33518 Wed Jan 05 18:02:43 -0800 2005 11 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 149620 seeking recommendations for a steakhouse or restaurant that knows how to prepare a nice juicy rib eye steak... on the peninsula or southbay preferred. Wed Jan 05 18:02:43 -0800 2005 0 nancygee 1 149628 If you don't mind paying a higher price my VERY favorite is Ruth Chris cowboy steak. Its a very top of the line Ribeye steak with the bone in. And be sure to order the extra butter so it comes sizzzzzzzzzling. Am not to sure where on the peninsula they have one but probably Palo Alto. In San Francisco its on Van Ness blvd. Wed Jan 05 18:36:58 -0800 2005 149620 0 originaljoe 1 149631 the closest ruth's chris to the penninsula is the one in sf... the only other location in the bay area is walnut creek. :-) Link: http://www.ruthschris.com/comeVisit_locationSearch_x.asp Wed Jan 05 18:55:48 -0800 2005 149620 0 artemis 1 149633 forbes mill steakhouse in los gatos check out the blackened ribeye, u won't regret it filet mignon is also excellent there 206 N. Santa Cruz Ave Los Gatos, CA 95030 Phone (403) 956-6435 Link: http://forbesmillsteakhouse.com/ Wed Jan 05 19:08:22 -0800 2005 149620 0 daniel k 1 149644 thanks danielk for the recommendation, but Forbes is too pricey for me. looks like I'll be grillin' at home. Wed Jan 05 20:36:04 -0800 2005 149620 0 nancy 2 149647 Santa was good to me this year. He brought me a little Weber Baby BBQ, the new fangled portable one that uses the 16oz bottles of propane. :) Grilling at home has never been better. Now if I can only find USDA PRIME beef, I'll be all set! (The Safeway Rancher Reserve tri-tip was pleasantly suprising the other night. And a bargain at $12 after my club card savings!) Wed Jan 05 21:09:48 -0800 2005 149644 0 SizzlingJoe 3 149658 not a meat connoisseur by any means but the safeway ranch reserve thin rib eye has been pretty darn good Thu Jan 06 00:27:27 -0800 2005 149647 0 daniel k 4 149860 well, I was afraid to say something earlier, especially since I don't usually have steak at home, but in december I had amazing rib eye steak from safeway. I haven't tried rib eye from whole foods, local butcher, yada yada yada, but this steak was as good as any i've had at a restaurant. salt and pepper and 15 minutes of warming up the gas grill did the trick. i don't remember both thin and regular cut but i'm sure i bought the regular cut because i worry that the thin cut ones will overcook. Fri Jan 07 02:58:54 -0800 2005 149658 0 felice 3 149729 I've had good luck with the Oregon range-fed beef at Whole Foods. Thu Jan 06 15:52:47 -0800 2005 149647 0 Paulie 3 149793 They have USDA PRIME beef at Ver Brugge in Oakland (I got a prime standing rib roast there a week before Christmas). You might have to ask for it, though. Thu Jan 06 19:05:23 -0800 2005 149647 0 Jasmine 3 149936 Schaub's in the Stanford Shopping Center carries USDA Prime. I believe Andronico's does as well. Last year we had a wonderful dry-aged USDA Choice bone-in rib roast from Andronico's. Delicious. Fri Jan 07 17:21:45 -0800 2005 149647 0 Ursula 1 149772 I know this is out of your geographic area, but in my mind you have two options: One, go to Bob's Steak and Chop House in the Omni Hotel in San Francisco and order the bone-in Ribeye (expensive restaurant) and tell the waiter that you don't need the carrot. OR Two, go to Harris' Restaurant on Van Ness in the city, buy yourself a bone-in Ribeye from their meat counter (but ask for good ones from the back if the ones in the counter don't look good). About $13-14 each (approx 1 lb). Take them home and cook them exactly the way you like. Thu Jan 06 17:44:15 -0800 2005 149620 0 MikeD