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| - With all of the hype and the paid advertisement in Urban Daddy, I thought I might make the trek off the strip to Echo and Rig. It was advertised as butcher shop where you can pick your meat and they will cook it for you. All the meats are grass fed and come from California. Upon walking in, you see the butchers in action slicing meats, making sausages, and grinding beef for meatballs and hamburgers.
They don't take reservations, so expect to wait a little bit before getting a table. The good thing is that they have a bar with 3-4 bartenders slinging up craft cocktails and making a great impression. The bartender even gave us some complimentary shots of jalapeno infused tequila which seemed to improve our moods. The drinks were $8, which is reasonable compared to $15-$18 drinks on the strip, so that worked well for us.
After a 15 minute wait, we got a table and a great personable server. They presented us with the selections of meats on a platter, which were supposedly steaks for 2 people. I could have easily eaten their NY Strip which was 24 ounces and sold by the ounce ($2.29/ounce). So yea, it would have been a $50+ steak.
We opted for for the hangar steak with chimichurri ($22.5) and the Ribeye ($34.50) along with a couple of appetizers of Portobello Fries and a Charcuterie platter with assorted meats. The portobello fries were delicious and the charcuterie platter was a very good. Then the main course came.
My Ribeye was about 10 ounces for $34 and was MAYBE 3/4 inch thick. It was well cooked, but one of the worst ribeyes that I have eaten in a long time. I get better meat at Sam's club. The Hangar steak was charred on the outside and chewy as all hell. The portion size of the Hangar steak was probably about 5-6 ounces and even though it is probably the correct amount of food per dietary guidelines as a serving, it was small and we did not leave feeling full, but left with a bill of over $150.
I would try it again, but I wouldn't go back for dinner. Maybe their sandwiches and lunch selections will be a bit better.
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