Cowford Chophouse

Cowford Chophouse is the Downtown Jacksonville steakhouse at 101 East Bay Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202, on the Northbank. Google Places lists the phone as (904) 862-6464. This Stay Safe Jax page is Cowford Chophouse on East Bay Street. It is not a Southbank steakhouse, not a beach seafood room, and not a different Bay Street bar. Residents looking for downtown steak and a rooftop lounge should use this 32202 address. Visit Jacksonville and Downtown Vision both list Cowford Chophouse at 101 East Bay Street as a steak and seafood restaurant with a rooftop lounge overlooking the St. Johns River. The name refers to Jacksonville’s earlier Cowford crossing. The Jacksonville Daily Record reported on September 5, 2024, that owner Jacques Klempf opened the restaurant on October 26, 2017, after buying the former bank building at a 2014 city foreclosure auction and restoring it. News4Jax’s November 4, 2025, JAXBest story said the building opened in 1902 after the 1901 fire and that Klempf bought 101 East Bay Street at auction in 2014. Daily Record also said Klempf was seeking a real-estate partner in 2024 and had no plan to change the restaurant. Stay Safe Jax does not add the steakhouse’s own website. Public ratings on this page are stored snapshots, not live scores. Google Places currently lists Cowford Chophouse at 4.4 from 2,521 reviews for the 101 East Bay Street listing, the same place ID stored here. Stay Safe Jax has no stored Yelp rating, so the headline is the Google snapshot: 4.4 from 2,521 reviews. Those numbers do not refresh when someone opens the page. A 4.4 snapshot is a solid downtown steakhouse score, not a warning. Google currently lists Sunday and Monday closed and Tuesday through Saturday 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Hours change. Check Google the day you go downtown. Google Places lists wheelchair-accessible parking, entrance, restroom, and seating. Stay Safe Jax did not independently inspect the historic dining rooms or rooftop. Call ahead if you need a specific accommodation. Stay Safe Jax leaves warning flags at 0. There is no current sourced lawsuit, attorney-general case, or safety warning in the facts used here. A 2024 building-partner listing is not a restaurant closure. Cowford Chophouse is an ordinary Downtown Jacksonville steakhouse with a documented restoration and posted dinner hours. The tone follows that evidence.