Their menu states that the premium steaks are above prime cut, dry-aged“ artisan style” beef from Legacy Maker Farm in Lafayette.
There’ s a fourteen-ounce New York Strip and a Wagyu Denver steak in six and ten ounce iterations.
I decided on the petite filet mignon. I’ ve grown to feel that six ounces of good steak is about right for me.
I couldn’ t help but notice, about halfway through my meal, that the fella at the next table had ordered the ten-ounce filet, and I must admit that, for a moment, I was somewhat covetous. Story of my life— I always want what the other guy ordered.
Still, the steak I got was delicious; tender, moist and perfectly cooked the way I like it, which is a little more done than your average cook likes his meat. They tend to like it rare, and sometimes take a“ medium well” order as an insult, or worse, a provocation.
You can order toppings: garlic butter, garlic mushrooms, blue cheese crumbles— but I wanted to taste just the steak. It was very tasty and satisfying. There’ s something about being in a small space with a bunch of happy people on a weekend evening, having a few drinks, eating good food, that appeals to the social animal in us.
As my meal progressed, I began to get happier and more mellow, I felt that somehow, despite clear evidence to the contrary, all was right with the world. At least in that moment, at least then and there. I had been subsumed in a kind of steak nirvana.
If you are familiar with my methods and practices, you can probably surmise that I did not leave this meal until I had had a little bite of something sweet.
A slice of cheesecake covered in cherry goo did the trick. I took my time and savored it, and I was profoundly satisfied. •
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