Search is on for World’s Best Steak

Global Meat News ^ | Friday, Jun 5, 2015 | Georgi Gyton

[nickcarraway]

A new international competition, from the team behind GlobalMeatNews, launches today (5 June) - the World Steak Challenge.

[martin_fierro]

Agreed.

They serve a Wagyu filet migyon here that will knock your socks off.

[notted]

:-)

[M Kehoe]

Good evening.

“Pappas Bros Steakhouse”

Thanx for the recommendation. If I’m in Houston, I will certainly give them a try.

If I try a new steakhouse, I always get the prime rib. Tells much about the restaurant.

5.56mm

[Jane Long]

You’re welcome. Let me know if you ever have the chance to try it out...and, what you think.

[petro45acp]

“Ray’s The Steaks” in Clarendon, Virginia (Northiest Arlington). Dry aged cowboy ribeye (bone in)! Crusty, tender, just the right size, and reasonably priced (under 50.00) compared to Ruth’s Chris (over 50), Shula’s (wet aged, over 50), or Morton’s (WELL over 50) for the same cut of meat.

Good deal, good meal....if in the area.

KYPD

[roamer_1]

You should try maybe buffalo or elk, and surely moose... I ain’t had a beef steak in a very long time.

[tet68]

Love Elk too. Wish I lived where I could hunt them.

[MomwithHope]

Best steak I ever had was buffalo but that was 20 years ago. the prime cut New York strips at Costco are excellent, we do them on a charcoal grill.

[representativerepublic]

Beat me to it. Took the wife there for our 20th anniversary. We did the kitchen and wine cellar tours too. And of course, the dessert room.

[representativerepublic]

The Vichyssoise is to die for

[MD Expat in PA]

I’ve been to the Ruth’s Chris in Baltimore and the steak was “OK” – good , but IMO not all that great, and the meal and the service over all was just so so, at least on the night I was there – not nearly as good as I was expecting given the price and their reputation. And the side dishes were below par IMO and seemed like an afterthought. For instance I ordered a side of green beans almandine and the green beans were way over cooked and came to the table looking somewhat grey and were lukewarm and there were probably about 3 slivered almonds on top that hadn’t even been toasted. The garlic mashed potatoes were only average, barely tasted any garlic and was on the dry side like it had been sitting in a warming tray for a very long time. I was not impressed with the meal and that our server was very snooty didn’t help and I’ve never been back.

The Prime Rib in Baltimore is better IMO and the atmosphere is great – a throwback to a 1940’s style supper club complete with a piano bar. If you are ever in Baltimore, check it out.

I’ve been to Outback many times and their steaks are not bad but are a bit too over-seasoned (or marinated?), too salty for my taste – and that’s not to say that seasoning is a bad thing, but too much obscures the flavor of the meat and is often a sign that the quality of the beef isn’t all that good.

But I have to say that one of the best steaks I’ve ever eaten out was at a steak house in Frederick, MD - The Red Horse. Moderately priced place and kinda homey and old school but the steak was cooked and seasoned to perfection and melt in your mouth tender. And this was the first steak house that I’ve ever heard of the choice of having the steak cooked “Pittsburg Style” or “Pittsburgh Black” - charred on the outside but still rare on the inside. And when I used to have a grill, that’s the way I started doing steaks at home – lightly season a good thick cut of prime and well marbled steak and get it up to room temperature, then throw it on a very, very hot and well oiled grill and let it sit until it nicely flames up for about a minute, then turn it over until it flames again, pull it off the grill and serve – Yum – now I’m hungry!

And speaking of Outback, back in 2001 my husband and I went to Myrtle Beach the week between Christmas Eve and New Years Eve to play golf (and yes it was barely warm enough to play – they were having a bad cold snap that week, it even sleeted one night and morning, but the price of the hotel and golf package was pretty cheap – something that he liked).

When we arrived late Christmas Eve afternoon/early evening, very few places were still open even the hotel dining room except for the nearby Outback Steak House and we by then after having driven straight through from Baltimore, were famished. We ate dinner at the hotel on Christmas Day, it was a buffet – OK but not great, but it was included in our package, so we were looking for other places to eat for the remainder of the week. Part of the golf package we bought included coupons for several restaurants including one for the Greg Normal Australian Grille.

We were expecting something along the lines of a somewhat higher end Outback style joint. Boy, were we wrong.

For one thing, although there was no “official” dress code, we were dressed in kakis and golf shirts and felt WAY underdressed compared to many of the other diners – men in jackets and ties and women in dresses. And the food, while on the pricy side, even with our “coupon”, was absolutely outstanding as was the service. I had the wood grilled salmon and my husband a wood grilled aged Angus rib eye steak – both were excellent. I also had the French Onion soup (which doesn’t appear on their current menu) but it was absolutely the best French Onion soup I’ve ever had and was probably a meal all on its own. There was something about the herbs and the beef broth and the quality of the cheese – all French Onion soups I’ve had since pale in comparison.

[Oratam]

While I prefer the steaks at Segovia on Moonachie Road in Moonachie, it’s been a while since I’ve been there or Steve’s. (Those hissing, steaming plates make quite a presentation!)