Thread: Need good steaks for xmas, any suggestions??

Originally Posted by Curley

... purebred Hereford are the best!

Living on the Hereford/Worcester/Gloucester border, I have to agree!
The meat is superb!

Best steak - Rib eye. Just the right amount of fat!

Originally Posted by JerseyLawyer

Well, if you don't mind spending a small fortune on steaks, you can order dry aged from Peter Luger's (www.peterluger.com). They were voted NY's best steakhouse something like 20 years in a row.

Though I think you really need to just go there for dinner one night and have the whole experience.

My wife wanted to take me there tonight, but apparently they only accept their own Peter Luger credit cards, and I need to use my corporate amex!

Don't they at least take DINERS CLUB

Originally Posted by JLStorm

My wife wanted to take me there tonight, but apparently they only accept their own Peter Luger credit cards, and I need to use my corporate amex!

Yeah, they take the Luger's Card and Cash. :P And maybe check, I'm not sure. And that's a big bill when you're talking something in the realm of $80 per person and up.

But they are outstanding. The only place I've found that I like (but not *quite* as much as Luger's) is Bobby Van's in DC. Of course, most places don't serve Porterhouse, so it's not a completely fair comparison.

Originally Posted by JerseyLawyer

Yeah, they take the Luger's Card and Cash. :P And maybe check, I'm not sure. And that's a big bill when you're talking something in the realm of $80 per person and up.

But they are outstanding. The only place I've found that I like (but not *quite* as much as Luger's) is Bobby Van's in DC. Of course, most places don't serve Porterhouse, so it's not a completely fair comparison.

I wonder how much more it is than Ruth's Chris, my wife and I got there every now and then and I dont think we have ever gotten out for under $200.00.

Originally Posted by JLStorm

I wonder how much more it is than Ruth's Chris, my wife and I got there every now and then and I dont think we have ever gotten out for under $200.00.

The least I've ever gotten out for was about $60 for lunch with maybe one drink and a side or two. The most was $160 each for a dinner where many, many bottles of wine were consumed (I don't know how the hell I made it out to a cab that night). The steak itself is about $50/person, but we always wind up spending more by ordering 'extra' steak. They only sell "steak for 2" "steak for 3" and "steak for 4"

Usually, though, I'd say they're about the same price range as Ruth's Chris.

Originally Posted by JerseyLawyer

The least I've ever gotten out for was about $60 for lunch with maybe one drink and a side or two. The most was $160 each for a dinner where many, many bottles of wine were consumed (I don't know how the hell I made it out to a cab that night). The steak itself is about $50/person, but we always wind up spending more by ordering 'extra' steak. They only sell "steak for 2" "steak for 3" and "steak for 4"

Usually, though, I'd say they're about the same price range as Ruth's Chris.

Crap...I like my steak black and blue well actually just blue, no black...steak tar tar basically and my wife likes it medium well...we have to order two steak for two lol...we could eat for a week!

Originally Posted by JLStorm

I wonder how much more it is than Ruth's Chris, my wife and I got there every now and then and I dont think we have ever gotten out for under $200.00.

Well Peter Lugers is expensive but it's really super I love good steak and it is my favorite place. It can run more than Ruth Chris but then again how much do you drink??

we have to order two steak for two lol...we could eat for a week!

Your a big boy JL, eat it all and remember, if your colon's not blocked for a week, you havn't tried hard enough

Josh, just go already, at least once. Actually, the steak is crisp on the outside, regardless of how done you want it, because of the way they cook it. It's really, really yummy.

But you were asking about buying good steaks - find any yet? How about Niman Ranch (www.nimanranch.com)? Not only is the meat excellent, it's organic as well.