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Colly Wolly · 05-17-2006, 04:35 PM

Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Washington, D.C. I had the filet, medium rare. It came out sizzling with a dab of butter on top. The thing was so tender you could cut it with your fork. Had it with some potatoes au gratin and asparagus. I can't wait for Ruth's Chris to come to Salt Lake...

fusnik11 · 05-17-2006, 04:42 PM

My favorite steak joint resides at the mouth of the Ogden Canyon.....

Timbermine.

Great, great, tenderloin.....

I've eaten steak all over the country and still can't find a steak better than the one I eat monthly at the Timbermine....

DirtyHippieUTE · 05-17-2006, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by fusnik11

My favorite steak joint resides at the mouth of the Ogden Canyon.....

Timbermine.

Great, great, tenderloin.....

I've eaten steak all over the country and still can't find a steak better than the one I eat monthly at the Timbermine....

I'll second that with one exception... No restaurant steak has ever come close to good beef on my own grill.

YardTime · 05-17-2006, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtyHippieUTE

No restaurant steak has ever come close to good beef on my own grill.

Okay....guess I should have mentioned that. The BEST steaks I've ever had is when I go to the butcher and have him specially cut me a steak and then cook it myself.

OhioBlue · 05-17-2006, 06:02 PM

The filet at Ruth's Chris in Vegas was very good.

But my favorite steak eating experience ever actually came at a hole in the wall bar in Wellington Utah called the Cowboy Kitchen.

Aside from that, I actually also really enjoy Ruby River steaks and the Porterhouse at Outback.

YardTime · 05-17-2006, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by OhioBlue

Aside from that, I actually also really enjoy Ruby River steaks and the Porterhouse at Outback.

This is what I mean about Ruth's Chris. The steaks are better than what you get at Outback certainly, but not by a ton.

SteelBlue · 05-17-2006, 07:23 PM

Mine was a steak that I got for buying tires at Les Schwab. I cooked it on my own grill and it was pure heaven.

ute4ever · 05-18-2006, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by YardTime

The BEST steaks I've ever had is when I go to the butcher and have him specially cut me a steak and then cook it myself.

Agreed. There is a butcher shop called Bisher's in northern San Diego (in Poway) whose cuts, when grilled correctly at home, are an orgasm in my mouth.

cougjunkie · 05-18-2006, 05:01 AM

Besides the ones i cook on my grill, the best steaks in order:

3. Little hole in the wall restaurant right on the water in seattle, cant think of the name but unbelievable steak
2. Shulas steakhouse
1. Porters Place on Main street in lehi

SeattleUte · 05-22-2006, 11:04 PM

A few rules:

First of all, I'd be very surprised if a chain restaurant made anything as good as it could be. There are a few very good chain restaurants such as Oceanaire seafood restaurant, but they invariably do not have a great many locations, and they specialize in serving their secialty cuisine at the highest level. That is their whole purpose in life. But the best locally focused places are still a little better than even the rare strong chain restaurant. Mass producing food precludes its greatness. Thus, Ruth's Chris is out. Needless to say, Outback is not a serioius contender.

Second, the best steak must either be a New York or tenderloin (filet mignon) cut, depending on whether your steak must be as tender as possible and how much fat you tolerate. Ultimately, probably the ternderloin is the greatest cut of beef by a paper thin margin, but I have picked many a New York depending on my mood. A porterhouse (T-Bone with the full eye) will give you the best of both worlds, but that's a lot of food, and you have to navigate the bone. The only caveat to the foregoing is that if you have a taste for fat (as I do) the Ribeye is an awfully good cut, and depending on my mood I have on occasion taken that over a ternderloin or a New York. This rule nixes those spitted "sirloin" cuts at the Brazilian places (but I do like the Brazilian places for different reasons).

Third, to qualify for among the best, the steak must be aged, preferably at least 20 days. Period. Again, this disqualifies the Brazilian places and most any chain. It also precludes any steak you buy in a market except the very highest end speacialty meat markets.

Fourth, a great steak cannot be fully enjoyed without a glass of decent Cabarnet Savignon. On a hot summer night try a Bombay Saphire martini with tiny shards of ice as an accompaniment.

Fifth, you cannot cook as good a steak on your grill as you can get at a great steak restaurant. No exceptions. You can cook a very good one at home, but a steak at a great steak reastaurant is always the pinnacle. You don't have the equipment, the know how, or probably the cut of meat it takes to compete.

My favorite places are Metropolitan Grill and El Gaucho, right here in Seattle.

05-17-2006, 04:35 PM	#1
Colly Wolly Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,281	Best Steak You Ever Had? Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Washington, D.C. I had the filet, medium rare. It came out sizzling with a dab of butter on top. The thing was so tender you could cut it with your fork. Had it with some potatoes au gratin and asparagus. I can't wait for Ruth's Chris to come to Salt Lake...

05-17-2006, 06:02 PM	#5
OhioBlue Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ames, IA Posts: 469	The filet at Ruth's Chris in Vegas was very good. But my favorite steak eating experience ever actually came at a hole in the wall bar in Wellington Utah called the Cowboy Kitchen. Aside from that, I actually also really enjoy Ruby River steaks and the Porterhouse at Outback. __________________ On the other hand, you have different fingers. -- Steven Wright

05-18-2006, 05:01 AM	#9
cougjunkie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 5,741	Besides the ones i cook on my grill, the best steaks in order: 3. Little hole in the wall restaurant right on the water in seattle, cant think of the name but unbelievable steak 2. Shulas steakhouse 1. Porters Place on Main street in lehi __________________ LINCECUM!

05-22-2006, 11:04 PM	#10
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	A few rules: First of all, I'd be very surprised if a chain restaurant made anything as good as it could be. There are a few very good chain restaurants such as Oceanaire seafood restaurant, but they invariably do not have a great many locations, and they specialize in serving their secialty cuisine at the highest level. That is their whole purpose in life. But the best locally focused places are still a little better than even the rare strong chain restaurant. Mass producing food precludes its greatness. Thus, Ruth's Chris is out. Needless to say, Outback is not a serioius contender. Second, the best steak must either be a New York or tenderloin (filet mignon) cut, depending on whether your steak must be as tender as possible and how much fat you tolerate. Ultimately, probably the ternderloin is the greatest cut of beef by a paper thin margin, but I have picked many a New York depending on my mood. A porterhouse (T-Bone with the full eye) will give you the best of both worlds, but that's a lot of food, and you have to navigate the bone. The only caveat to the foregoing is that if you have a taste for fat (as I do) the Ribeye is an awfully good cut, and depending on my mood I have on occasion taken that over a ternderloin or a New York. This rule nixes those spitted "sirloin" cuts at the Brazilian places (but I do like the Brazilian places for different reasons). Third, to qualify for among the best, the steak must be aged, preferably at least 20 days. Period. Again, this disqualifies the Brazilian places and most any chain. It also precludes any steak you buy in a market except the very highest end speacialty meat markets. Fourth, a great steak cannot be fully enjoyed without a glass of decent Cabarnet Savignon. On a hot summer night try a Bombay Saphire martini with tiny shards of ice as an accompaniment. Fifth, you cannot cook as good a steak on your grill as you can get at a great steak restaurant. No exceptions. You can cook a very good one at home, but a steak at a great steak reastaurant is always the pinnacle. You don't have the equipment, the know how, or probably the cut of meat it takes to compete. My favorite places are Metropolitan Grill and El Gaucho, right here in Seattle. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster Last edited by SeattleUte; 05-23-2006 at 05:43 AM.

05-17-2006, 04:42 PM	#2
fusnik11 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,506	My favorite steak joint resides at the mouth of the Ogden Canyon..... Timbermine. Great, great, tenderloin..... I've eaten steak all over the country and still can't find a steak better than the one I eat monthly at the Timbermine....

05-17-2006, 07:23 PM	#7
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	Mine was a steak that I got for buying tires at Les Schwab. I cooked it on my own grill and it was pure heaven.