Finally I can shut all of those "you've never been to Ruth's Chris!?" people up, haha! My boss got me a gift card for Ruth's for Christmas and my boyfriend and I decided to use it on Valentine's Day. I easily got a reservation about 2 weeks in advance and we were promptly seated at a cute corner table as soon as we arrived. Our waiter, Christian, was excellent and attentive. He gave us a quick rundown of the specials and Lee and I both decided on Ruth's Surf & Turf: a 12oz ribeye with 2 lobster tails for just $65. Compared to most of the other steaks on the menu, this deal was too good to pass up! We also elected to start with a dozen oysters and ordered the creamed spinach and a loaded baked potato for our sides.
The oysters were fantastic, though I've never met an oyster I didn't like, but they ran us $3 each. A dozen may have been a bit bold as our appetizer course alone rang in at $36! But at least they were delicious.
Next, our steaks came out. A nice young gentleman served us our plates and repeatedly warned that they were HOT. Seriously, don't touch them. Let the staff move your plate around for you. I could feel the heat coming off the plate just sitting there! My steak was cooked beautifully medium rare, just how I like it. And the lobster tails were plump and juicy -- Christian even showed me a way to remove the lobster meat from the tail to avoid losing any of it. He said most people just hack away with a knife and fork and end up leaving some of the good stuff behind!
The creamed spinach was all that I hoped for -- this is one of my favorite sides and I order it whenever I can. Lee seemed to enjoy his baked potato as well. We finished off our dinner with an order of cheesecake. I don't typically eat dessert but I do like cheesecake. This might be one of my favorites that I've ever had. It wasn't overly creamy and it was served with a glaze as opposed to regular old whipped cream.
The next time I have a special occasion to celebrate, I know exactly where I'll head and what I'll order... and I'll be sure to ask to be seated with Christian again!