September, 2008Archives

Pappa’s Grill Steakhouse - Great Ribeye

We made trip #2 out to Pappa’s less famous Houston steakhouse. The Sbragia Cabernet was wonderful with my bone-in ribeye. Amy had the asparagus side, and I had some lovely mushroom caps. She went for the filet oscar, a nice petite filet mignon with a lemon-butter sauce and crab meat. She said it was wonderful, […]

Hurricane Ike - Meat Grilling Time

I’m stuck in Dallas on emergency duty - evacuated to work from afar due to Ike. I did have a decent filet at the Omni Mandalay - still, nothing worth reviewing.
However, many of my friends are recovering down in Houston, without power, and most of their freezer is thawing out. I usually have a couple bags of […]

Burnt Steak - Oh the Humanity!

I saw this video from a “Strip House” chef who was on the Today Show with Al Roker. (Sorry, but there’s a 30 second ad at the beginning):

The first few moments, I thought he was right on track about grilling steaks, putting a wet gray salt on a big fat filet mignon, putting a nice […]

Best Steakhouse in Houston: Top 10 List

My Best Steaks in Houston list has been updated (10/15/08). I’ll continue to add steakhouse reviews, and linking the top 10 steak house to my blog reviews of those restaurants, etc. I’ve also added a map of top Houston steaks.
See where to get great ribeyes, filet mignon, NY strips:
Best Steakhouses: Houston

Also, don’t […]