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| - This is my second review of T-Bone Steakhouse. The first visit was for take-out steak late one Saturday night a few months back. This time, I took hubbie with me (it was for my birthday) and we dined IN.
This time, they had the 40 oz Porterhouse (for 2) on SALE for $40, so we ordered that. It was thick and perfectly cooked. We overheard some other patrons complaining about how spicy the beans were, which they are kinda spicy. The salad was fresh, but still sadly lacking in toppings. Since it was muh' birthday, I asked for a special deal (it never hurts to ask), so they agreed to give me a free dessert, which was strawberry cheesecake! The VIBE there is very casual and comforting, and I enjoyed the selection of country music in the background: A Little Past Little Rock, Don't Take The Girl, I'd Sure Hate to Break Down Here, and Poor Poor Pitiful Me, etc. Hubbie, who is more the Grateful Dead type, seemed to actually be enjoying the country music. I suggested we get him a cowboy hat for next time and he seemed to entertain the idea...
We were pleasantly surprised to enjoy the city view at night from our table and the service was fine. I suggested to our server that they do an ad for a temporary special wherein if a patron displays a used movie ticket stub from "True Grit" they can get a discount on food that night. He said he'd tell the manager. I think it would be a great place to eat dinner immediately after seeing True Grit!
Evidently the restaurant backs right up to the South Mountain Park and someone said you can rent a horse to go horseback riding at the park, then pull right up to the back of the restaurant and eat breakfast or dinner. The South Mountain hiking trails are also right next to the restaurant, so you can actually go hiking right after a meal if the park is open!
Hubbie is pretty particular and doesn't hold back criticism if he has any, and I think he actually liked this place. He said he'd go there again!
UPDATE: November 2012: Have tried other steakhouses and T-Bone Steakhouse STILL cannot be beat!!
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