Photo by Joanie Simon)
‘Something for
Everybody’
Keeler’s is a comfortable neighborhood steakhouse By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
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aul Keeler wanted a restaurant that is welcoming, affordable and comfortable for guests. On New Year’s Eve 2018, he opened Keeler’s Neighborhood Steakhouse in Carefree — and hasn’t looked back. “I wanted a neighborhood steakhouse,” 26
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Keeler says. “A neighborhood steakhouse, to me, is much more than a specialThe shrimp scampi dish with tiger shrimp, linguine, occasion, steak-on-a-plate concept. tomato, garlic, basil, crushed red pepper, lemon butter sauce and bacon costs $32. There are many of those around the (Photo by Joanie Simon) Valley, where you pay top dollar for the prime steak, $12 to $15 for asparagus or baked potato. It’s all a la carte.” mushrooms, creamy corn or grilled Keeler’s provides the same quality. He asparagus. serves Certified Angus Beef brand, but “I wanted to provide a better value each of his steaks and chops comes with for the dollar, as far as the entrees were two sides of Yukon Gold mash, loaded concerned,” Keeler says. “We have great baked potato, scalloped potatoes, mac and seafood, chicken, pork and lamb items as cheese, truffle fries, onion rings, risotto, well. There is a pretty diversified menu, that green beans, Brussels sprouts, sauteed being said.”
