NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 09:33:29 CST Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu alt.food.barbecue:16497 George R. wrote: > > Tyler H. wrote in > : > > >Carolyn B. wrote: > >> > >> My husband and I plan to drive from Boise to Omaha in > >> Search of the best steaks (filet mignon) in the country. > >> We feel we'll find them in Nebraska. Can anyone recommend > >> some really superb place to find the perfect steak? > >> > >> Thanks! > > > >Some of the best steaks I've had were in Kansas. There's a little place > out by > >the Wichita airport called the Amarillo Grill. Wonderful steaks. I've > eaten > >there 25 or 30 times and have only sent a steak back once. Don't order the > "slow > >cooked over mesquite" ribs. The only ribs I've had that were worse was > from > >Tom's Ribs here in San Antonio. > > > >Another excellent place is Benton's Steak house in Kansas City. Very > consistent > >quality, cooked exactly like you order it, great sides, and a stunning > view of > >K.C. It's on the top floor of the Westin. > > > >The Hereford House downtown is way overrated. Mediocre steaks and a surly > wait > >staff. > > > >__________________________ > >Tyler Hopper > > I'll second the vote on Amarillo Grill. I haven't eaten there in > a while, but they used to have the best steaks in town. They > had a great atmosphere too, as some have said counts in this > contest. I don't know if the AG on the east side of downtown > is still around with all the highway construction, but it was > better than the one on the west side by the airport in my opinion. I had exactly the opposite experience. They were both great, however. > They both cook only with mesquite, which is probably why the ribs > are a bit harsh, but the steaks come out great. My rib experience was worse than you can imagine. There's no doubt in my mind that these ribs were baked in an oven. Roasted pork just has that flavor. Then they just wiped some sauce on them and tossed them on the grill for a few seconds. > > The only place that I would say came close the AG in Wichita > is Scotch & Sirloin on Kellogg just east of I-135. It's more > snooty, but always had great food, if you could find it in the > near dark dining room. S&S moved a couple of yrs. ago. They're a few blocks east of there right next door to the Wichita Suites. Brand new flashy building without the old London cab out front. The place is clean and bright and the waitresses no longer tell you dirty jokes. The steaks, however, are still superb. __________________________ Tyler Hopper
Kansas