‘Meat’ up at the New Steakhouse(s)

Think Prime: the dining room.

The bar.

Crab cake appetizer with lemon marmalade mango cream.

Filet mignon in the nude, served without sauce.

Think Prime is now open on Western Avenue.

The steakhouse features prime rib, filet mignon, porterhouse and other classic cuts. House specials include a chicken and crab cake dish, osso bucco, traditional surf and turf and a variation with steak and shrimp scampi.

Live entertainment takes center stage in the cocktail lounge, nestled in a cozy corner away from the bar and dining room. The bar offers a menu of gourmet nibbles, plus drinks with a view of the adjacent dining room.

In a few weeks, another new steakhouse will open in downtown San Pedro. 7th Street Chophouse is scheduled to open its doors on Jan. 13 for a soft opening. It plans to hold a formal grand opening on First Thursday in February.

The chophouse bar is open Thursday through Saturday nights and a DJ hosts a dance party on Friday nights.

Think Prime, 29601 S Western Ave., Rancho Palos Verdes, (310) 221-0415. Open for dinner from 5-10 p.m. daily, bar open until 12 midnight.

7th Street Chophouse, 465 W Seventh St., (310) 684-1753.