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| - To clarify the hours, the restaurant upstairs is open until 11. There is a bar downstairs with only a few late night food specials that is open until 1am.
This place is carnivore heaven. With an in-house butcher shop supplying the restaurant, you can get pretty much any cut of meat you want.
I appreciate that Echo & Rig proudly displays what farm their meat comes from. This is huge, I wish all restaurants had this level of transparency.
Echo seems to source meat from smaller organic or all natural farms, something I am very happy to see and happy to pay a premium for.
On my first visit here I opted to share a massive 48oz porterhouse with my friend. When it came out pre-sliced I was worried, but all was good when I took a bite. It was properly rested before cutting, and so much easier to eat that way. I'm now a fan of this style.
The steak was perfectly cooked, well seasoned, and good enough that it has brought me back to Echo & Rig many times.
This is now the place I crave after too many visits to Veggie House or when I need a little more (ok, a lot more) protein in my diet.
All the main dishes I have tried here have been excellent, I have not been disappointed with a single one. Notable highlights include the Lamb Porterhouse Chops, Summertime Steak Salad, Horseradish Crusted Butterfish, and of course all the steaks. You can't go wrong with any piece of meat here, but the Spencer Steak takes the crown - it's lean but very tender and always cooks to an even, perfect medium rare.
One minor complaint, the potato chips and stuffed mushroom that come with the steaks seem more like lunch items. These sides are not fit for dinner steaks and certainly don't add anything to the amazing steaks they are served with. I would prefer a choice of vegetable, roast or mashed potatoes, or even fries instead of the dry underwhelming chips.
Some of my favorite sides are the Portobello Fries & Herb Aioli, Grilled Octopus, Charcuterie Platter, Fried Spinach Salad (perfect to share, ask for it to be split in half), and roast potatoes.
The no corkage policy is awesome, I hope it is here to stay.
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