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This time I had the 16-ounce Canadian Prime Hareford striploin from High River Alberta. At $76 it's certainly not cheap, but it's worth every penny. Our waiter, who was extremely knowledgeable about steak and a very good communicator, explained that this farm mostly feeds the cows grass but they also add other grains later on to improve the marbling of the steak. My wife doesn't eat as much meat, so she had the 8-ounce, grass-fed tenderloin from Lindsay, ON, which was leaner.
Our waiter's explanation about the aging process of the steak was quite interesting. It has to do mostly with enzymes breaking down over time and improving the flavour. After a certain number of days, this essentially stops happening. The number of days required varies by the type of steak, but most seemed to be in the 40-50 day range. The steak is stored in a humidity-controlled fridge and develops a "crust" that is removed prior to cooking.
With each steak they bring out some salts and sauces. The salts are quite interesting, but I wouldn't over do it, lest you overpower the flavour of the steak. The blue cheese spread is where it's at though! I normally don't like extra spreads and sauces on steak, but this is truly amazing! A steak at Jacobs with just a little bit of this blue cheese spread will be one of the best things you've ever tasted if you're a steak lover. I can't stress this enough.
You can get your steak pre-sliced, which is great if you want to share a steak among a group, which is the only way you'd ever order one of the 40-ounce steaks, I would hope! I prefer to cut my own steak, but it's nice to have this option. Both our steaks were done perfectly medium rare. These guys have it down to a science.
We started with the caesar salad, which is made from scratch beside your table. This was fun to watch, and it really was the best caesar salad we'd ever had. There is a huge difference between this and your typical restaurant offering. You can really taste the pepper and Worcester sauce in every bite.
For sides, we had the green beans with brown butter and almonds and the duck fat french fries. The beans were interesting as they were really crunchy, and they complemented our meal well. The duck fat fries were also good, but it's a very heavy side if you're also eating a massive steak, so it might not have been the best choice for us.
Somehow we still managed to order dessert and had the sticky toffee pudding. This was a great dish and the portion size wasn't too big, which was a relief after ordering all of the above. The toffee had a really great flavour and consistency.
In terms of drinks, there is a long wine list, quite a few bottled beers available and a number of cocktails. We stuck with the cocktails and enjoyed most of them. The Pilot and the Rusty Nail were our favourites.
The service is simply phenomenal. There is attention to every detail. They even clean up your crumbs between courses!
I could go on and on about this restaurant, but this is already my longest review ever, so I'll just conclude by saying that if you're a steak lover who lives in the GTA or is visiting Toronto, you absolutely must come here for dinner.
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