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  • Ok, so you know that Gordon Ramsay show, "Kitchen Nightmares"? Gordon comes to a struggling restaurant and gives them an update, facelift, revision to make them successful. This place has a lot of good things going for it, but I think Steak on a Stone is its own worst enemy. The dining room decor is ok... it feels a little dated even though I know this place is somewhat newish. Maybe it was the time of day (6:00pm on a weekday) but it felt too cavernous and empty. Something a little more hip, a little more intimate would have felt like a better dining experience. People on here seem to have beef (har har) with the fact you cook your steak on a stone. See title of restaurant. I thought this was great, and I did get a different flavor experience by quickly cooking each bite on a lava rock. It made me slow down and enjoy my dinner. I also like the fact that you can choose from a variety of interesting dipping sauces. Way to go, SOAS! Okay, so ... good concept with the steak and sauces, so WHY IS THERE ALSO A GIANT GREEK MENU? If Gordon has taught me anything about running a restaurant, it's that you need to keep your menu small and stay true to the concept. It's like this place had a couple of partners who couldn't agree on the menu and one of them wanted to have a full greek menu or else he wasn't going to invest. I dunno why anyone would do this. Open a second restaurant. It seems super strange and I'm sure it isn't cheap to continue to stock those ingredients. Stick with your niche. Lastly, two little minor details that bugged me: (1) The butter came in plastic peel-off lid pats. Everything about this place is trying to be "classy" but then the butter comes off in peel-a-pat. This isn't Bob Evans, especially not what you're charging for a steak. Simply chilling some butter balls in a bowl would elevate the experience. (2) It smells really strange when you first walk in. It's just the smell of burnt fat from cooking steak on those lava rocks... and though it is tasty, the general smell in the restaurant isn't appealing or appetite-inducing. Maybe it's the mix with the greek food, I don't know.
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