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| - I want to start off by saying that I have been to a lot of the steak houses in the downtown Cleveland area. Urban Farmer, however, is my new favorite.
I was able to make a dinner reservation on OpenTable and grab a few points for account. Easy enough. We were seated right away when we arrived. We got to walk through the bustling bar area (pretty loud up in the front) and made our way to the dining area in the back (quieter, but not an uncomfortable quiet). I also noticed a private dining area that could seat 20-30 people.
We ordered a bottle of red (a cabernet, Bevel, I believe), ate some delicious bread (try the cornbread...ahh yum) and ordered an appetizer. If a restaurant has beef tartare on the menu, I get it. Sometimes it comes out and there's barely any meat. This was not the case for Urban farmer. The plate was covered with a sheet of this delicious blend of the beef, herbs, spices, and cheese and some baguettes on the side. Not your typical beef tartare but damn, was it good.
For our entree, we ended up getting the steak sampler. Yeah, a steak sampler. Corn-fed, grass-fed, and prime rib 6-ounce cuts of goodness. We splurged the extra $30 to add on the wagyu as well. My favorite was the prime rib--I felt that it had the most flavor and was a little on the saltier side. I may have also been biased because that's the first one I tried.
We did have one issue when we were there. We ordered all of the steaks medium-rare. As I was cutting into the last piece, I believe I heard a cow moo. It was blatantly under-cooked. One of the managers was walking by so we grabbed his attention to see if they could remedy the situation. He immediately apologized and sent the steak back to the kitchen to be fixed, no questions asked. When it was brought out again a few minutes later, it was cooked correctly. We were not fussy over the situation, nor did we complain or request any type of refund or compensation for their error. So we were pleasantly surprised when they told us to choose a dessert item on the house, to make up for their mistake. That is great customer service right there.
Since we weren't planning on getting a dessert to begin with, we decided to be a little daring and tried the Guanaja chocolate pate. It's a mix of dried fruit, olive oil ice cream, and sea salt. Wasn't for me. While the chocolate was good and creamy, it was hard to eat with the semi-hard ice cream. I was also not a fan of the raisins or whatever dried fruit was on the side. The olive oil, sea salt and ice cream was an interesting flavor though and I didn't hate it.
As far as price goes, keep in mind that you are paying for high quality food, service, and experience. Don't be surprised if you pay upwards of $150 for two people. The steak sampler with just the 3 cuts was around $60. Add the wagyu and you are basically paying $100 for just the steak. But I'm telling you right now - it is WORTH IT!
I am excited to come back and try this place again. I've heard the brunch is phenomenal so that will probably be my next excursion out here. Though, there were a lot of side dishes for dinner I didn't get to try and now that I know my favorite steak, I can't wait to get it in a larger portion!
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