If you're in SF and craving MEAT. Red, red MEAT

[Taverner]

Check out House of Prime Rib

I'll be there this weekend and can't wait!!!



Basically they have two things on the menu, Prime Rib or English Cut Prime Rib. They bring these big metal zeppelins out to your table, and carve the meat right off the side.

They give you gravy, creamed spinach, salad (with the most decadent dressing known to man), Yorkshire Pudding and a potato (mashed or whole.)

After you get your food it looks kinda like this



Yummmmm!

The place is stuck in time too - a reminder of the OLD San Francisco, the kind you saw in Bogie movies like the Maltese Falcon.

Prime Rib and a martini go together so well.....

[GOPisEvil]

1. Damn...that looks GOOD!

If I'm ever in SF, I might have to check that out.

[Taverner]

2. Yes - you will not leave unsatiated

Your arteries might not thank you, but your stomach will....

[GOPisEvil]

3. Hey, a splurge every now then won't kill ya.

Plus, I go the gym 5 times a week so I don't have to eat sprouts and tofu every meal.

[Taverner]

4. No I know :)

But everyone in California has to give that caveat with food like this...

"It's bad for you but...."

I think it's a law or something..

[GOPisEvil]

5. I say the same thing about real Tex-Mex.

Yeah, the refried beans and tortillas are cooked with lard, but...

[Taverner]

10. Does Chuy's count as real Tex-Mex?

I did love their food, and even tried the (yikes) Elvis Chile Verde...

[GOPisEvil]

12. Not really...I'm talking about places called Taqueria Arandinas #3.

Chuy's is Tex-Mex-ish. Very tasty, but not the real thing. I haven't been to Chuy's in a while. Hrmmmm...

[Taverner]

20. Yes true mexican MUST have a number associated with the name

Otherwise it just aint authentic.

Kind of like Taqueria Michoacana #4 here...

[Bridget Burke]

11. There's a dish served in Houston Mexican & Vietnamese seafood places...

1) Split a large shrimp

2) Place cheese inside

3) Bind with a slice of bacon

4) Cover with breading

5) Deep Fry

(Repeat as necessary)

Definitely not for every day....

[GOPisEvil]

14. My arteries hardened just reading that.

[Fleshdancer]

13. shouldn't that restaurant be here in Texas?

It certainly looks like a restaurant that belongs here...close...driving, no, walking distance from where I live. :D

On a side note, this is the second food thread we've been on today. You're a foodie too aren't you?

[Taverner]

19. I might be :)

But yeah the restaraunt seems out of place in SF....unless you know a bit about the history of "the lady on the hill"

SF has always been a foodie foo paradise....it pretty much invented surf and turf. Seafood fresh from Fishermans Wharf, fresh Duck from the edge of the bay and what used to be a huge cattle industry in the Sacramento Valley. Add to that the wine industry and what used to be a huge hop industry and you can see why diners have always flocked to this city.

[democracyindanger]

6. Try the prime rib french dip at the Embarcadero Houston's

It'll take 10 years off your life, with a 15% chance you'll die of clogged arteries after eating only half. But what a way to go.

[Taverner]

8. Wish I woulda known about this before my trip to Houston

Since every Texas sojourn becomes a gastronomical journey...

[democracyindanger]

15. No, no--not Houston, Texas

Houston's Steakhouse on the Embarcadero in SF, between Fog City and Fisherman's Wharf. Hee.

[Fleshdancer]

18. we have a few Houston's here

Are you talking about the small chain?

[GOPisEvil]

21. Didja know that our Houston's is the only non-corporate one?

Ours has a different menu than the others. Or so I've heard. I have to admit I like Houston's. Their seared tuna was REALLY tasty.

[Fleshdancer]

22. I had no idea

I like Houston's too. The service is always great, the fish specials are great (I agree about the seared tuna) and I'm addicted to their spinach artichoke dip. Their prime rib isn't bad either ;)

Now I'm hungry. Damn.

[GOPisEvil]

23. Oh yeah...the spinach/artichoke dip!

I made that for my Super Bowl party last year. :9

[Bridget Burke]

7. Grrrr. Blood!

Can you ask for an especially rare bit? Brings out the savage in me!

Yet another addition to the long list of Things To Do in San Francisco.

[Taverner]

9. Yes you can

You can go as rare or as well as you want :)

[William Bloode]

16. Damn that looks good!

Nothing like a plate fulla rare beef, and potatoes swimming in gravy!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

17. salivating.....

that looks SO good

[rene moon]

24. Sorry but this looks disgusting!!

Yuck---I cant even think about putting that into my mouth and chewing it. BLEH!!!!

[Taverner]

25. Well don't eat it then ;)

Trust me, SF has plenty of veg options - but Im just pointing out the lesser known meat world of SF...

[rene moon]

27. I am not a vegetarian

But this still looks unappetizing to me. But good eats to you!

[RebelOne]

28. I am a vegetarian, but in my meat-eating days,

that is how I would eat my steaks. Bloody and still mooing.

[LeftCoast]

26. I've been there a number of times

You're in for a treat. It's amazing. This place knows how to do prime rib!