Nothing like a good ole fashioned steakhouse. Durant's is one of the restaurants that Phoenix truly tends to miss alot because of our young age as a city, and the amount of turn around in restaurants in the downtown corridor. Many of the restaurants have gone out of business, so there are very few that aren't new and hip.
There is just something to say about a restaurant that has been doing it right for decades.
I went back this past weekend and really enjoyed my time at Durant's. We started off with an order of Oysters Rockefeller and their wonderful bread covered in better and garlic and deliciousness. The oysters were absolutely perfect. Next up was the house salad with blue cheese, nothing special here, but it was done to perfection in a classic house salad manner. For the main course, I went with prime rib, which is always perfect. I went with the baked potato this time over the garlic mashed (both are great).
We have made this an annual tradition before a friends 50/60s Hollywood Christmas Party, and the atmosphere fits our attire absolutely perfectly.
I can't wait to come back.