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Steakhouse 55
We always go to Blue Bayou for dinner during our trip but are rethinking it because of the menu changes. Nothing really sounds good to me on the menu besides the monte cristo and I can get that cheaper elsewhere. So we are thinking Steakhouse 55 is a good option for us. I read the reviews but there isn't anything in the last year for dinner. My main question is how is the steak? Is it really, really good quality, cooked to perfection steak? We don't want to go someplace that's just mediocre and spend a bunch of money. Oh and how is the mac and cheese that's listed as a side? Does anyone know if it's made with Velveeta?
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10-19-2011 06:54 PM
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I have heard only great reviews for the food here. But if you want a truly amazing steak, head down the street a bit to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. There is no finer tasting steak on earth.
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Originally Posted by
CMHusband
But if you want a truly amazing steak, head down the street a bit to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. There is no finer tasting steak on earth.
Hum. I would not agree with that. There's certainly nothing wrong with it and they have a fine presentation but it's not the best I ever had. Plus, Ruth Chris is everywhere. If you are looking for something "Disney," Steakhouse 55 would be a more likely choice.
No clue on the mac and cheese I'm afraid.
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Originally Posted by
CMHusband
I have heard only great reviews for the food here. But if you want a truly amazing steak, head down the street a bit to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. There is no finer tasting steak on earth.
Ruth's Chris is good but not fabulous in my mind. Randomly the best steak I have ever had at a restaurant was at The Keg in Renton, WA about 6 years ago. I am really just disappointed that the Blue Bayou menu changed so much and that it took me this long to notice it.
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Just out of curiosity, how much has the menu changed?
We eat there every trip(except this last one of course) and the menu has not been altered much in the last 8 years. The only major changes that come to mind are the swap of Prime rib for 5 pepper New York Strip.
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Originally Posted by
ChurroGirl
Just out of curiosity, how much has the menu changed?
We eat there every trip(except this last one of course) and the menu has not been altered much in the last 8 years. The only major changes that come to mind are the swap of Prime rib for 5 pepper New York Strip.
It's just way smaller now. I always got the prime rib and I'm not a huge New York fan unless it's bbq'd at home. They used to have mahi mahi, pork chops and crab legs. There was other stuff too but I can't think of it now. It just seems so limited. I have gone there every trip but one when Pirates was down and I really want to hold on to the tradition but the food is just not good enough to spend $140.
I just died a little inside by admitting this by the way.
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Originally Posted by
missm
the food is just not good enough to spend $140.
This pretty much sums up my opinion of Blue Bayou for some time now.
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Originally Posted by
adriennek
This pretty much sums up my opinion of Blue Bayou for some time now.
Oh I know it does! What is it I'm supposed to tell them for my first visit at Napa Rose? I'm sure I will become a convert.
I feel like a little part of my childhood died though, my first trip to Disneyland included Blue Bayou. I was 7 and my parents saved for years and years and years (no exaggeration) for our family to go. They took us to Blue Bayou as a treat and I think my mouth hung open the entire time I was in such awe of the place.
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Tell them MousePlanet sent you and that you are open to trying new things. Unless you aren't. if you just want a steak, they will make you very happy.
Just be comfortable in knowing your needs; they are there to meet them.
It's sad not to feel Blue Bayou is special the way you remember it but in my opinion when you start to feel disappointed in the food there, it's time for a break.
"The white coating is filmy and there’s another creamy layer in there that’s kind of like cream cheese or perhaps unscented foot balm." Cybele May; Candyblog.net
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Originally Posted by
missm
Oh I know it does! What is it I'm supposed to tell them for my first visit at Napa Rose? I'm sure I will become a convert.
Originally Posted by
bennette
Tell them MousePlanet sent you and that you are open to trying new things. Unless you aren't. if you just want a steak, they will make you very happy.
Blue Bayou was never part of my tradition, so I didn't have to deal with that disappointment.
But I hope that you will find the Napa Rose a suitable alternative. I took a friend there a few weeks ago for her very first visit. I asked it if lived up to my hype and she said it did.
And there's nothing at all wrong with ordering for yourself off the menu at NR. I like letting the chef pick for me but sometimes I just need to order for myself. I don't have any trips planned for a very long time but I need an excuse to go get a certain feline named salad soon. It's been over a year since I had it and I'm going through withdrawals.
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Originally Posted by
bennette
Tell them MousePlanet sent you and that you are open to trying new things. Unless you aren't. if you just want a steak, they will make you very happy.
Unless you want a baked potato with it.... <eg>
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Originally Posted by
missm
Randomly the best steak I have ever had at a restaurant was at The Keg in Renton, WA about 6 years ago.
Wow, talk about memory lane. When had The Keg in Bremerton when we lived in that area. It's been about 10 years.
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My goto lately for checking out a dish is to check out the pictures on Yelp. There are some pics of the mac & cheese there.
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Originally Posted by
Malcon10t
Unless you want a baked potato with it.... <eg>
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She's practically perfect!
No clue about the mac and cheese, but we ate at Steakhouse 55 with a large group in September. I'm not a big meat eater, but one person in our party had steak, and he was showing everybody that it was so tender he could cut parts of it with his fork. It made him happy.
We also had two rather picky eaters in our party (not me), and they graciously accommodated their requests.
I've been there 5 or 6 times, almost always with a large party including children, and they've always treated us very well. Last time, they put us in a private room that they told us Selena Gomez and her boyfriend...hmmm....what's that kid's name again? ) ate in the day before. (The kids were far more excited about Gomez than they were Bieber...)
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Originally Posted by
AnotherJenny
My goto lately for checking out a dish is to check out the pictures on Yelp. There are some pics of the mac & cheese there.
It looks good! I can say I will have trouble choosing dessert based on those photos though!
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Originally Posted by
AnotherJenny
My goto lately for checking out a dish is to check out the pictures on Yelp. There are some pics of the mac & cheese there.
I looked on Yelp and could not find the pictures.
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It was a good day!
Originally Posted by
SigalTchelet
I looked on Yelp and could not find the pictures.
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/lPjVR...C2iaYHihS960hA
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Originally Posted by
Malcon10t
Thanks! Looks good!
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We (3 adults) went to Steakhouse 55 last summer instead of our traditional Blue Bayou and we all enjoyed it very much. Next time we are going to try Ruth's Chris since there is not one around here. They were going to build one in Reno, but when the economy nose-dived they pulled out.
I didn't know the Blue Bayou changed its menu again so maybe we will just go for lunch next time.
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Originally Posted by
CMHusband
I have heard only great reviews for the food here. But if you want a truly amazing steak, head down the street a bit to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. There is no finer tasting steak on earth.
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What parts of the earth have you been to? Ruth's Chris' star has come down a bit from its 80's heyday.
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Originally Posted by
The old man
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What parts of the earth have you been to? Ruth's Chris' star has come down a bit from its 80's heyday.
It really depends on many factors. Ruth's Chris is great sometimes. Like I said earlier one of the best steaks I've ever had was at The Keg. I mean come on it's The Keg and I've been to some nice steakhouses. It is always going to depend on the chef, the cut of steak, the aging process and so on.
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Originally Posted by
The old man
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What parts of the earth have you been to? Ruth's Chris' star has come down a bit from its 80's heyday.
I don't know which locations you frequent, but my family still liked Ruth's Chris as recently as a few years ago. And now, we don't dislike it, we just have two kids and don't believe it taking little angels to fancy places where they have to be on good behavior unless we have a really good reason. I did notice that we had varied service depending on the locations that we ate at. Our favorites were the Ruth's Chris in Irvine and in Del Mar. We went to the newer location in Anaheim once or twice and enjoyed it.
Of course, our new favorite is Cut in Beverly Hills. They bring out their sample meats, so you can see the difference in marbling between an angus and a wagyu steak. They also have the steaks sorted by region and by aging process so there should be something there to please just about anyone. Sadly, they have outrageously high prices - but oh so yummy.
We haven't eaten at Steakhouse 55 so I can't comment on its quality. I will say that all the other posts on this thread have me wanting to go to Napa Rose on my next kid free weekend.
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Originally Posted by
currence
Of course, our new favorite is Cut in Beverly Hills. They bring out their sample meats, so you can see the difference in marbling between an angus and a wagyu steak. They also have the steaks sorted by region and by aging process so there should be something there to please just about anyone. Sadly, they have outrageously high prices - but oh so yummy.
So then how can you say, "There is no finer tasting steak on earth [than at Ruth's Chris]"?
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Originally Posted by
The old man
So then how can you say, "There is no finer tasting steak on earth [than at Ruth's Chris]"?
Personally, I cannot, and if you go back through this thread you will note that I didn't. But I can still like it and it is significantly more affordable than Cut. Your original comment made it seem that Ruth's Chris used to be an amazing restaurant and it no longer was. Considering other comments on this thread which have indicted the Blue Bayou for their falling standards I interpreted your prior comment as indicative that their standards had fallen. If that was not the way you intended it, my mistake.
Was Ruth's Chris ever the best place on earth? I suppose there was a time pre-Cut that I may have thought that. I still remember the first time my husband ate at one of their restaurants on a trip without me. He was still in sticker shock and suspected that I would be as well, so he went on and on about how wonderful it was and only once he stopped for breath did I reveal I had eaten their previously, knew how expensive it was, and he wasn't in trouble. I'm not sure if he has had a meal at Ruth's Chris as good as his first meal, not because the service has gone down but because he had never tasted good steak before and was blown away by the experience. This doesn't mean it's quality has gone down, only that our horizons have expanded.
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