I grew up eating chuck steak, the cheapest cut you can buy. We didn’t have a lot of money growing up, so we would eat one chuck steak between the four of us at least once a week. I think my mother may have paid about $1.19 per pound in the late 70’s.
Our steak was always accompanied by Seabrook Farms boil in bag creamed spinach, and a baked potato. My siblings and I were just kids, and we thought we were eating like rich folks whenever steak was the main course, despite my mother’s limited funds.
These days, I don’t eat steak very often, but when there’s a special date night planned, a real special occasion, or a night out with friends we haven’t seen in ages, I go for it!
My first choice is a nice dry-aged Ribeye steak, with all the steakhouse trimmings. The crispy fried onions, the wedge salad with real bleu cheese, the house made creamed spinach, and a nice baked potato, loaded with butter.
Who counts calories when there’s a special occasion?
My husband loves Filet Mignon covered in Béarnaise or Bordelaise sauce. Filet Mignon doesn’t have enough fat content for me to really enjoy eating it. To each his own.
I would never turn away a good, marinated skirt or flank steak, or a nice dry-aged New York Strip. I guess I like red meat more than I’m willing to admit.
With all the cuts of steak to choose from, it seems that a lot of people I’ve dined with, order Filet Mignon. According to my research, Filet Mignon is the most popular cut of steak ordered in restaurants across the United States. Followed by Strip Steak, Ribeye, Top Sirloin, Porterhouse, and T-Bone.
I thought it would be cool to find out where the best steaks are served in Ocean County according to the people. Perhaps my next meal on our next special occasion will come from one of the restaurants on the list.
