Our reservation was for 6 and the maitre d showed us to our table and acknowledged our anniversary. We didn't bring our own bottle and decided against getting wine. I got a Stella and my wife requested a Mojito but our waiter was quick to let her know that the bartender "sucked" at making Mojitos and talked her out of it. We each ordered a Caesar Salad to start and they came in these bowls that were oddly shaped in that they were very wide on top and narrow on the bottom (contacting the table) that it was nearly impossible to cut the wedges of lettuce into edible portions without the bowl tipping over into your lap. Also there was WAY TOO MUCH Caesar dressing. My wife went with a 16oz Prime Rib that was served with bone in and a Baked Potato "with everything". Fair warning to all that "everything" included bacon and cheese which she was not expecting. It was well prepared "Medium" and was very good. The crust was super good. I ordered the 16oz Rib-Eye (Medium) along with the Garlic Mashed Potatoes. Well first off, it was no where near 16oz and second it just didn't look appetizing at all. It was charred on the outside and when I cut it in half straight down the middle there was no pink what so ever. In fact it was so over cooked that it wasn't even brown in the center, more of a grey. Now I never send food back to a kitchen. I have seen too many news specials about what goes on back there. But this was not edible IMO so I broke that rule and sent it back requesting a new one. Oddly though I had 2 different people come and ask what was wrong and if I wanted it well done or something, as if they thought I was complaining that it was undercooked. So 3 different people were informed that I wanted it medium. The waiter returned a short time later and let me know that if I wanted a new one that it would be 15-20 minutes and asked if I would like to change my order to something that would come quicker since my wife was already enjoying her meal. The first thing that crossed my mind was "if you are spending 15-20 minutes cooking a steak to medium, you are doing something terribly wrong. I then agreed to change my order to the Prime Rib since I had a few bites off my wife's plate and it was very good. Mine though came out a smaller/thinner cut than hers and without the bone. It was also much more of a center cut so I got very little of the awesome crust that was all around hers. It was tough and just not good. I suffered through it though and ate the thing. The Garlic Mash on the side was OK but not anything better than I have had at Sizzler. They did bring us a complimentary dessert and again acknowledge our anniversary. Bottom line is next year we will be back at Texas de Brazil. Why mess with something that works. We will never go back to Binions Steakhouse. I would have been much happier at the Buffet in The Fremont across the street.
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