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| - Basis for my starred ratings (which skews heavily to the food):
1 star: Never again.
2 stars: Poor food, poor experience, extraordinary measures in order for me to come back.
3 stars: Average, nothing really special, nothing particularly bad.
4 stars: Very good, would definitely return.
5 stars: A favorite, one of the best.
Been here a couple times and I'm not so much conflicted about this rating as I am . . . well, very self-aware of my personal steak predilections. In short, the steak here is pretty darn good. That being said, they use so much butter on that bad boy that how much of the flavor is actually the steak itself is really obscured. There's a no-butter option that I'll have to try next time.
In terms of ambiance, very cool. This place is chic and bustling. First visit was way, way too loud. Could barely hold a conversation. We were in a little room adjacent to the main bar and it was raucous. Our second visit, we were in the very back room and the volume was perfect there. Also noticed some nice semi-private booths walking back.
I ordered a ribeye both times I visited. First time was a bone-in ordered medium-rare. Second time was a boneless ribeye ordered medium-rare plus. (Didn't know that was a thing.) Our server stated that the chef recommends medium for the ribeyes, which I was hesitant to do, so I went with the medium-rare plus, which was a mistake. I would stick to mid-rare in the future. They use prime beef, which is great, but wet-age, which is a less great. It's priced accordingly (they are, if anything, smart marketers), but given the many options for steak in the Valley, on any given night, I would pick Mastro's or Dominick's for a higher-end steak for a few more bucks. Am I happy to come back here? Definitely, it's a solid steak. Just not a 5-star steak.
As for sides, we have ordered the mushrooms, green beans, french fries, and hasselback potatoes. All are fine, nothing to write home about. We did once try a pork belly appetizer which was really quite good, perfect texture. The sauce was just a tad on the sweet side, but that can be forgiven given the taste of the pork itself.
This place is one of my wife's favorite steak places of all time. She gives it 5 stars. I have generally noticed that the women I know like this place more than the guys. So, if your lady is in the mood for steak, perhaps this is the place to go.
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