The Republic is the best in town and I've tried them all.
Can't wait to try Wade's new place but I'll give it a month or two.
Can't wait to try Wade's new place but I'll give it a month or two.
Comparing Roadhouse to The Republic is like comparing a Honda to a BMW. One's nice, but the other is luxurious.MTTANK said:
Roadhouse for the win!! I only go to the Republic if I'm on the liquid diet, cool place for that. If I want a really top notch steak I do it at the house. Out of town Del Frisco's is hard to beat, awesome filet.
Invictibus12 said:
BCS is lucky to have both of them.
fishngame06 said:
Wife and I went there last night for anniversary and enjoyed the new atmosphere. We do wish they would have updated/tweaked the menu just a bit, but nope still same menu and layout. Now would be a good time to do this.
Nonetheless, we love their wiskey cocktails, appetizers, and sides. While we will agree that their steaks alone don't have the texture contrast and flavor as other high end big city places mentioned in this thread, their sauces are essential to make up the difference. It's their sauces that differentiate them from others and makes them somewhat unique.
nought said:fishngame06 said:
Wife and I went there last night for anniversary and enjoyed the new atmosphere. We do wish they would have updated/tweaked the menu just a bit, but nope still same menu and layout. Now would be a good time to do this.
Nonetheless, we love their wiskey cocktails, appetizers, and sides. While we will agree that their steaks alone don't have the texture contrast and flavor as other high end big city places mentioned in this thread, their sauces are essential to make up the difference. It's their sauces that differentiate them from others and makes them somewhat unique.
See, I just don't get the comment about the sauces. If I'm paying $45 to $xxx a steak, I want the STEAK to taste amazing. I could care less about 4 little 50-cent sauces. Good steak houses don't need sauces.
Sure, I like a horseradish sauce with a prime rib, or a chimichurri sauce if I eat at Churrasco's in Houston. But, if I'm paying for a steak that is supposedly high-end, that steak better stand alone.
Wade needs to go have a bone-in filet at Eddie V.'s, or any steak for that matter at Del Frisco's, Mastro's, or Pappa's.
Republic is charging similar prices for the steaks as the prime steaks at big-city steakhouses, but isn't matching the quality of meat and definitely not the quality of preparation.
Are you aware of how much butter are put on steaks at the high end places in the cities?Quote:
Good steak houses don't need sauces.
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Wade needs to go have a bone-in filet at Eddie V.'s, or any steak for that matter at Del Frisco's, Mastro's, or Pappa's.
Those kind of comments crack me up. I've lived in Houston, traveled to Chicago, Baltimore,St. Louis, LA, and other "food" cities and just because a steak house isn't in a big city, that doesn't meant that it's not good.nought said:
Republic steaks are ok, not great. They're great if you have never been to a big-city steakhouse like Capital Grill, Eddie V.'s, Pappa's, Ruth's Chris, etc. If, however, you like steaks like the ones at the aforementioned places, Republic steaks fall short.
I agree with you that a steakhouse doesn't have to be "big-city" to be good. That doesn't mean Republic is good though.Stupe said:Those kind of comments crack me up. I've lived in Houston, traveled to Chicago, Baltimore,St. Louis, LA, and other "food" cities and just because a steak house isn't in a big city, that doesn't meant that it's not good.nought said:
Republic steaks are ok, not great. They're great if you have never been to a big-city steakhouse like Capital Grill, Eddie V.'s, Pappa's, Ruth's Chris, etc. If, however, you like steaks like the ones at the aforementioned places, Republic steaks fall short.
Hands down some of the best steaks that I've had were at small mom-and-pop diners on road trips to go hunting, skiing, rodeo, softball, vacation, etc....
A lot of those "big-city" steakhouses that people like to flaunt don't even use their own seasoning or rub...they use pre-mixed box seasoning from wholesale distributors. However, since it's a famous / popular "high end" steak or chop house, people just glow about it.
The question is: does he really need to do that? If customers are going to keep paying for the product, then why would he pay more money for better cuts of beef? Why would he convert to a more labor-intensive or skilled cooking process? If Choice beef and some side sauces keep his restaurant full, I'd say that's a heck of a business model when the bottom line is concerned.nought said:I agree with you that a steakhouse doesn't have to be "big-city" to be good. That doesn't mean Republic is good though.Stupe said:Those kind of comments crack me up. I've lived in Houston, traveled to Chicago, Baltimore,St. Louis, LA, and other "food" cities and just because a steak house isn't in a big city, that doesn't meant that it's not good.nought said:
Republic steaks are ok, not great. They're great if you have never been to a big-city steakhouse like Capital Grill, Eddie V.'s, Pappa's, Ruth's Chris, etc. If, however, you like steaks like the ones at the aforementioned places, Republic steaks fall short.
Hands down some of the best steaks that I've had were at small mom-and-pop diners on road trips to go hunting, skiing, rodeo, softball, vacation, etc....
A lot of those "big-city" steakhouses that people like to flaunt don't even use their own seasoning or rub...they use pre-mixed box seasoning from wholesale distributors. However, since it's a famous / popular "high end" steak or chop house, people just glow about it.
Let me revise what I said. Wade also needs to go visit some small-city places like Rudy & Paco in Galveston (yes I know they aren't strictly a steak place, but again, they cook a far better steak than Republic) or Porters in College Station to see how good a steak can be without flavored sauces.
True, he has done well so far. However, competition is increasing in this town, and if he wants to pay for the loan on that facility and continue to succeed, he might need to step up his game.75AG said:
All that, plus he just opened a multi-million dollar facility. I'd say he's doing all right! And making darn good business decisions.