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When you picture an expensive steakhouse in your head, odds are that the picture you paint comes out looking a lot like Brenners. All the dark woods, leather, and corporate spending accounts you may desire are here. The whole place reeks of testosterone and Vp's trying to impress clients; don't get me wrong, this isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just kinda funny to see so many power suits/ties/cars/watches/etc. And yes, unless Shell/Exxon/Conoco are fronting the bill, it will be a tough cookie to swallow.
As is expected form a place designed to impress a client that is going to spend millions, the whole menu is impeccable and the wine list is as expansive as it is overpriced. My favourite is the NY Strip, but all the other cuts I have sampled have been nothing short of perfect. They will cook your steak exactly to how you prefer it, top it with whatever Jus you ask them to, and present it to you in the most delicate and elegant manner possible. When you're paying $45 for it, they damn well better. The high end steakhouse is the holy grail of waiters, so expect nothing but the best here, most of them are career waiters, and as such they are incredibly knowledgeable and skilled in their trade.
The salads are equally good, with the blue cheese iceberg taking the cake. Desserts as well are what you would expect, nothing falling short of the mark set by their bloated prices. You really can't go wrong by coming here, the problem is, do you really want to?
Now we arrive at my issue with all the high end steakhouses. The corporate accounts creates a false demand that drives the prices skyward and make it almost impossible to afford. If you're at the point where you're spending $70 for a steak, a dessert, and a glass of wine, it makes more sense to just simply buy the best meat at the market and an expensive bottle of wine and make it yourself. It will be just as good, if not better.
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