Dining & Drinking

August, 1979

Don't dismiss Bern's Steak House at 1208 South Howard Avenue in Tampa, Florida, as just another beef eatery; this one-of-a-kind restaurant stands as a monument to American Simple--the steak and baked potato. Bern's prepares both so exquisitely that it has been suggested that the place be declared a national resource.And besides dishing up the perfect steak, Bern's serves as the depository for the world's definitive collection du vin: No fewer than 6000 entries grace owner Bern Laxer's mammoth wi...