We did Perry's in Cinco Ranch for Xmas Eve and it was excellent, the one in Sugar Land, we always have bad experiences. Eddie V's is great Haven't been to Pappas in a while.
Vic and Anthony's has held the top spot for me and the wife for quite a while. Actually went for the first time on the recommendation of FFB/ @Roscoe Arbuckle . I've only been to Pappas twice, and it's been several years, but I was a little disappointed both times. I'll give it another shot sometime this year.
All this steak talk is making me super hungry. Gonna go pick up a bone in ribeye. A steak is just about the easiest thing to make at home.
On a serious note if you like grilling at home this website has some legit game meats that I couldn't find from any other supplier. http://www.mountroyal.com
Prime bone in ribeye Seasoned with salt and pepper and house made garlic rosemary oil Seared on both sides for about 3 minutes Steak went into the oven in the copper pan for 4 minutes. Then while the steak rests for ten minutes, the potoatoes are fried in beef fat Served with slow roasted garlic and beef fat potatoes Sprinkle with some fleur de sel. The steak rested for ten minutes on a grate. The plate was warmed in the oven for 10 minutes to 400 degrees. Perfect medium rare. Enjoyed by me and my two gangster kids. Cost - less then $20 and just as good as any high end steakhouse.
[Educational Post] The_Conquistador advises that most steakhouses serving Prime cuts of beef are extraordinarily high quality. That's a real dividing line to look for -- serving of prime beef as designed by the USDA. Select and Choice will be substandard (Chili's, Outback, etc). The differentiation for the top spots are mainly going to come down to sides, service, and ambiance. Almost all of my meals are now catered in house, however when I do appear in public, I'd recommend the following: 1. Pappas - Highest quality everything 2. Steak 48 - Great scene, extraordinarily high quality 3. Brennan's - Outstanding cajun/creole theme with great steak (perhaps a different category) 4. Del Frisco's - Very good all around Don't go: 1. Perry's -- crowd is on the rough side 2. Vic & Anthony's - Not good value for money. Very ordinary. Handy if you're going to the Astros game, but that's it. Once I sat next to some type of service dog while dining there. I was outraged and had to be restrained. 3. Eddie V's -- Steak 48 replaced it as the "see and be seen" steakhouse. Crowd can be bad on some nights. 4. Chains - Ruth's Chris, Morton's, Capital Grille -- All will be OK, but 1-4 above are better options. As a caveat, I have yet to go to Killen's, but have heard very good things. GOOD DAY
True. Blind people should be required to sit at home and never enjoy themselves with a night out at a restaurant. That comment is downright disgusting. That is all.
[Premium Post] Come on, no one wants to sit next to a dog when they are at a nice restaurant. I don't care how virtuous you are. Keep it 100. I love dogs by the way. They should have sat the dog in a corner or at a distance to the other diners. At the risk of sounding insensitive, if the person was blind, they wouldn't know the difference as to where they were sitting. GOOD DAY
Sure... Even if it was an IHOP I wouldn't want to sit next to somebodies pet. This was not a pet, it was a service dog. I don't understand how you can't see the difference. And to be so furious to the point of having to be restrained is downright pathetic. If you were that uncomfortable you should have requested a different table. If they couldn't accommodate you could always choose another restaurant (you know, since it was that big of a deal).
Meh I have a dozen dogs now at the farm in Ohio. I take a golden retriever with me almost all of the time. He goes to work with me and sleeps in my office, I take him to all of the department or hardware stores and have taken him to a number of restaurants. No one says a damn word to me about it. My wife one time took my dog to a hardware store and they asked her to leave. Other than that, I have taken him to hundreds of places without any negative comments. Maybe because I wear a suit to work no one complains, I don't know.
