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We went here with Chelsea, Kelly’s sister, and it was Kelly’s treat. She had been there, and thought it was an Italian restaurant, and while there were some Italian Dishes, in fact this is really a steak house, and a not too expensive one. The three of us were able to eat and have a bottle of wine for under $125 with another $5 for the mandatory valet parking. A pretty good deal. And the decor is great, it looks like it has not changed an iota since it opened in 1946! You can picture Frank Sinatra eating there, and he does have a dish named after him, so I am sure he did go at some point.

We started the meal with their Garlic Bread, which costs $5.95 (or you can get a half order for $3.95), which I have to admit was tasty, and I scarfed down a couple of pieces. It is heaped with cheese and garlic, and while a little crispy for my taste was good enough for me to have 3 pieces!

When I realized it was a steak house, I decided to go for the house Specialty, which is the Prime Rib. You can get it in 8 oz ($21.95) 12oz ($25.95) and 16oz ($29.95) and I opted for the 12oz and got it medium rare, and it was nice and bloody, perfectly cooked, and a huge slab of delicious and tasty meat. It came with some horse radish sauce, but it was a bit creamy for me, but honestly the meat didn’t need it, it was excellent! The meals also come with 2 sides, which you get from an extensive list, and I got sauteed green breans and mashed potatoes and both were cooked to perfection and quite tasty. This is a deal, and quite good!

Kelly went for Beef Stroganoff, which was a special on the menu, and she seemed quite pleased with it, since she claims to have not liked egg noodles until I made them for her.

Chelsea went for the Chicken Picatta and was quite pleased as well.

We got a bottle of Zinfandel wine, which strangely tasted like Cabernet, and not like a Zinf at all. It was OK, but not what was expected or wanted

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This was a very good meal, and not cheap, but not super expensive either. A fun night out, but the place was packed, so the wait service was slower than I would liked, but we could see them running around, so we were not bothered. The only bad thing was sitting next to the fire, which was way too hot for me!

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••••THE HORROR!! IT SEEMS CHARCOAL IS GONE! CLOSED FOR GOOD! SO SAD, THE BEST BURGER IN LOS ANGELES GONE AFTER SUCH A SHORT TIME!!!!!••••

Located at the South East Corner of Sunset and Ivar, with parking in the Arclight parking garage (remember to validate) for some reason I had a much different impression of this place than what it was really like. And with the quality of the food, I am so surprised that there weren’t more people there at 7:30 on a friday night, because the food is damn good, like maybe better than Houston’s good. And the menu is very reminiscent of Houstons. This burger and steak place is well worth checking out. ••• Not only that but right now they have a 1/2 price deal, Monday through Saturday, 3 PM to 6 PM, and it is about half the menu. What a great deal! •••

I course I went for the standard burger, with no cheese, because I am allergic to cheese and I think it covers the taste of meat a bit. And I order it medium rare, and this was as medium rare as can be, obviously cooked on a flame, and absolutely delicious, especially for $8.99! That is a deal, this is one of the best burgers in LA.

My only complaint is the kitchen screwed up out fries so the sweet potato fries were on my plate (blech) and my fries were on Kelly’s place, but that was easily remedied.

Kelly got the $11.99 steak and frites Medium, and it too was excellent. A great price and quite tasty.

For dessert we tries the chocolate lava cake with ice cream, with a hint of raspberry, which was just like a smaller version of the excellent chocolate dessert at French 75, but only $7 and a much more normal sized portion.

The strangest thing is their wine menu, they only have 4 bottles, 2 white and 2 red, and the bottle we got was $32, way out of price for the meal. So wine with dinner is strange. It does look like they have a nice full bar though.

The service was also very good, though it did break down a little at getting the check.

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This place is fantastic, with really good prices. Why isn’t this place packed all the time? Is it because it looks too expensive, because it is really reasonably priced. Why not give it a try?

The half price deal has to be because they don’t have enough customers, which I can’t figure out, because this place is totally awesome!

100 Westgate Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 280-1170

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A delicious and great steak house, but still way, way overpriced. There were 3 of us, and we had 2 bottles of wine and it was over $450 dollars. Sure it was good, but that is some damn expensive steak. Sure they have good service, and I love how they bring the food out and show you (including a live lobster) before you are given the menu.

I had a delicious and huge baked potato for an appetizer.

For dinner I had the rare New York Strip Steak, which was thick and delicious. Molly had the Prime Rib, which was huge, and a bit too rare.

A very tasty meal, but as I said certainly too expensive.