wbook01
Got Wood.
I had to visit El Paso for a couple of days, so I stopped for steaks at two locations that get a lot of publicity.
On Tuesday evening, I had a 24-ounce ribeye ($29) at the Big Texan in Amarillo. The restaurant was interesting, kitschy as h*ll. The steak was not so good. I gave it a 4 out of 10. Cooked medium-rare, my steak was dry and chewy. Most of its flavor came from the charred coating. Very little came from the beef itself. I wouldn't go back. Once was enough.
On Thursday evening, I had a 32-ounce porterhouse ($43) at Cattleman's Steakhouse in Fabens, Texas, a few miles east of El Paso. I gave it a 9 out of 10. My steak was delicious and perfectly cooked. The quality of the beef was so much better. I would go back in a heartbeat, if I didn't live 1,200 miles away. The price was amazingly reasonable, considering how much the restaurants up here in Missouri are getting for their beef meals.
On Tuesday evening, I had a 24-ounce ribeye ($29) at the Big Texan in Amarillo. The restaurant was interesting, kitschy as h*ll. The steak was not so good. I gave it a 4 out of 10. Cooked medium-rare, my steak was dry and chewy. Most of its flavor came from the charred coating. Very little came from the beef itself. I wouldn't go back. Once was enough.
On Thursday evening, I had a 32-ounce porterhouse ($43) at Cattleman's Steakhouse in Fabens, Texas, a few miles east of El Paso. I gave it a 9 out of 10. My steak was delicious and perfectly cooked. The quality of the beef was so much better. I would go back in a heartbeat, if I didn't live 1,200 miles away. The price was amazingly reasonable, considering how much the restaurants up here in Missouri are getting for their beef meals.
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