The first stop in the Dine About Town lineup was Ruth’s Chris. It seems like it’s the go to place every year for dine about town, since it’s such a deal. And it is! In my previous entry I estimated the value to be ~$50+. After going we found the correct value to be $68! But a deal can only get you so far. Now it’s time for the food review. Dun DUN DUN! And I’m not going to be nice. grrrrrr (I’m a bear after all) =)
thebargainbear, his sister and I had reservations for 8:45pm. We weren’t going to get there in time, so we called in to tell them that we’d be in at 9. The hostess was very pleasant, and we didnt’ have a problem with being late. However, after arriving at 9 we had to wait another 20 minutes to be seated. It was really busy.
The first course consisted of a steakhouse salad. What can I say? It was a salad. Nothing special. I think Guinea the guinea pig would have loved it but as a person it was just aight. It comes with 2 cheesy croutons. thebargainbear enjoyed those. I thought they kinda tasted like cheeze-its with less crunch.
Next course was the 12 oz rib-eye steak. The majority of people on yelp have been raving about it. When you get it, the plate is super hot and has a giant blob of butter on it. Within seconds the butter has melted onto the steak. This is not yummybear recommended for people with high cholesterol. I like my steak medium, and it was cooked perfectly. Well salted and seasoned. Very tender. I can’t really complain about that, but I was expecting more. I was expecting a steak that was slightly crispy on the outside from the broiler with a juicy center. That would have totally made this dish.
We also had a choice of mashed potatoes or creamed spinach. I chose the potatoes. They were good but again not amazing. They tasted like mashed potatoes with lots of butter.
And lastly dessert. There was a choice of bread pudding and key lime pie. I thought the bread pudding was okay. It was moist with a rum sauce, but it didn’t make me say wow. The key lime pie fared better than the pudding pudding. It sweet but not to sweet. The star in this dish was really the crust. The thin graham cracker crust was very yummy and made me want more.
Overall it was a good dinner, but if I had to pay a dollar more above the $35, it would not have been worth it. That was not a $42 piece of steak. The problem with Ruth’s Chris is that it’s a good meal, but it’s not a great meal. It didn’t change the way I look at food or eat steak. It is completely respectable and a good chain, but don’t expect it to blow your mind.
Tags: bread pudding, deals, dine about town, dinner, keylime pie, mashed potatoes, pre-fixe, steak
theyummybear 
January 25, 2009 at 2:20 am
You have very high standards woman! I especially like your comment about the mashed potatoes ha ha. They tasted like mashed potatoes with lots of butter. All the food looks delish. Maybe b/c I’m hungry. And that bread pudding thing looks so cute. I just want to pinch its cheeks or gobble it up.
January 25, 2009 at 12:26 pm
I thought you’re thecaffinatedbear. Anywhos…I had to be tough because the restaurants I’ve already given 4 stars to were better. This is a definite 3 star restaurant =)
January 26, 2009 at 2:39 am
Since I have very low standards… ;P I thought the meal was great! I can’t think of a better steak that I’ve had. Although the seating was a little crowded, I think the service was excellent and the seasoning on my ribeye was perfect. I love how you put about 30 shakes of pepper on your ribeye lol. I agree that the salad was not special and the ribeye is not something I would happily pay $42 bucks to eat for any occasion. 50%! Good deal yummybear!
AND I told you to get the key lime pie 😛
January 26, 2009 at 1:23 pm
hey…i said my steak was perfectly cooked and well seasoned =) i just expected more for $42 retail. =)