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pastmember
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Initially Posted - 10/22/2013 : 17:41:25

Because we forum members live all over the place I was wondering how many of you have a Ruth's Chris Steak House in your area, there are none in Kansas. I have gotten to eat at one in SF in the late 90s and one in SA 05. I just found out there is one in Rogers Ark so I am planning a trip. I think it is the best restaurant in America. (The Chart House in Boston is second.) Does anyone know how much the Filets are going for now?

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Response Posted - 10/22/2013 : 18:24:43

We have one here in Seattle (actually Bellevue, which is where I work). A friend who sold us a mortgage 2 refis ago bought us dinner there after the deal went through. I think the bill for the 4 of us was north of $250.

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Response Posted - 10/22/2013 : 20:10:29

It's not the filet that makes the bill... It's the bottle of wine that you consider worthy of the filet.

I thought I had dinner in a Ruth's Chris in Kansas City back in..... ummmm...... 1994-ish? Gone? (The wine was more than worthy!)

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Response Posted - 10/22/2013 : 20:46:00

As with most old "loves" there never as good the second time around.

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Response Posted - 10/22/2013 : 21:11:12

Chart House? It's an OK chain... You need to get out more!

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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 03:58:07

To move this to a sailing related concept

We sailed down to the Keys on the outside and docked overnight at Garden Cove.
There is a Restaurant in the small marina, served the best Hog Fish I have ever had.
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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 04:18:47

We have a few Ruth Chris in our Wash Metro area which includes Northern VA and adjacent areas of Maryland.

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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 04:35:42

We have one in Fort Worth that we visit a couple of times a year. But-there are other places with as good of food that are less expensive, however, their service is tops.

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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 04:54:19

It's been a few years since I have been to the local Ruth's.
But here are the steakhouses in my area:

#1 [url="http://www.bernssteakhouse.com/"]Bern's Steakhouse[/url]

#2 [url="http://www.talkofthetownrestaurants.com/"]Charley's Steakhouse[/url]

#3 [url="http://www.ruthschris.com/"]Ruth's Chris Steakhouse[/url]

To be fair, I have been to Bern's many times, Charley's a few times and Ruth's Chris only once. If you are ever anywhere near here, you should really go to Bern's. It's not like any restaurant you've ever been to. But as with any of those, make sure your wallet is prepared......

Another local spot to drain boat units is here:

[url="http://heilmansbeachcomber.com/"]Beachcomber[/url]

More on Bern's, if you're interested, from Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bern's_Steak_House

Edited by - Davy J on 10/23/2013 05:25:32

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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 06:09:53

http://www.duffystavernami.com/

Steaks, We don't need no stinkin steaks...

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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 06:32:17

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by redeye
 http://www.duffystavernami.com/

Steaks, We don't need no stinkin steaks...

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White Castle was born in Wichita, the name left when a partnership split but we have a few good burgers too. I like them small and simple.
I am from Kansas, when I used to go to MacWorld as a presenter I seldom ate sea food in SF Boston or New York. An occasional sword fish steak and of course lobster is OK... with a steak. I did a press tour to London, Paris and Hamburg and found pizza all three places because I knew the steak would suck. Steak in Tokyo though was great.
The last time I was at the Chart House in Boston was mid 90s and as a sailor from Kansas I was in heaven... I don't remember what I ate but left thinking it was amazing. My favorite steak is a petit filet with bernaise, I am a petit filet kinda guy.

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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 06:48:03

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stinkpotter
 It's not the filet that makes the bill... It's the bottle of wine that you consider worthy of the filet.

I thought I had dinner in a Ruth's Chris in Kansas City back in..... ummmm...... 1994-ish? Gone? (The wine was more than worthy!)
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It is in MO not Ks and about the same distance from me as Rogers Ark, my friend has a lake house at Beaver Lake next to Rogers so that will be more fun. Rogers is where Daisy BB guns are from and I bought my grandson a Red Rider for $15 from their Museum/Outlet store. Rogers seems like a really nice place to live.
I don't drink wine except on rare occasions, I am more of a booze with umbrella and fruit drinker.

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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 07:00:50

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Ribeye.. right now. Cooked over an open fire, smothered in a mushroom sauce....

Mine cooked at home are so good the restaurants leave me wanting at any cost.

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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 08:58:47

I know you folks are going on about steakhouses... but I'll say this. Best steak I ever had was at this tiny restaurant at the end of a fishing pier in Nags Head, NC... It wasn't probably the best anyone has had, that's true... but lemme tell the story...

My brother, myself, and 2 friends of ours took a trip to "THE fishing pier" in Nags Head (it's infamous as it's been rebuilt twice for hurricanes, and it's where reporters like Dan Rather used to report on "coming storms," and they have the pictures to prove it)...

When we go "fishing" we get week passes, go in October when nobody wants to be there, and take 2 coolers (but usually one because we are to lazy to drag them out and our fishing gear and seats)... we drag that out to the end of the pier, and drop blood worms on hooks in to fish for spot/croaker/flounder, and when they are running speckled trout, or sometimes blue with plugs. We catch fish, and drop them in the cooler on top of the beer/ice... eventually the beer becomes "slimy." At the end of each day we visit the restaurant, and if our HAUL is good, they'll cook up what you catch for a pittance.. if it's not they'll have some local fish that's good...

After 4 days of drinking, I mean fishing.. I was done, and tomorrow we were going home. I had fish for breakfast lunch and dinner. It was a late night on our last day, and probably about halfway through a case of beer myself from the last 6 hours fishing. Probably 9:00pm on a Monday... I waddled into the restaurant, and sat down... fished out, tired, sunburned, I decided I was going to order something different. The young man that was the "cook," was actually a chef, and a friend (we had been drinking with him the night before for a bit, so we got to know them a bit), asked what I wanted. I said I'd like some RED MEAT... how's the prime rib? He goes, I got ya... let's see what we have...

He disappears, and my brother's good friend comes in... RIGHT as they bring out my dinner. The place was now empty but the 2 of us and the cook, and he plopped down the most perfectly done prime rib I've ever seen. Cooked with JUST the right marble, and pink where it's supposed to be. A side of Aus Jus, and yorkshire pudding, made it the perfect dinner.

"YOU ORDERED STEAK IN A FISH PLACE!" he says.
"I'm fished out dude, but taste THIS!" he about rolled over...
"Ok, you're forgiven... Carry on!"

Now granted it could have been that I was starving having not had anything to eat for like 10 hours... it could have been the wind/sun, or cool rain that had blown through the hour before, but honestly, that's the best prime rib I've ever had.

We've gone to Ruth's Chris in Hoboken (not my choice mind you), and the bill was stupid for what we got, and I had ordered prime rib there as well. Well lemme tell you, it was overcooked lean and that's a huge mistake for prime rib... the marble allows it to flavor up. I won't say it was a bad piece of meat, but I've been to ma and pop restaurants that have done better. Prime rib is a "when available" thing so could be it was a bad batch... I dunno. But to say I was disappointed... would be a pretty accurate statement.

I've been to Ruth's Chris with friends in Fort Worth... it was excellent, and worth the hype, but a 50/50 experience isn't one that will have me begging to go back.

Finally, and more off topic from Steak but ON TOPIC for sailing... if you should EVER get the chance to go to Oriental, NC, try the Toucan Grill on 103 Wall St., Oriental, NC... It's about as nautical as you can get... tiny little dive, that sits RIGHT on the water. It's an unimpressive joint, with crappy booths... but the service is OUTSTANDING, FOOD, TOP NOTCH, PRICE? perfect! What's more they sell proper rum, Gosling's Black Seal, and know what a "Dark and Stormy," is. It helps that when we stopped a sailor was bumping down the coast in a gorgeous dark green Tayana 37, to give the local place some nautical feel, so I could DROOL over his beautiful boat, while I ate like a king! Total bill for 4 of us with 2 rounds of drinks wasn't but about $130, and nobody ordered burgers.

I gotta go now, cause I'm hungry... and JUST to prove I sailed on the Inner Banx.. here's a picture for you (my brother and I sailing on his Newport 17, great little boat by the way)..

Edited by - shnool on 10/23/2013 09:00:52

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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 09:03:33

Venison tenderloin here, harvested on my lady's property (by a bow hunter), with her amazing wine-reduction mushroom sauce and horseradish mashed potatoes. In a restaurant, I'm on the seafood page, although I grill a better swordfish steak at home than any restaurant.

Edited by - Stinkpotter on 10/23/2013 09:09:24

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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 12:16:52

I am surprised there was prime rib on a menu at Ruth's. I thought the whole deal at Ruth's is a proprietary cooking method that sears steak and that is not how to cook prime rib. My son in law bags several deer a year with his bow and I just can't eat game... just can't do it. Hell I don't eat fresh vegetables only canned.

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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 12:29:16

<< Hell I don't eat fresh vegetables >>

Get Out!

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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 12:48:31

Women love me because they get my veggies at restaurants. To me LeSueur Baby Peas with Pearl Onions are the pinnacle of veggies, I don't even eat corn on the cob. I do like fresh fruit. But I digress.

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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 12:55:40

Never been, but saw something on the tube about it...

[url="http://www.peterluger.com/ourmeats.cfm"]Peter Luger[/url]

As to Ruth's Chris, I went to the one around here once, but it was a while ago and on someone else's dime (business seminar). Truthfully, I can't remember much about the food. What's that say?

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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 13:38:33

The Peter Luger looks like and is priced like real Kobe beef. Whenever we entertained business clients from Japan here in Wichita all they wanted was Kansas beef.

There is a good chance Peter buys his beef from us, this is our premier packing house

http://www.creekstonefarms.com

We used to be able to buy "day old" stuff there at the plant but they stopped that because the crowds got too big.

http://www.creekstonefarms.com/gallery/default-gallery-category/the-creekstone-farms-test-kitchen.html

Edited by - pastmember on 10/23/2013 14:06:37

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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 : 18:54:12

Slightly off-topic, but the best barbeque in the world (chicken and ribs) is around the corner from Schnool at [url="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kundlas-Western-Beef-Co-Open-Pit-Barb-Q/142030145807593"]Kundla's Open Pit[/url] in Hamlin, PA.

John - Have you ever been there?

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Response Posted - 10/24/2013 : 04:44:31

Rick, no I haven't... but since I spent about half my life in the south, I'd be hard pressed to believe the best BBQ would be in the Poconos... but you can darnwell bet I'm gonna find out now!

Those southern folk seem to get pretty fired up (pun intended) about their BBQ. Pork mostly, but spit cooked chicken and ribs are also high on their regional cooking list.

You folks are still making me hungry.

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Response Posted - 10/24/2013 : 07:31:53

This weekend we will be up in the northern Michigan woods (it’s what we do after the boat goes on the hard). The tradition is a slowly cooked pot of chili, simmering all day over the open fire. Made with lots of beef and venison(so this reply is still kind of on tipic)so tender the chunks just melt in your mouth. You just walk up whenever you feel hungry and scoop some up. A few brews to wash it down, and that’s what I’m talking about. And the cost is less than $250 (that is if you don’t include the cost of the gas to drive up there)

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Response Posted - 10/24/2013 : 10:00:24

Best BBQ in the Poconos??? I don't think so.
Real BBQ is brisket and the Texans are world class at it! Pork is the "other" meat that the south-east uses.

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Response Posted - 10/24/2013 : 11:38:34

I think we can all agree that if you can’t smell the smoke a quarter mile away, starting to rise up around 3:00 AM, It Isn’t BBQ, Hell even us people in Michigan know that

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Response Posted - 10/24/2013 : 11:44:04

We have a Ruth's Chis in Nashville, in the lower level of the Loew's Vanderbilt hotel across the street from Vabderbilt University. Went there once for an anniversary dinner. Great steak, but, of course, also very pricey! Be glad to go back, on someone else's tab. LOL

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