I've eaten at Palm West and Ruths Chris, but just am not all that impressed. They have good meat, but not enough to justify their pricetags, IMO. My husband swears that they just have better steak knives!

I think some of the best steaks I've ever had are at small places, like our local watering hole that makes the best prime rib and baked potato I've ever tasted. It seems silly to say that one baked potato can be so superior, but it he does something to them that just makes them delicious. They also make a delightful burger.

I should add that I had the most amazing steak tartare and prime rib at the old Cite` in NYC, but they're out of business now. Their wine dinner was the best buy in Manhattan. Of course, that entree was served with the 3rd bottle of wine, so they could have served me braised baseball mitt and I might have thought it delicious.