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| - While searching for a great spot for a steak, close to our hotel, during an overnighter in Calgary we came across Modern Steak. Thank god! This place is amazing!
So it's definitely a steakhouse, but with a much more of a contemporary feel. The inside isn't nearly as dark and ominous as your local Keg. It's a bright, open feel with great tunes and (OMG!!) windows. We got a seat on the roof top patio on a gorgeous Sunday evening and began.
The menu is a sprawling cow bonanza with an obvious emphasis on the moo, but there is also a great selection of seafood and some vegetarian options as well.
The bovine selection is as detailed and vast as you will ever see. Not only a comprehensive list of all the cuts they offer but it also lists all the local farms that each piece comes from. A touch I absolutely loved! They
also make it a point of listing which cuts are exclusive to their restaurant! I ring up an exclusive 22 oz T-Bone from a farm just outside of Calgary and began my impatient wait. Good thing we brought wine (25 dollar corkage which is extremely reasonable for a high end place) My gf ordered a full on seafood extravaganza with fresh pasta they make to order.
A quick appetizer you need to try whilst here are the Wagyu dumplings. These are just gold! Picture the best Asian pot sticker you've ever had, then instead of shady pork sub in perfect Wagyu beef with a supple ponzu dipping sauce, simply brilliant.
This steak shows up and my lord it is a vision of meaty heaven! Perfect rare cook, great grill marks, and very simply seasoned with what a steak should...salt, pepper, maybe a little oil. My lady's seafood pasta probably put a dent in some poor fish farm off the coast. Fresh clams, scallops, mussels, crab, and white fish. Again, the freshest of pasta in a subtle marinara. If I didn't have to tackle a steak the size of a hubcap I would've had tried more.
My steak...perfection. All those hours the farmers spent massaging these cows, and those late night hoof rubs paid off in full. Just melt in you mouth great steak.
This is a fresh interesting take on the modern steakhouse. It's a testament to the fact you don't need to have lighting that would only be seen in the final scene of a Rob Zombie movie, you can actually see another table beside you...GASP! Giant portions, great service, reasonable corkage, and amazing food. Do yourself a favour...
Cheers
Andy
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