Return to Epic Steak after 10? years (posted about my last meal there on Chowhound). Walked in on Friday around 7:45, could have waited ~30 minutes for a table in the main dining room but sat upstairs in the bar. Got a table with a bridge view. Only bad thing about the bar is that the seats have wraparound arms that are a little uncomfortable if you’re plus-sized.
Caesar. Didn’t taste.
Roasted Early Girl tomato soup. Excellent. Peeled grapes didn’t make any sense. Crouton was soggy. Still, great soup.
Nice recommendation from the somm: 139-year-old vines, own roots. Probably the oldest Cinsault vineyard in the world. Would be nice if they had some Bordeaux that isn’t over 13% ABV.
They have steaks from Flannery and Olivier’s. Got a tomahawk ribeye from Olivier’s. First-rate. Dry aged for 45 days but no funkiness, just concentrated beef flavor.
“Julia Child’s potatoes”: super-cheesey gratin sitting in a puddle of basically fondue. So rich we ate only a few bites. Planned to use the leftovers as a sauce for pasta and red cabbage a la pizzoccheri, but they didn’t pour all the sauce into the to-go box. Only glitch in the otherwise excellent and friendly service.
Would have preferred the Blue Lake beans to be less complicated. Good though. Whole head of roasted garlic I’ll do something with for dinner tomorrow.
Straus soft serve. Excellent as always.
Glad I know somewhere to get a first-rate steak without having to cook it myself.
