(01-22-2020, 03:27 PM)George Cantstandya Wrote: You go to a place like Ruby's for the experience and to be catered to while enjoying really good food.  That's a big part of the price.  You go with friends or family to relax and it is really a nice experience on top of great food.  You don't have to worry about food prep, cooking, and cleaning up after.  From my experiences at Ruby's the staff has always been top notch.  It's nice to sit back, relax and eat while the staff fills your drinks, brushes bread crumbs off the table, brings your food and works to make your visit as positive as possible. Sure I can grill a decent steak any time I want for much less.  But sometimes it is nice to go to a good restaurant and be treated with great service, great food while relaxing and enjoying the experience with others.

Sure the promotion is a marketing ploy. But it is at least doing something good.

(01-22-2020, 11:27 PM)WhodeyRay Wrote: THIS!!!!! Dear God thank you! You get it. If I have one more person come into one of my restaurant and say that they can buy X at the store for Y am I going to go postal. They dont have to pay taxes, insurance, labor, for linens or anything else. Let alone make a small profit. So I sure as shit hope you can get it cheaper at the store.

(01-22-2020, 11:27 PM)WhodeyRay Wrote: THIS!!!!! Dear God thank you! You get it. If I have one more person come into one of my restaurant and say that they can buy X at the store for Y am I going to go postal. They dont have to pay taxes, insurance, labor, for linens or anything else. Let alone make a small profit. So I sure as shit hope you can get it cheaper at the store.

(01-22-2020, 11:47 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: A good experience is sometimes worth the cost. A friend of mine keeps trying to get me to go to the Pine Club in Dayton. Believe me I want to, but as soon as we get the bill, my wife is gonna kick my ass!  We were both raised poor but we make a decent living now, but continue living frugal. That girl kills me sometimes. She's a KC fan. I went ahead and bought her a jersey so she could wear for our SB party. I'm gonna get my ass chewed over that as well. Oh well I guess? One thing that doesn't have a price tag for her? Shopping and furniture. OMG I hope she never reads this post or I'll friggen be cremated and she will use the savings to buy another piece of furniture. 

(01-23-2020, 01:17 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Beyond truth.

The best 2 meals of my life, were both in Japan:

Kobe Beef (IN Kobe, at that), cooked in front of you, with a set course that was:

- Striploin (NY) of Kobe Beef, along with mixed Japanese Greens, Bean Sprouts and Garlic Chips
- 2 Sauces to dip or pour over (SO GOOD)
- Lovely Miso Soup
- Various pickled vegetables
- Steamed Rice
- Western-style salad

7700 Yen (roughly $77.00 American; just move the decimal 2 places), a person. The beef literally melted in your mouth and was the most-marbled meat I had ever seen. Finished off with Orange Juice or an Iced Coffee, it was a wonderful meal, with a lot of attentive workers and just great all-around.

Fast forward to the last night in Tokyo, we had Omakase (Chef's choice menu) at a 2-Michelin Star Restaurant and 25 different plates were served to us, over a 2 hour span or so. The freshest fish I've ever eaten, the most delicious and perfect rice ever, plus the atmosphere, the chef (and his daughter lol) explaining everything and how to eat it, perfection doesn't describe how great the night was.

33000 Yen ($330 American) in total. Worth every penny.

So yeah, between food AND experience, you can't put a dollar amount on what is the best or not.

(01-23-2020, 03:18 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: I have heard that Kobe beef is the best in the world. Sounds fantastic. Those Japanese are perfectionists.

Like the Samurai.

(01-23-2020, 03:49 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: In my experience (I've eaten beef from all over; Alberta, Texas, Quebec, Oklahoma, Kansas, France, Italy, Argentina, etc.), Kobe beef is not only the best, but it is on such a level, that VERY few foods I've ever eaten (not just meat), taste and have a texture like it does.

Just out of this world.

I don't mean to bash any place I've been (or haven't been), but literally, almost everything is better in Japan lol.

- Cost of travelling (cost of living sucks, I know that)
- Electronics
- Video Games
- Food
- Sights
- Public and Private Transportation
- People
- etc.

I came home not wanting to leave and despite how much I love Canada (Toronto specifically), nothing here compares to Japan, when it comes to common things that are shared.

(01-22-2020, 01:10 PM)depthchart Wrote: It has to be much better than "The Roethlis Burger". 

(01-24-2020, 10:14 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: What is that?  A coed sandwiched between two of his offensive linemen that you have to eat in the bathroom?

(01-24-2020, 11:01 AM)RunKijanaRun Wrote: I guess I'm cheap, but I'd never pay over 50 bucks for something I'm going to put in my mouth.

(01-24-2020, 11:12 AM)Schmitbuck Wrote: That's what she said.

(01-23-2020, 04:23 PM)kdgjr Wrote: The Snake River Farms American Wagyu Ribeye Cap Jeff Ruby has on the menu is nicknamed "American Kobe". Although I'm sure Kobe in Japan is even better, I can attest that it is the best, richest, juiciest, melt in your mouth, piece of beef I have ever had.

You can also buy it by the ounce there if you just want to try it. First time I tried it, I topped my steak with steak and added a few ounces. Next time I went, I skipped over everything else and will probably not eat a different steak from that ever again when I'm lucky enough to return.

Also, Ruby sells his steak seasoning for $20 a tin. For those on a budget, put that shit on some prime grade steak you pick up at Costco. Or any steak, for that matter. Fantastic. I put it on any steak or hamburger I make.

And yes, any Ruby restaurant is super expensive. But, I'm a big believer in paying for "experiences" and I feel like it qualifies!