Where Are The Worst Steakhouses In The World?
May 16, 2011 | 4:56 pm
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Inspired by the following content posted in the Where Are The Best Steakhouses In The World? thread...
...and my vote is still Gallaghers Steakhouse in New York:Save us all some time and money as well as a mediocre to bad experience and please tell us: where are the worst steakhouses in the world to avoid, and why?
...and my vote is still Gallaghers Steakhouse in New York:Save us all some time and money as well as a mediocre to bad experience and please tell us: where are the worst steakhouses in the world to avoid, and why?
I"m a huge fan of Morton's, particularly some of the classier ones such as the originals in Chicago, the Georgetown one, and so on.
For the price, Gallagher's is not worth it.
Ponderosa also makes a pretty average steak, but for the price, I actually find them to be decent for a lunch.
For what it's worth, my least pleasant steakhouse experience was at the original Palm on 2nd avenue. Perhaps it was a bad night, but I had an inedibly bad steak with bad service to boot.
May 16, 2011 | 8:34 pm
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May 16, 2011 | 8:35 pm
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Every single one.
Unless I HAVE to go to a steakhouse for work dinners, or my relatives suggest it, I won't eat in one.
Don't get me wrong, I like a good slab of meat, but just not in a steakhouse.
Unless I HAVE to go to a steakhouse for work dinners, or my relatives suggest it, I won't eat in one.
Don't get me wrong, I like a good slab of meat, but just not in a steakhouse.
May 16, 2011 | 9:28 pm
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May 16, 2011 | 9:35 pm
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S & W
I nominate S&W in Las Vegas. A vendor took me there a few years back. The steak was absolutely tough and inedible. I didn't complain because I had already filled up on the seafood appetizers and it would have interrupted my discussions with the vendor. But I will never be going back there again.
May 16, 2011 | 10:06 pm
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+2. Steak houses are a complete waste of money. You pay top dollar to get what is perhaps the most simple and easy thing to cook at home. I just don't get why these places are so popular.
May 16, 2011 | 10:31 pm
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Interesting
The reason is that Sizzler doesn't rip you off. You basically get what you pay for. You're not paying $46 for a slab of beef, so you dont' expect it to be that amzing. I've eaten at Sizzler, and I must say, it's totally fine. The bread is delicious, and the steak is totally fine for the cheap price. It's when you pay through the nose (like at Smith & Wolensky) and you get mediocre steak that people get angry.
Wow, I thought most people liked Italian food. Especially Americans.
Wow, I thought most people liked Italian food. Especially Americans.
May 16, 2011 | 11:05 pm
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Never eaten at Sizzler or the above-mentioned. I have had some nasty steaks in my life, but never in those particular venues. The last truly horrible, inedible steak I had was on an AF Biz Class flt from CDG/LAX. This was the mid-day meal prior to landing at LAX. I returned it for the veg option, which wasn't much of an improvement.
May 17, 2011 | 12:04 am
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My vote goes for the Capital Grille in Troy, Mi. Truly tasteless meat and way overpriced. It's a place to see and be seen, but for the life of me I can't see what people enjoy about the food there.
Second place goes to Flemings.
Second place goes to Flemings.
May 17, 2011 | 12:08 am
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The USA.
(Explanation - corn fed beef. Need good Welsh or Scottish grass to produce flavourful beef with good texture. I buy it here and cook it myself.
http://www.chorleywoodnet.co.uk/listings/92.html).
(Explanation - corn fed beef. Need good Welsh or Scottish grass to produce flavourful beef with good texture. I buy it here and cook it myself.
http://www.chorleywoodnet.co.uk/listings/92.html).