davidandrose 
Aurora, CO
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1696
 | | 08-13-2006 07:57 PM |
| I routinely find myself salivating at the Allen Brothers moo cow catalog that shows up every few months, but I can't bring myself to plunk down $50 a pound when its far less expensive to buy the same meat cooked at one of our local steakhouses (our inability to BYO wine in CO balances the scale towards staying at home!).
I'm pretty satisfied with the dry-aged beef at whole foods and another local market, which tends towards $25lb for NY Strips, but it is often sold too soon and/or not a prime grade. Has anyone found outstanding, fairly priced beef from a mail-order or online house? | | |
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Chicago Wine Geek
Chicago Western Suburbs
Wine Steward
Posts: 7124
| | 08-15-2006 02:56 AM |
| Let yourself go and embrace the dark side....Allen Brothers........Luke, the steak is amazing....... | | | |
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Jack Brewer
Grape Stomper
Posts: 169
| | 08-16-2006 09:19 PM |
| Lobel's,... hideously expensive but unbelievably tasty | | | |
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 10941
| | 08-26-2006 04:13 PM |
| Lobel's always wins when put up against Allen Brothers. Don't get me wrong, nothing at all bad about Allen brothers, it is excellent... but Lobels is the king. | | | |
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Chicago Wine Geek
Chicago Western Suburbs
Wine Steward
Posts: 7124
| | 08-26-2006 07:10 PM |
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Lobel's always wins when put up against Allen Brothers. Don't get me wrong, nothing at all bad about Allen brothers, it is excellent... but Lobels is the king.
STEAK-OFF! | | | |
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rjs3
NJ
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1124
| | 08-30-2006 04:38 PM |
| If you subscribe to Restaurant.com, you can get a $25 gift certificate for Allen Brothers for $10. They also run specials that they send by email, for 60% off sometimes. They are upgrading their restaurant selections as well. I got a $25 gift certificate to a very fine local restaurant for $4. | | | |
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kimber
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1259
| | 12-29-2006 01:21 AM |
| CWG, I got a $150 Allen Brothers gift certificate for the holidays. If you were lucky enough to get the same  what would you recommend the wife and I splurge on for a small dinner party or just for the two of us? The Beef Wellington's look incredible but I'm a little wary of them. Should I simply stick to the Filet or Strip? Avoid all the seafood? Damn, that truffle butter looks good! This is my first order with Allen Brothers so I want the best. Thanks in advance! | | | |
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 10941
| | 12-29-2006 03:20 AM |
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Lobel's always wins when put up against Allen Brothers. Don't get me wrong, nothing at all bad about Allen brothers, it is excellent... but Lobels is the king.
STEAK-OFF!
Name the place and time.... | | | |
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Chicago Wine Geek
Chicago Western Suburbs
Wine Steward
Posts: 7124
| | 12-29-2006 03:37 AM |
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CWG, I got a $150 Allen Brothers gift certificate for the holidays. If you were lucky enough to get the same what would you recommend the wife and I splurge on for a small dinner party or just for the two of us? The Beef Wellington's look incredible but I'm a little wary of them. Should I simply stick to the Filet or Strip? Avoid all the seafood? Damn, that truffle butter looks good!
This is my first order with Allen Brothers so I want the best.
Thanks in advance!
Do you want quantity or quality? If you want the best, go with your favorite cut (mine is NY Strip, others like Filet or Rib Eye) and go dry aged. If you want to make the GC go a bit (not much) farther, go with wet aged of your favorite cut. Or just go nutz and go for the Waygu. The truffle butter does look good, but you can find the same for much less on the net. Google it and order away! Please let me know what you decide. It's all good.... | | | |
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Chicago Wine Geek
Chicago Western Suburbs
Wine Steward
Posts: 7124
| | 12-29-2006 03:39 AM |
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Lobel's always wins when put up against Allen Brothers. Don't get me wrong, nothing at all bad about Allen brothers, it is excellent... but Lobels is the king.
STEAK-OFF!
Name the place and time....
With a 1 year old and a 3 year old, a "non-business trip" is not in my future. That said, if anyone wants to come to Chicago, hotel is on me. I might have an excuse to visit Apple in Jan/Feb so we could do it in your home town. I am the consumate carnivore.... | | | |
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juggernt
Tampa, FL, USA
Wine Labeler
Posts: 3501
| | 12-29-2006 01:31 PM |
| Had a guy selling steaks (and other meats) out of the back of his pickup the other day. Had some references from neighbors, so we took the plunge and bought the chicken and seafood package from him. He threw in a box of rib-eyes. I'll be interested to see how good they actually are ("I'll compare my beef with Omaha Steaks any time!!!"). | | | Visit The Butcher Block at http://www.butcherblocktampa.com/ | |
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