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And now I'm hungry. What's for dinner? Beef?
The king of steaks.
Bern's Steak House is a unique culinary experience
One of the best tasting, but most expensive steaks I've ever eaten lol. I went with a loaded uncle.
There's a butcher shop just up the street from my office that offers something called an "Ugly Steak" which is actually the tip part of the Sirloin. It's not a ridiculously expensive cut (usually about $12/lb) but it's absolutely perfect for the grill.
Outback sucks. I believe that bribery was used to achieve the Zagat rating they did.
$12 per pound?!? Damn, man, I get TENDERLOIN for 10.99 per pound.....and YOU live out west....
We get really good ribeye for 9.99 a pound.
You shouldn't be paying more than 8.49 per pound for it. You have to define really good...select, choice, and prime are the grades. A good, marbled piece of meat will be prime, while a lean, dry one will be select, with choice being in between. The difference between select and prime, in terms of price, is extreme, at about 7 dollars difference per pound, possibly even more.
Best steakhouse Ive ever eaten was at Peter Lugers in NYC.I'm not familiar with them, but I can tell you, try Ruth's Chris.
Absolutely awesome steak, at a fairly high price, but totally worth it.
Yeah, but the problem is, for me at least, that no such place exists in the north east. Maybe out west, that's a more popular thing. But here in CT...a place that employs an ACTUAL butcher....a guy who can take a cow, and turn it into various cuts of meat....well, I haven't seen it yet. Even places that are boutique meat places...the kinda place that will offer a prime, dry aged, bone in rib eye steak at 30 bucks per pound or more, doesn't employe a guy who takes a cow, and turns it into meat.
I don't doubt it, but if your going to a place with an ACTUAL butcher, you're already over paying for your meat. Grocery stores don't have butchers, you gotta go to a boutique place for that, and they charge a premium. You are NEVER going to find a merlot cut at the grocery store, they only carry what is popular, and available through pre butchered meats. They employ cutters, who only know how to cut primal pieces into steaks. Hand them the entire cow, and they'd be lost.
Better idea dont eat at chains.
That's the advantage of living in a state where hunting is a way of life rather than something a friend of a friend of a friend does. Many butchers at grocery stores here process big game on the side, so they are very familiar with how to handle entire animals.
For the most part, yea. But not everyone can afford to spend $100/plate every time they eat out. And some chains, like Ruth's Chris, are better than others.
Anyone can make a steak 100 times better than ruth's at home.
To say that's a bit of an overstatement would be a bit of an understatement. It takes practice to make a good steak.
Point being, that steak houses are designed to "sling steaks" as fast as they can. if you have a clue with a grill you can make a much better steak.
You realize they pay people to have a clue and a grill, too, right? They don't pull in the money they do because they have pretty signs.
They high broil and bake. yeah it's a good steak, but one can do better at home, for half the price.
Not arguing that point. Almost every one of the best meals I have ever eaten - though not every one - has been cooked at home. But sometimes you want to let someone else do the cooking and cleaning while you just enjoy the food and the wine and the company.
No, not anyone. Some people should be forbidden from even attempting to cook a steak.Anyone can make a steak 100 times better than ruth's at home.
No, not anyone. Some people should be forbidden from even attempting to cook a steak.
No, not anyone. Some people should be forbidden from even attempting to cook a steak.
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