On our 18th wedding anniversary my wife and I sat at a table with one chair right next to the piano player close enough to the back door to get blasted by freezing air every time the door opens and the other chair backed into a high traffic aisle by the kitchen door (with reservations). Brown paper on the table tops to save the cost of linens (with a jar of crayons, how elegant). Cheap glasses for expensive wine. Overcooked fillets, zipless zip sauce, overcooked lobster tails. Good salads. What makes a steak house a ""Chop House""? Menu items? Decor? Service? Prices? I guess you can't tell by a name anymore.
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