Cromagnum said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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schmellba99 said:

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Met an old friend of mine passing through town the other day at Federal American Grill off Katy Fwy. Had a filet with lump crab meat topping - it was extremely good, would recommend. Tender, cooked perfectly to med-rare and Pittsburgh style. Truffle mac was delicious.

I know they aren't in the top 5-10, but don't overlook them either.

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How was it medium rare and Pittsburgh at the same time? Pittsburgh is charred on the outside and rare on the inside.

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So Pittsburgh has no idea how to cook steaks is what you are telling me.

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Agreed with you on that.

Cromagnum said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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schmellba99 said:

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Met an old friend of mine passing through town the other day at Federal American Grill off Katy Fwy. Had a filet with lump crab meat topping - it was extremely good, would recommend. Tender, cooked perfectly to med-rare and Pittsburgh style. Truffle mac was delicious.

I know they aren't in the top 5-10, but don't overlook them either.

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How was it medium rare and Pittsburgh at the same time? Pittsburgh is charred on the outside and rare on the inside.

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So Pittsburgh has no idea how to cook steaks is what you are telling me.

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Charred really isn't a good word - seared on a super hot grill to get a really good crust is what it is.

And it is delicious. It's how a lot of wagyu is cooked as well, though they probably don't call it Pittsburg and have some super fancy name that everybody geeks out over.

Unless you think this is ruined or something. Try it sometime, you might like it.

Federal Grill is great. Go to the one in The Woodlands all the time.

schmellba99 said:

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Cromagnum said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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schmellba99 said:

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Met an old friend of mine passing through town the other day at Federal American Grill off Katy Fwy. Had a filet with lump crab meat topping - it was extremely good, would recommend. Tender, cooked perfectly to med-rare and Pittsburgh style. Truffle mac was delicious.

I know they aren't in the top 5-10, but don't overlook them either.

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How was it medium rare and Pittsburgh at the same time? Pittsburgh is charred on the outside and rare on the inside.

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So Pittsburgh has no idea how to cook steaks is what you are telling me.

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Charred really isn't a good word - seared on a super hot grill to get a really good crust is what it is.

And it is delicious. It's how a lot of wagyu is cooked as well, though they probably don't call it Pittsburg and have some super fancy name that everybody geeks out over.

Unless you think this is ruined or something. Try it sometime, you might like it.

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That's not med-rare on the inside.

Medium rare plus.

Yeah, I prefer my steaks to be seared pretty well on the outside but mid-rare. I'll except medium but that's pushing it. I don't like my steaks rare or blue.

agracer said:

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schmellba99 said:

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Cromagnum said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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schmellba99 said:

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Met an old friend of mine passing through town the other day at Federal American Grill off Katy Fwy. Had a filet with lump crab meat topping - it was extremely good, would recommend. Tender, cooked perfectly to med-rare and Pittsburgh style. Truffle mac was delicious.

I know they aren't in the top 5-10, but don't overlook them either.

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How was it medium rare and Pittsburgh at the same time? Pittsburgh is charred on the outside and rare on the inside.

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So Pittsburgh has no idea how to cook steaks is what you are telling me.

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Charred really isn't a good word - seared on a super hot grill to get a really good crust is what it is.

And it is delicious. It's how a lot of wagyu is cooked as well, though they probably don't call it Pittsburg and have some super fancy name that everybody geeks out over.

Unless you think this is ruined or something. Try it sometime, you might like it.

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That's not med-rare on the inside.

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I didnt say it was, these are just pictures showing what a Pittsburg style sear is like.

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TarponChaser said:

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Anybody ever go to Old San Francisco Steakhouse that was on Westheimer out near Fountain View & Voss/Fondren, IIRC?

Went there once because my MiL wanted to go. I couldn't tell you what the food was like. All I remember was the chick on the swing over the dining room.

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Yes! It was where the Target/CFA is now. In the late 90's, a colleague scheduled a business dinner there to woo a potential hire and it did not go over well. After that, any dinners for our team were scheduled for either Taste Texas or Las Alamedas (RIP).

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The one in Dallas was still open until recently. Went there for a niece's birthday about 15 years ago. Looked exactly like the one in Houston did when I went in the 70's. And I'm pretty sure the community block of cheese on the table had been there that long too.

Las Alamedas was special. That's where we would take out-of-towners and it was always a hit. Great happy hour too. F'ing sad that a rent dispute killed it. Now it has sat empty for 10 years. Good call, landlord.

Can't believe the Las Alamedas lot has sat empty for so long. You'd think someone would have built something there by now, unless whatever the landlord is asking is just ridiculous.

Yeah, Las Alamedas was a great place for a little group happy hour. Amazing that nothing replaced it.

I'd hammer that, no issues.

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Texan_Aggie said:

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Smith & Wollensky's?

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Yes. That was it. Great bar

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yeah, it was, similar vibe to Sullivan's.

98Ag99Grad said:

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Federal Grill is great. Go to the one in The Woodlands all the time.

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Same. The meat loaf is actually one of my favorites.

Odd pick by me… but the best steak in Houston is at a Mexican place… Xochi in the Marriott