text: Staying near the airport in Charlotte on a business trip I was looking for a dinner place nearbyfound the Ranch House on Yelp First off it is one of the only real restaurants in a wasteland near the airport Fast food and gas stations abound so if you are there and looking for a dining option this is the one Do not be thrown off by the hulkin security guard in the parking lot eitherthe place is finen One piece of advicewhen folks say it is darkit is DARK If you are getting old and you forget your reading glasses forget about reading the menu Hell bring a flashlight n At any rate we were seated immediately there was a large party having a really good time on the other side of the restaurant in a booth Nothing fancy like tableclothes herebut there are clothe napkins The menu is very simplesteak and more steak I ordered the ounce cowboy ribeye medium rare and that is exactly what I got It comes with a salad chopped iceberg lettuce and two radish slices and your choice of side steamed veggies or potatoes The steak was fine I would not put in par with the finest steak houses but it compared favorably to Ruby Tuesday or Outback It was well prepared and was buried under three large onion rings A little on the fatty side but tasty I would liken it to the best supermarket steak you would buy and grill yourself nUnfortunately I was under the weather so other than the house merlot and a shot of glenlivet after dinner nothing else to report Our waitress was sociable The atmosphere was utilitarian I would not rave about the place but considering some of the eateries I find on the road this one was okay In other words I would go back for a meat fix nPricewise this are not cheap My ribeye was and my colleagues ounce boneless ribeye was nStrangest thing about the Ranch Housealthough it is a steak house there was absolutely no smell of food in the place No charred meat odor nothing at all