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| - It's actually surprisingly hard to find a half decent steak most days, some of you may argue that "What about the meat counter at Metro/Sobeys/Loblaws/No Frills etc?" To this is I reply with "Yecchhhkkk" and a "really?" You don't know what a 'good' steak is, you know what a 'best piece of meat you need to settle for' is.
Bloor Meat Market IS good steaks. After a few failed stops (and a melted carton of ice cream), frustration took hold and I scanned the yelperweb for the nearest pure butchershop I could find - Bloor Meat Market was the closest to my current location and that is where I set my GPS coordinates for. For those not driving (or those driving and wondering where to go), BMM is located just east of Bloor and Jane right at the intersection of Durie and Bloor. There is ample green P parking near by and street parking.
Walking in, it's all class, and old school butcher shop vibe with half a dozen butchers behind a meat counter that wraps around the entire edge of the shop. You walk up, make your choices and they quickly wrap them up in butcher paper and string (the really old school method) and hand you your meats as well as your invoice which you pay for at this vintage looking movie theatre inspired booth with a window. Amazing!
The purchase yesterday was a nice pair of Ribeye steaks, which were about and inch to an inch and a half in thickness - a thing of beauty! While they were tending to my order I inquired on the best way to cook this cut (I'd heard lots of suggestions but wanted to take it from the pros). They suggested getting your grill as hot as possible (600F for me) and quickly searing each side for a minute before finishing it off for 3 minutes additional per side for medium rare.
The end result was basically a religious experience. Perfectly cooked medium rare (a little more on the rare side which is exactly how I like it). A perfect cut of meat as well, well marbled but not overly fatty - delicious with only cracked pepper on it as seasoning!
For the price, those two steaks ran me about $42, which is pricey meal to do on the regular. I was going to deduct a star for this but I can't punish this place for providing me top quality service and products. Plus a good Rib Eye is going to be pricey anywhere you go.
I'd give this place 10 stars if I could. I can't wait to return and buy a selection of their marinate kebobs sitting in the front window- they look divine!
Eatcrest Out!
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