Thursday, November 12, 2009

Picking A Good Steak House Restaurant

By Jamie Wiley

When it comes to choosing a favorite restaurant for a special night out, the cry goes out loud and clear, "Bring me a steak!" Steak is one of America's favorite dinner entrees, especially when it comes to celebrating a special event or occasion. If you already have a favorite venue for ordering your favorite cut of beef, whether it's prime rib, filet mignon or a good Delmonico, that's fine. But if your options are open, how do you go about choosing a good steak house restaurant?

Word of mouth travels fast when it comes to publicizing the virtues of a fine restaurant. A great steak is high on the list of restaurant favorites so, if your friends or co-workers have stumbled across a good one, you can be sure they will be willing to talk it up. Don't take their word for it, find out for yourself. If you're planning for a special dinner, you may want to give the steak house restaurant a test run before committing your dinner party for the evening. Try it out for lunch first. Good steak house restaurants offer consistently high quality for every cut and at every meal.

Ask about the quality of the beef being provided at the steak house restaurant you are considering. Do they only serve top quality Angus? Do they serve Kobe beef for their more discriminating customers? Does their menu span the spectrum from commercial to prime grades of meat? The answers to these questions will reveal a lot about what you can expect.

Does the steak house restaurant you are considering boast a master chef on the staff? If so, check into his recognition awards for some of his or her finest meals. If the steak house restaurant of your choice is noteworthy for its filet mignon, the world will have already discovered this and recognized the fact publicly. Great chefs come with great reputations.

Ultimately, the choice of a good steak house restaurant comes down to picking a restaurant where you are comfortable. Atmosphere, price, location and service, in addition to the steak offerings, all play into creating a steak house restaurant where you will want to spend a pleasant evening with family and friends. The best food in the world cannot be appreciated if it is served cold or if the wait staff is surly. Finding a good steak house restaurant that you will want to return to time and time again can prove to be a long term project in a world where bringing top quality together with exceptional service is a rare find.

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