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If thats what it takes to make a good steak, I'll pass.
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best steak house
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Coremodels
Really close to Explorer's Club.
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I really need to go by North Market and get some of their stuff tomorrow.
Posted 3 years ago # -
alison
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Growing up we were poor enough that we didn't often have red meat, and almost never had steak. While I can turn all sorts of low cost cuts into great meals, I'm stymied by steak. And I'm still to poor to experiment often enough to get any confidence. So when the craving for a perfect rare steak with the cool center and the crispy strip on fat on the side comes over me -- I'm content to have someone else do the cooking.
20 years ago, there was a place in Cold Springs Kentucky called Buckskin Bev's that was as cheesy as could be, but migod those steaks were good. Rich, flavorful, and so tender you could practically cut them with your butter knife. You know those cows died happy....
Posted 3 years ago # -
Coremodels
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alison wrote And I'm still to poor to experiment often enough to get any confidence.
For me, I always try to err on the side or rare...and it's served me well :D
Posted 3 years ago # -
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Heh.
Earlier this week I busted out the meat grinder attachment for the Kitchenaid Mixer for the first time and turned some steak (lean boneless chuck shoulder) into hamburger for a batch of chili. Turned out great, and was actually kind of fun to watch meat squish out through the meat grinder.
Bought more tonight when we were back at Kroger as the 90% lean hamburger meat was selling for nearly $5 a pound while the same steaks were BOGO, clocking them in at $2.50 a pound.
The next step is to buy half a cow from Anne's parents the next time they have one butchered and really "DIY" the whole process. ;)
Posted 3 years ago # -
Coremodels
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Walker wrote The next step is to buy half a cow from Anne's parents the next time they have one butchered and really "DIY" the whole process. ;)
bah...just take the drive, walk out into the field, and go medieval on some cow's ass :lol:
Posted 3 years ago # -
myliftkk
Columbus, OH
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Went out to Eddie M.'s for the first time last week. Calling me unimpressed is as understatement. :roll:
In almost 15 years of visiting steakhouses, I've never had a steak burnt before. Just like I do them at home, but I don't exactly expect it for $37 and change. The food was mediocre (except the garlic mash), especially in comparison to M's at nearly the same price point. Service was fine, but the wife agreed that the decor only appeals to people who enjoy southwest + bland hotel lobby fusion decor. They really ought to rethink the server uniforms as well. I honestly could have mistaken any server for a hotel bellhop.
Now I'm interested to try Mitchell's next door, if for nothing else, to hopefully see some better modern restaurant architecture.
Posted 3 years ago # -
some dude in clintonville
Clintonville (obviously)
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shroud wrote The Top is great, but Morton's beats it out in my book. Food quality just barely, with service (in my experience) being much better overall at Morton's.
I hope to god that you're joking.Wasn't particularly impressed with The Claremont at all. I wanted to like it, but it just fell short.
Mitchell's is OK, but didn't do much to stand out above the rest.
My wife & I tried the new Eddie Merlot's on Polaris last week and it was EXCELLENT - great service, excellent food, great drink selection. We'd definitely go back. I do think I'd put it a notch below The Top for now, but not sure on that yet, since I've only been once.
Currently, I'd rate the high-end steakhouses in town (based on my own experiences there) like so:
1. Morton's
2. The Top
3. Eddie Merlot's
4. Ruth's Chris
5. J. Gilbert's
6. Smith & Wollenski
7. Hyde Park
8. Mitchell's
9. The Claremont
--with a pretty noticeable gap between Eddie Merlot's and Ruth's Chris, and again after J. Gilbert's.
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some dude in clintonville
Clintonville (obviously)
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Also, while I've been to just about all of the highly regarded steakhouses in Cbus (my favorite probably being Hyde Park), I'd have to say the best steak I've had in the city, and honestly my whole life, was at the Refectory.
Posted 3 years ago # -
shroud
Polaris
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some dude in clintonville wrote I hope to god that you're joking.
Nope, not joking. Admittedly, I haven't been in 5 years, so it's very possible they've gone way downhill since the last time I was there, but I enjoyed Smith & Wollenski. It was good, not great, but I'd still be willing to go back (if for some reason one of my other preferred places weren't an option).
Hyde Park I'm not a fan of at all. I just don't get the lure. I've been to the Old Henderson location a couple times and the Worthington location once and just didn't enjoy it. The steaks were good, the service was OK, and the sides & such were poor. The "highly recommended" Potatoes Gratin were just vile. It's probably been about 6 years since I last gave them a shot, so I'd consider trying it out again (maybe the cap location) to see if things have improved.
Mitchell's and The Claremont I wasn't impressed with at all, and don't really plan on going back to either place any time soon.
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turbo ninja
Crumb Bus, Oh.
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The beef may be finer at Hyde or Morton's but the atmosphere at The Top is unbeatable. My absolute favorite restaurant - steakhouse or otherwise - in Columbus.
Posted 3 months ago # -
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turbo ninja said:
The beef may be finer at Hyde or Morton's but the atmosphere at The Top is unbeatable. My absolute favorite restaurant - steakhouse or otherwise - in Columbus.Is wearing a tux and pulling up in a Ferrari a requirement? If I can go inside walking in shorts and T-shirt, I might go check it out this spring.
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