Finding a good steak in San Antonio

[Jeanne Bryan]

The Little Rein Steak House is a great place to eat.  Steaks are wonderful, eat in or out, but it is a little pricey

[LOS]

No one here can cook a steak, from all indications. Even otherwise good restaurants, like Liberty Bar, seem to cut their steaks half an inch thick. This makes it impossible to sear the outside and get a rare steak inside.

I've been here about 10 weeks total on business, and have yet to find a steak I really like. That's too bad, 'cause they've got to have good meat available. I remember a business trip to Hondo about 10 years ago, and still have fond memories of the steaks there.

So where can I find a good one?

[Timo]

Los:

i have only been an s.a.er (is that what we're called?) for about 3 months. i grew up on the east coast, where of course there are no cattle to be had. i was also a vegetarian when i moved here, so i gawked when i saw all the steaks being served en masse. but - i have found there are quite a few good places to get steak around san antonio, and am no longer a vegetarian:

texas land & cattle:( this is near the airport, sort of... maybe closer to north star mall) after getting into town on a late flight this was one of the most convenient places - normally i wouldn't have sought it out because i have a firmly held belief that the closer a restaurant is to an airport, the worse off it will be. but surprisingly it was great steak - and their frites (in texas they call them 'crispy fries' haha are the best i've had in texas)

ruth's chris: okok, you can go to one of these anywhere and get a pretty good steak i know, but you can tell yourself that the steak will surely be fresher in texas.

saltgrass: (on 281, near 1604) again, i was turned off by the chain-like appearance, but for some reason, restaurants whose outsides are coated with neon seem to know how to cook a good steak.

central market: ok, if you are still upset with these restaurants' incompetence, then the nice people at central market (in alamo heights, i think) will be more than happy to help you choose a steak, wrap it up for you, and send you on your merry way.

Edited December 16, 2003 by Timo (log)

[LOS]

I've been to the Texas Land & Cattle on the Riverwalk. They do at least cut their steaks thick, but they have this abominable seasoning they insist on throwing on their perfectly good steak. Too salty, too. Maybe the one up at the airport is better -- or, more likely, quality control is poor (this IS a chain, after all).

Ruth's Chris, IMO, is absurdly overpriced.

I have heard good things about Salt Grass, and plan on trying it soon.

[zephyrus]

On the riverwalk the Little Rhein Steakhouse is the only place to be, a thousand times better than any of the aforementioned steakhouses.

casey

[Richard Kilgore]

TIMO -- Welcome to the Texas Forum. Please let us know about your SA food experiences, which seem to be pretty powerful given a vegetarian to beefeater transformation.

[Lone Star]

I second the Little Rhine suggestion!

[claire797]

Another vote for Saltgrass! Good prime rib, too.