FOR mother's day, everyone takes Mom out to brunch. There's no popularly accepted equivalent for Father's Day. So I'm suggesting a new tradition—take your dad or husband out for steak and barbecue for Father's Day. Here are five restaurants for the meat-eating dads in your life.

Alexander's Steakhouse 10330 N. Wolfe Road, Cupertino. 408.446.2222.

Forbes Mill Steakhouse 206 N. Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos. 408.395.6434.

Pampas 529 Alma St, Palo Alto. 650.327.1323.

Trail Dust BBQ 17240 Monterey St, Morgan Hill. 408.776.9072.

Uncle Frank's BBQ 2135 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View. 650.964.4476.

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