Is there a happy medium for a great steak?

You used to get your picture on the wall if you ate "the old 96er" (obscure movie reference) at Shula's.

 

The best steak I have ever had in calgary is Hys or Caesers Steak house. Both are on the same street in the finacial district. But the steak is so damn good. Expensive though.

 

For the best "quick" night out chain steak (I know we all must do it sometimes) I say the Outback has by far the most consistent food and good tasting steak. Blows all the other cheap chains away.

 

I love Ruth's Chris... but hate Mortons. Every time I've been there, the service has sucked, and the steak wasn't much better.

 

I have found that Morton's varies from location to location, the one in Portland has always been good to me. RC seems more consistent location to location. Among the upscale chains I like Palm the best-

Best steak I ever had was at a place called The Beef House in southern IL. It was one of those unique experiences of the right steak on the right day because when I returned a year later it was nowhere near as good...

 

harbour 60 in toronto is incredibly delicious.exspensive though.

 

All you guys are WAY wrong.

Primm, NV at whiskey pete's. $4.99 prime rib

 

Come on by PeterS, i'll cook you one!

The aging happens in the locker before it's sliced...I get mine at a Meat Marcket where you pull a number as you arrive and wait a few minutes, very democratic.

Then I marinate it in 'Mojo Criollo'. It's for fajitas or something, at least a couple of hours.

Then you let the charcoal get way low, after lighting it, and before you heat the grill add some sliced pecan chunks, from the Hare Krishna deforestation effort down the street.....slam the lid....smoke pours out, medium rare only.

Have a Booker's and water while you wait, incense and votive candles optional!

BigTex

 

HOTT DAYUM! My neighbors will be complaining by the weekend!

 

Yea, when the wind is just right, towards the Trailer homes next door, we pull the steak and as we go inside to eat, throw some old creosoted railroad ties on the fire! ROTFLMAO!

THAT'll teach em to observe the setback laws, next time!

The real secret is to get a well marbled piece in the first place. You cannot find them anymore, other than a good market. That's the whole deal around the Kobe mystique, is the marbling......a rib eye for Val, and I go with that or a larger T-bone........

Find that Mojo Criollo in the Mexican food aisle and check it out.......

 

Our local food critic and author wrote a few pieces for the Houston Press talking about the changes in beef in the US.

The U.S. beef industry's lower standards have led to an increase in chop houses
http://www.houstonpress.com/Issues/2001-08-02/cafe.html

American steaks: second of a three-part series
http://www.houstonpress.com/Issues/2001-08-30/cafe.html

 

Ceriello Fine Foods opened up in Milwaukee Public Market, I'm going to pick up some of their Dry Aged steaks. I hear they are excellent. (they better be for the price).

http://www.ceriellofinefoods.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=CFF&Category_Code=ButcherShop

 

rubs, seasonings and glazes sure come close...at least for supermarket beef prices and backyard bbqing...tastes as good to me...
never underestimate the power of garlic butter!

 

Yes, but by the time most people walk out of the casino, that $4.99 prime rib costs them about $400!

 

A good quality piece of meat requires nothing more than salt and pepper and a really hot grill.

yes, I am the self proclaimed king of the back yard grill.

 

Morton's here is great. I go there way too much. Best steak I ever had though was at Delmonico's in NYC. They have one in Las Vegas as well, but no the same atmosphere as NY.

 

Order a Tec infared grill for your searing needs and Whole Foods sells dry aged beef.

 

"Waste of Money" A TripAdvisor Member, Denver, Dec 30, 2005
Two of us had dinner on New Years Eve of 2004 and it was one of the worst experiences I've ever had...

"Nice dinner at Delmonico's" A TripAdvisor Member, Pittsburgh, PA, Nov 26, 2005

Six of us had dinner at Emeril's Delmonico Steak House in the Venetian on 11/21. Service was outstanding,...

"Save Your Money!" A TripAdvisor Member, Bement, IL, Nov 18, 2005
We ate at the Delmonico's on November 14, 2005. We thought that this would be the best restaurant during...

"Good But Not Great" A TripAdvisor Member, Chicago, Illinois, Oct 24, 2005
Wife and I visited on 10/22 for lunch.We ordered two appetizers: the New Orleans Barbecue Shrimp and...

"Expensive, but worth it" A TripAdvisor Member, New York, NY, Oct 23, 2005
I've eaten at Delmonico several times over the past few years. Each time the food is perfect. The wine...

"Just average..." A TripAdvisor Member, Syracuse, NY, Sep 11, 2005
Our group of four had lunch at Delmonico's on 9/9/05. Having dined at two others of Emeril's restaurants...

"A wonderful meal at Delmonico's" A TripAdvisor Member, Warren, Ohio, Aug 29, 2005
I ate at Delmonico's back in May and it was one of the best dining experiences I have ever had. During...

"Expensive, but worth it" A TripAdvisor Member, Jersey City, NJ, Aug 23, 2005
The prices at Delmonico's were high, but average for good restaurants in Vegas. We spent about $140...

"a lunch option" A TripAdvisor Member, Milwaukee, WI, Aug 21, 2005
It's a nice looking place, but a little stuffy. The wine list is exstensive and expensive.The food...

"Emeril had no Bam!!" A TripAdvisor Member, Hickory Creek Texas, Aug 14, 2005
On August 5th 2005 we ate at Delmonico's Las Vegas. I have to say the worst steak I have ever had!!Strip...

 

Pete.

What's your opinion of Fogo de Chao?

 

INCREDA-MUNDO-FANTASTICO-DELICIOUS!

 

Bobs has good very good Steak but they rely on an old reputation and stopped trying to impress a long time ago. The service is terrible for spending 150-200 for dinner. Pappas Bros still knows that a meal is about much more than just the taste of the food.

 

More like $4,000.00 for me.

 

DING DING DING! We have a winner! Bob's is based in Dallas, the original restaurant downtown is still packing them in. It's the best. They also have stores in Denver.

Peter, if you're going to cook a good steak at home, you need a good grille. A Weber won't do. Buy something infra-red, that's what all the high end steak houses use. Mine is TEC, and it gets up to about 1500 degrees.

 

I just finished a $19.95 16 oz New York at Black Angus. It was beyond pathetic, simply horrible.

 

RC and Mortons are basically upscale chains. Smith and Wolinsky isn't the best, but I do think it is a good place to entertain in NYC.

Once you've had real Kobe beef in Tokyo (and we're talking bills of $200/person), everything else is almost dog food...