Best Prime Rib

[Joe Nathan]

Billy Bob's Sams Town Casino Las Vegas
16 oz and a 24 oz
Awesome and the potato is like a battle ship..lol

[GreatSaveGerber]

Two ultra-old-school places around town deserve a deep bow ... :

* Pacific Dining Car, downtown L.A. (1921): The three times I've been there for my husband's business dinners, I'm faced with this no-brainer choice, which the several generals of PDC chefs have perfected since the place first opened 87 years ago. Pricey, but worth every penny.

Welcome To Pacific Dining Car Restaurant

* Lawry's The Prime Rib (1938): A few crabby detractors call this seventysomething classic dated and tired, but are you gonna argue with satisfied guests coming from all over the globe -- or with the happy "Beef Bowl" contestants who descend upon the place before every Rose Bowl?

:: Lawry's Restaurant ::

There's also a sort-of "old schooler" in northern Orange County that does prime rib at its droolworthy best:

* Rembrandt's Beautiful Food (1969): A personal favorite spot of yours truly and her better half for about 13 years, the chefs prepare prime rib right: flavorful and succulent, with a divinely salty crust that makes me hungry just thinking about it.

Rembrandts Beautiful Food / the official site

Jan/GSG

[KickEm]

The Tam O'Shanter Inn
(though related to Lawry's)

:: Lawry's Restaurant ::

[GreatSaveGerber]

Originally Posted by KickEm

The Tam O'Shanter Inn
(though related to Lawry's)

:: Lawry's Restaurant ::

Spot on, mate: Tam is The Prime Rib's older sibling by 16 years.

Jan/GSG

[OTTo VoN BLoTTo]

Man, I've eaten it Pacific Dining Car and Lawry's as mentioned by GSG as well as other places and I must say in all honesty I've never had better than the one I perfected over the years at home. It's GOTTA be dry-aged USDA Prime for starters (or you can't call it "Prime" rib. It's a "standing rib roast" if you use choice grade), then completely covered with a salt-crust made of Hawaiian pink Alae salt/pepper/lots of garlic powder and dried herbs and spices and wrapped tightly in plastic wrap overnight. Roast to medium rare, crack off the salt-crust, slice it thick, and send your lucky guests straight to heaven. Ice cream-tender and sinfully juicy. Not at all too salty but rather seasoned perfectly all the way through. Homemade au jus and creamed horseradish. Used to jar the rub and give it as Christmas gifts.

GAAWD i'm getting hungry.....

[King Taco]

If you can dumb down that prime rib recipe, I would forever be in your debt. I can't cook for ****. :(


I prefer going to Lawry's over Tam's because I love their salad. That and the cut tends to be bigger there.

[OTTo VoN BLoTTo]

King Taco, I might have the recipe typed out at home with the ingredients in the rub and everything. I'll try and post it later if I can.

[santiclaws]

Where exactly does one get prime-grade meat?

[Fisch]

When I lived in Pasadena my favorite place to go to was the Beckham Grill for lunch or an early dinner. I go early enough to get an outside cut. British style so you get the yorkshire pudding, creamed spinach and creamed corn.
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I've been to many steakhouse over the years so hard to really single any out as over the top. The higher-end steakhouses I usually don't get prime-rib.

[SicSemprTyranis]

I like to kick it old school when I grab my prime rib and I mean old school. There is a place in Westchester on La Tijera called the Buggy Whip. Straight 1960's old school. Grab a martini, enjoy dark leather booths, get some roquefort dressing with your starter salad and then dive into a juicy cut of Prime Rib.

[Joe Nathan]

Beckham Grill
I use to go by the Beckham Grill all the time when I lived in the Valley.
Next time when I'm in Calif will stop in..

[spjon25]

Never been to the Buggy Whip though I have heard about it many times.

For Prime Rib, as of now, my vote goes with Lawry's. That place is awesome and that is all I can say. Ya get that huge bone in hunk o beef (cooked rare by the way) let the juices run all over the plate...yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Joe Nathan]

Buggy Whip is that in Inglewood?

[homersimps]

Yes it is. The Whip kicks butt.

[Joe Nathan]

I went to the Buggy Whio, many years ago. The prime rib was awesome.

[Mr. Irreverent]

Originally Posted by OTTo VoN BLoTTo

Man, I've eaten it Pacific Dining Car and Lawry's as mentioned by GSG as well as other places and I must say in all honesty I've never had better than the one I perfected over the years at home. It's GOTTA be dry-aged USDA Prime for starters (or you can't call it "Prime" rib. It's a "standing rib roast" if you use choice grade), then completely covered with a salt-crust made of Hawaiian pink Alae salt/pepper/lots of garlic powder and dried herbs and spices and wrapped tightly in plastic wrap overnight. Roast to medium rare, crack off the salt-crust, slice it thick, and send your lucky guests straight to heaven. Ice cream-tender and sinfully juicy. Not at all too salty but rather seasoned perfectly all the way through. Homemade au jus and creamed horseradish. Used to jar the rub and give it as Christmas gifts.

GAAWD i'm getting hungry.....

Where's my friggin invite???

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