I've never had a steak that I enjoyed. I'm not a vegetarian, but I'm extremely picky when it comes to my food, and especially meat. While I love a good cheeseburger, steak just generally doesn't appeal to me. I've never understood how people will pay so much for it. But then again, some people eat meat that I consider one step above raw. I order mine "beyond well done". Anything else and I get sick.
That's why you've never had a steak you enjoyed. And you should never pay that much for a steak b/c what your getting is called charcoal.
Most memorable: http://www.elysrestaurant.com/ 18oz New York Strip. Medium rare. Was an anniversary dinner in late summer. Enjoyed the ambiance and sotto voce conversation of the restaurant. Tables aren't tiny and shoved too close together, nor are the patrons or staff loud. The steak was absolutely perfect - grilled just past rare, the meat with a light char along the outer edges providing a nice contrast to the smoothness of the red center. It was in it's own warm, coppery tasting juices from the blood and fats that were seeping from it as I sliced into it. Had the Jumbo lump crabmeat as a side rather than a topping. I forget the wine I had with it, but it was a lovely compliment to the steak as well. Later, my woman and I opened the moonroof in the parking lot and made out as a live band performed a surprisingly good rendition of "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone" across the way. A really spectacular night... need to hit them again. Thanks for starting this thread. ;-) Another surprisingly good steak I had at Karl Strauss's Brewery in San Diego. Coupled it with asparagus and a brew. Was quite nice... as was the eye candy staff... lol...
28 oz medium rare porterhouse at St. Elmos in Indy. Words cannot describe with justice. Also the shrimp cocktail and local raised lamb porterhouse are things legend are made of. But to me the Steak is star and suprisingly underrated being a steakhouse.
Be honest. Anytime there's a piece of meat in your mouth, it's automatically the "best piece of meat" you've ever had. You damn liar.
Ribeye on top of garlic mashed potatoes from "Le Cellier" at Disneys EPCOT Cooked to perfection. Medium Rare. Beautifully crusted. Huge. Melted in my mouth. And it was included with my package to Disney, and I paired it with a beer flight. Incredible.
1.Peter Lugers - Brooklyn 2.Mortons - Philly 3.Del Monico - Las Vegas 4. Prime 112 - South Beach (to be fair, I was black out drunk...may be higher) 5. Smith and Wollinsksy's - Philly Honorable mention, Shula's in Key West. And if it weren't for the name, it wouldn't be mentioned.
Tough question; I've been to the best steakhouses in the country. There used to be an old-school joint right across from the Omni in Miami; it was named Arthur's Steakhouse. The steak there was old-school as well, served topped with maître d' butter, and you didn't have to order the traditional sides—creamed spinach, hash browns etc. all came with it. The steak and lobster was like a pitched battle to finish, but oh-so-worth-it. I had a 2.5lb porterhouse at Ruth's Chris in DT Seattle that almost made me weep, it was so good. A filet at The Metropolitan Grill, also in DT Seattle, that was top-five. A ribeye at Morton's, also in DT Seattle, that was amazing. But the ambiance was loud and obnoxious, and that detracted from the experience. The churrasco at Los Ranchos in Bayside (DT Miami) years ago was transcendent. I had two. A filet at Bern's in Tampa that was top-ten. A filet at Shula's in Miami Lakes that I'll never forget, along with a shrimp cocktail with the most gigantic shrimp I've ever seen. About a couple dozen steaks at Daniel's Broiler in Bellevue, WA over 16 years; all were ****ing amazing, they never fail at steak there. But the absolute best steakhouse in the country IMHO is El Gaucho in DT Seattle. Number one in everything, from the tableside-made Caesar salad, to the sides, to the cocktails, to the wine list, to the amenities, to the service, to the best goddamn steaks I've ever had anywhere. If you're in Seattle, don't miss out.
My most memorable?... hmph, tough one. I had an aged prime 24 oz bone-in ribeye once at the authentic Tuscan "Lucca Restaurant" at the Boca Raton Resort. It was prepared/cooked by Mario Batali's ex sous chef and was drizzled with one of the best olive oils on the planet that was infused with fresh garlic and rosemary. Outstanding crust. Perfectly charred but not burnt. But I gotta say the best steak I've ever had was my homemade concoction. It was a beautiful inch and a half thick strip from Whole Foods that I dry aged for 3 days in the fridge and then marinated for 2 days in a mix of fresh peach juice, pineapple teriyaki, fresh rosemary, cayenne pepper, crushed garlic, and a dash of ginger juice. Grilled it quickly to rare with a nice crust. Took the marinade and added butter & some liquid corn starch to it and reduced it down to a sweet spicy glaze. Let the strip cool ten minutes, sliced it thin, drizzled it with the glaze, then put it under the broiler a couple minutes till medium rare. The depth of flavor was extraordinary.
Jack Binions Steakhouse has a filet that IMO put Ruths Chris too shame. Like another poster said, medium rare is the way to go...the more it is cooked, the more flavor you lose.
Dude, you trade the stamps for pot. You carefully thread the pot in very small portions around a bamboo stick and tell the potheads you previously traded the stamps to that its Thai Stick. Not just ordinary Thai, but killer Thai. Easily 10 times the original amount. Sure it takes a little time, bamboo sticks and some rasta hair but hey you really want a good steak.
Most underrated steak in the country probably belongs to the filet from Houston's Restaurant, especially if they have any prime beef on hand. Dry aged, seasoned amazingly, wood grilled, cuts like butter. Better than my few experiences at Ruth's Chris and nearly half the cost. Definitely better than the filet at the famous La Vieille Maison in Boca Raton. Better than TGI Friday's filet too.
Anyone here try wagyu beef? the ribeye gets so marbled it almost looks off-putting. I'd flip out to try a filet though.
Separately, the ribeye steak sandwich with caramelized onions, medium rare (of course), and served on a grilled French loaf at Capital Grill in Philly is phenomenal. Messy as hell, but worth it. One of my favorite lunches as I'm in Philly almost every month. https://www.thecapitalgrille.com/ The filet at Del Frisco's is also very nice. http://delfriscos.com/philadelphia/menus/lunch Not a fan of Morton's or Ruth's Chris. Always felt they were over rated. Shula's is good though. Dunno about you guys, but for me, putting some sort of sauce on your steak is a damned abomination. Usually means you're eating an overdone steak of dubious quality... or you fkd it up grilling it yourself... lol...
does any dolphin fan think that shulas is bad though? I went to one in Baltimore and it was good awful terrible. It tasted like washed up quarterback and overrated coach. Made me think of naming a restaurant Parcells/Bledsoe
Wait, so on days that you don't feel like eating plain steak [I'm assuming you have those days], would you rather have a wimpy piece of salmon or chicken to mix things up than a specially marinated 16 oz NY strip? Who's the ****y now.