I’ve only been to Ruth’s Chris twice and I didn’t order coffee.
We didn’t have coffee, but at the nearby table for six each got their cup poured from a French press, quite a logistical feat.
Looked it up, first patented in 1929. So....the grounds steep in the hot water longer than a passthrough filter, then it’s decanted with the plunger keeping down the grounds.
Does that makes for a better cup of coffee? Real question.