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| - Without exception, the best steak I have ever had. We went to SW Steakhouse for my friends bachelor's dinner. We had an early evening reservations and were promptly seated as we arrived. The restaurant has a beautiful ambiance and we were seated close to the wonderful view of the outside lagoon/waterfall.
For starters, we ordered Foie Gras both sauteed and terrine, and Tomatoes with Swiss cheese. Our main course was Chile Rubbed Double Rib Eye, and Double Cut Colorado Lamb Chops. Some sort of onion dish and Black Truffled Cream Corn as our side for the main course. We had Riesling for whites and Optimus cuvee for reds.
They offered 3 different breads, of which the jalapeno(or some other cheese?) with bacon was outstanding. As always, there will be no argument that Foie Gras, both sauteed and terrine, is heavenly; creamy, buttery, rich. My longing for Foie Gras is even more as it is now banned here in California. The Tomatoes with Swiss cheese was okay.
The main star of the show is the Chile Rubbed Double Rib Eye. Its hard to find a dinner table real estate to house this bad boy. It is placed in an manly cast iron casserole, with all the drippings, onions, and chile peppers in it. But the Colorado Lamb Chops didn't fade from the limelight. Four ribs sticking out stimulating your salivary glands: Eat Me. I obliged and took a bite of the lamb chop first. The first thoughts on my mind were: 'this cannot be?!' A well made steak always trumps over any lamb chop. And as far as I can remember, this is the best meat I have ever tasted (of course I haven't taken a bite of the Chile Rubbed Rib Eye yet!) It was so tender, and those little fat marbles melt in your mouth like butter. That classic lamb gaminess is still there, but it so well orchestrated (and no, not muted) its sooo good!
Then I went over to the Rib Eye. As soon as it got acclimated into my mouth, a lot of thoughts came rushing into me. I wish my grad father, who was a steak lover, is still alive to taste is obnoxious rib eye. I wish I resided in Las Vegas. I wish this meat kept coming to our table. ITS THAT GOOD!!! The skin well charred but not burned. That chile gave a slight kick to the rib eye. Like the lamb chop, the rib eye fat marble melts in your mouth like butter! The meat is cooked perfectly. Everything about it is perfect. The Chile Rubbed Double Rib Eye was sooo good, it took me a while to realize that the Black Truffle Cream Corn was delicious as well.
The SW Steakhouse serves the best steak ever. The bar is set high with their excellent meats and awesome preparations.
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