Expensive steakhouses are overrated

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Has anyone ever gone to Peter Lugers? Is it worth going to, compared to all the steakhouses in NYC?
 

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I looked at the prices at STK in Atlanta and i would beat myself uf i paid those prices. $9 for one shrimp!?
How much for one wing?
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Filet Mignon actually is an overrated cut of steak imo. It's just the tenderloin cut off of a porterhouse.
I'm no butcher so i might get this wrong. correct me if wrong.
But basically a porterhouse is a T-bone and a Filet Mignon that haven't been separated. Thing is bone add's more flavor, so i'd rather have the bone in portion, ie: the T-bone.
the difference is in how you cook it though.
 

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Doesnt matter.
If theyre using USA beef it'll be inferior no matter the chef, spices or pricing. :francis:
 

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Best steak I had was from a place called

Flemings here in LA off of Olympic
Morton’s downtown, Ocean Prime in Beverly Hills, STK in Westwood/Beverly hills, try and see if you think flemings still got it lol

I would say maestros but I haven’t ate there yet as I have the others
 

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Biggest difference between what you cook at home and at top tier steakhouses is quality of the beef they're sourcing. Even going to upper end supermarkets, it's a bit of a mixed bag, whereas most upscale steakhouses have a smaller pool of dedicated sources. Not to mention a lot of them do their own aging, or have the supplier age the meat differently than what you'd get at the store. I will say though, if you're going to a higher end steakhouse and they don't have ANY dry aged steaks, they're on some bullshyt.

Other than that, honestly, the difference is just salt. A metric fukk ton of it compared to how you probably season your steaks at home. Rhe other differences are equipment. Almost none of us have a Salamander or large scale broiler to cook steaks like some places so. But like mentioned elsewhere, sous vide/cast iron is the go to for cooking at home. That and a little butter basting with some herbs and garlic in the pan is a damn cheat code. :ohlawd:

Filet Mignon actually is an overrated cut of steak imo. It's just the tenderloin cut off of a porterhouse.
I'm no butcher so i might get this wrong. correct me if wrong.
But basically a porterhouse is a T-bone and a Filet Mignon that haven't been separated. Thing is bone add's more flavor, so i'd rather have the bone in portion, ie: the T-bone.
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You're right. A porterhouse is the larger, more expensive cut, since it's the full cut with the Filet and Strip included. The T-Bone is really just a Strip steak with even less work done to separate the bone after the Filet is trimmed off.

The Porterhouse is usually a headline for a lot of steakhouses because it's huge as fukk, and can be either sold as a steak for two, or relatively smaller ones can be for people who just want a lot of steak. Not a huge fan, since even on the Strip side of the T-Bone/Porterhouse, there isn't always a lot of marbling.
 

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Just went to one for work and that shyt was bland and we had to share sides. 4 $90 a plate I expected better. It was good not great. If this came outta my own pocket I would’ve been pissed. Only benefit was not being around the poors.

Maybe I think it’s overrated because I don’t take pics of my food to make my friends jealous?

I bought ribeye steaks 50% off at aldi the other day. each one is individually vacuum sealed.


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made one yesterday with asparagus. that meal only cost me $6, and it was :fire:

cook the steak medium rare in my cast iron skillet basted in butter, rosemary and thyme :ohlawd:
 
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Biggest difference between what you cook at home and at top tier steakhouses is quality of the beef they're sourcing. Even going to upper end supermarkets, it's a bit of a mixed bag, whereas most upscale steakhouses have a smaller pool of dedicated sources. Not to mention a lot of them do their own aging, or have the supplier age the meat differently than what you'd get at the store. I will say though, if you're going to a higher end steakhouse and they don't have ANY dry aged steaks, they're on some bullshyt.

Other than that, honestly, the difference is just salt. A metric fukk ton of it compared to how you probably season your steaks at home. Rhe other differences are equipment. Almost none of us have a Salamander or large scale broiler to cook steaks like some places so. But like mentioned elsewhere, sous vide/cast iron is the go to for cooking at home. That and a little butter basting with some herbs and garlic in the pan is a damn cheat code. :ohlawd:



You're right. A porterhouse is the larger, more expensive cut, since it's the full cut with the Filet and Strip included. The T-Bone is really just a Strip steak with even less work done to separate the bone after the Filet is trimmed off.

The Porterhouse is usually a headline for a lot of steakhouses because it's huge as fukk, and can be either sold as a steak for two, or relatively smaller ones can be for people who just want a lot of steak. Not a huge fan, since even on the Strip side of the T-Bone/Porterhouse, there isn't always a lot of marbling.
you sound like you know your meat. :dame: pause but no pun intended

what cuts do you like the best?
 
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