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**sumas** · May-10-15, 12:30 PM

My husband wanted to take me somewhere nice for Mothers Day. Went on line and laughed at the prices listed for local eateries. Out rargious. $80 bucks for a strip steak???? Just told him forget it we have other priorties.

**Bobl** · May-10-15, 02:18 PM

Eighty dollars is a lot to you and me, but restaurants here no longer want folks like us, when they can serve people with more disposable income to spend.
I am afraid to even guess what parking, dinner and a night at the new hockey arena will cost, in a couple of years.
I doubt we will be running into each other there!

**JBMcB** · May-10-15, 04:07 PM

So, most of the new places that open up spend a lot on refurbishing their space. They aren't going to recoup that cost selling $15 steaks.

Big Beaver Tavern near 16 and Rochester sells $26 ribeyes that are, pretty much, the exact same steak as that $80 model you'll pay for at Top of the Ponch [[or London, or Coach Insignia or...)

**detroittrader** · May-10-15, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by sumas

My husband wanted to take me somewhere nice for Mothers Day. Went on line and laughed at the prices listed for local eateries. Out rargious. $80 bucks for a strip steak???? Just told him forget it we have other priorties.

Happy Mothers Day!

Sundays

3:00PM to 10:00PM

http://caperssteakhouse.com/steaks.html

T-BONE
Dine in: 70¢ an ounce
To Go : 80¢ an ounce

NEW YORK STRIP
Dine in: 75¢ an ounce
To Go : 85¢ an ounce

DELMONICO
Dine in: 80¢ an ounce
To Go : 90¢ an ounce

FILET
Dine in: $1.55 an ounce
To Go : $1.65 an ounce

**Honky Tonk** · May-10-15, 04:33 PM

For $80 he could have gotten you a male stripper........

**313WX** · May-10-15, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by Bobl

Eighty dollars is a lot to you and me, but restaurants here no longer want folks like us, when they can serve people with more disposable income to spend.
I am afraid to even guess what parking, dinner and a night at the new hockey arena will cost, in a couple of years.
I doubt we will be running into each other there!

Plenty of places still offer "cheap" steak.

At Capers on Gratiot near 7 mile, you can get a 17 ounce steak for about $15-$20. Sure, it's a hole in the wall and it's not in safe/trendy downtown, but you're getting damn huge portions of good food for your buck. [[EDIT: detroittrader beat me to it).

There's also the suburban chains like Outback, Texas Roadhouse, Logan's, etc.

**Bobl** · May-10-15, 06:03 PM

I seldom eat steak, anymore, but often went to Capers when it was 30 cents an ounce. It was very good steak.

**Zacha341** · May-10-15, 06:10 PM

Stop it HP -- I almost dropped my laptop on that one........!!!

Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

For $80 he could have gotten you a male stripper........

**Zacha341** · May-10-15, 06:12 PM

I'm not a steak connoisseur so long as it's not stringy or beef jerky tough I'm good with Texas Roadhouse or Logan's the few times I want a steak [[once or twice a year).

In general restaurant prices are up along with food. Within reason they all have to turn a profit. I would not want to be in that business.

**Cliffy** · May-10-15, 08:03 PM

$80 for a NY Strip is unheard of anywhere in the area. Even at Ruth Chris or Morton's, you aren't paying $80.

**softailrider** · May-10-15, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Cliffy

$80 for a NY Strip is unheard of anywhere in the area. Even at Ruth Chris or Morton's, you aren't paying $80.

Most expensive restaurant I've been to around here was Eddie Merlot on Woodward and Big Beaver. Last time I was there [[only been there twice) the rib eyes were $58.50 and didn't come with any other food except bread. To me that's obscene but it's also the best steak you'll ever eat.

**softailrider** · May-10-15, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by Zacha341

I'm not a steak connoisseur so long as it's not stringy or beef jerky tough I'm good with Texas Roadhouse or Logan's the few times I want a steak [[once or twice a year).

In general restaurant prices are up along with food. Within reason they all have to turn a profit. I would not want to be in that business.

I usually eat the Salmon at Logan's. Their steaks are only fair. The price is pretty good though.

**sumas** · May-10-15, 08:43 PM

Go on line and laugh for your self. The prices amazing. We went to our old stand by, Sinbads, took two friends. Bill was $90 plus tip. My husband and are not big eaters, so we split a dinner, $1.50 to do that, even that was 31'.50 I thought the bill was reasonable for appetizers drinks and 3 dinners.

Seriously I could not believe the prices we saw on line. We rarely eat meat, but just wanted some. It was good, brougt most of it home. I guess steak and and eggs in the morning.

**Cliffy** · May-10-15, 09:34 PM

It would be nice if you told us what place has an $80 NY strip steak

**Zacha341** · May-10-15, 09:57 PM

Ruth's Chris Steak House

Perhaps? They don't have prices on their online menu so that's a clue......

**sumas** · May-11-15, 12:34 AM

I'll have my husband list the places he had me check on line. One place was 7 dollars for a side of mashed potatos, one place listed a baked potato for $10 . Good lord I like my own cooking. But my husband was determined we were going out. Sinbads was just fine for 4 people but all I really needed was a new bathing suit. Well next month I guess. We budget things.

**archfan** · May-11-15, 12:40 AM

London Chop House gets $88 for a 32oz, aged, Prime porterhouse. They probably wouldn't let you split it, but I bet it's a heck of a steak.

**sumas** · May-11-15, 01:20 AM

Our friend is going to buy us some prime porterhouse. Like I said we eat little meat so I told him next month. I'll prepare it, make a great salad, twice baked potatos, aspargus and a desert. Why go out at the prices I saw on line?

I hate doing dishes, as in washing but my husband does that in his own time frame. I just go on strike, I will not cook in a dirty kitchen. After 40 years we have worked out things.

Honestly $10 for a baked potato? I can get one at a Wendys for 99 cents

**Bham1982** · May-11-15, 07:33 AM

I have never heard of an $80 NY Strip steak, not even in the fanciest steakhouses. At Peter Luger in NYC [[probably the most famed steakhouse anywhere) steak is around $50 a person.

My experience is that most fancy steakhouses will price their cuts in the $35-$45 range, more or less. If a restaurant is charging $80, and it isn't some rare Wagyu beef cut or something, then you're probably getting ripped off. I would steer clear.

**FormerEastsider** · May-11-15, 11:17 AM

Perhaps that NY strip came with appetizers, drinks, dessert, a big tip, and valet.

**Bham1982** · May-11-15, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by FormerEastsider

Perhaps that NY strip came with appetizers, drinks, dessert, a big tip, and valet.

True, if it includes all that, then $80 is reasonable. If a couple goes out to a fancy steakhouse, and steak is [[say) $40, then they'll probably end up paying a bill around $160, maybe a bit more after gratuity. Depends so much on drinks.

**FormerEastsider** · May-11-15, 01:48 PM

@sumas I don't know if you or your husband went on Yelp.com to find a place to eat but if you didn't I recommend that in the future you do.

**sumas** · May-11-15, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by FormerEastsider

@sumas I don't know if you or your husband went on Yelp.com to find a place to eat but if you didn't I recommend that in the future you do.

Thank you, Ill try that, we did find a cuban place we would like to try. Will try Capers too. We go out maybe twice a month. Take me a while to check places out.