Padres Show Class At Local Steak House

[goreds2]

Last night, Furman mentioned that the Padres went to the Jeff Ruby Steak House after they lost Tuesdays game. The total dinner bill was $6000 and they left a $2000 tip. (33%)

[Chip R]

You stay classy, San Diego.

[dabvu2498]

Piazza arranged this through his long-time friendship with Ruby (Lasorda connection???). I've heard he does it every year when whatever team he's on travels into Cincy.

[Matt700wlw]

I need to start waiting tables at 4 star restaurants....

[redsfan30]

Either they ate 16 steaks a piece or they had a metric ton of drinks because $6,000 for no more than 40 people comes out to like $150 a person.

Wow.

[Roy Tucker]

I guess I won't complain about taking my family of 5 out to dinner.

I've been to Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse a couple times and it is a class and primo place. But it is expensive. I expensed a business dinner for 8 and it was over $1K. I could rack up a $150 bill without trying too hard.

[redsfan30]

Originally Posted by Roy Tucker

I guess I won't complain about taking my family of 5 out to dinner.

I've been to Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse a couple times and it is a class and primo place. But it is expensive. I expensed a business dinner for 8 and it was over $1K. I could rack up a $150 bill without trying too hard.

Wow.

So how much would dinner for two usually set you back?

[dabvu2498]

You can not get a steak at the Precinct for less than 30 bucks. That's ala carte. Sides are extra. Desserts run close to 10 bucks. Throw in a 10 dollarappetizer and you're well on your way. And that's before you have a couple bottles of wine.

[dabvu2498]

Originally Posted by redsfan30

Wow.

So how much would dinner for two usually set you back?

Wife and I did dinner for two there about 3 months ago and it cost us 105 bucks, including tip, and neither of us drinks.

[Always Red]

Originally Posted by dabvu2498

Wife and I did dinner for two there about 3 months ago and it cost us 105 bucks, including tip, and neither of us drinks.

Well, I'm betting the Pads had some drinks.

Dinner for two, a drink before, maybe an appetizer, wine with dinner, usually runs about $200 when I go there.

[redsfan30]

Holy crap!

Is this place THAT good?

[goreds2]

Originally Posted by redsfan30

Holy crap!

Is this place THAT good?

It better be.

Ruby's have been advertising on WLW saying it is their 25th anniversary.

[Always Red]

Originally Posted by redsfan30

Holy crap!

Is this place THAT good?

It's pretty good, but not great, IMO.

I like the steaks at Longhorn just as well, at a fraction of the price.

My wife prefers the "atmosphere" at Ruby's.

We eat at Longhorn's much more often!

[Always Red]

PS- Mike Piazza is a classy guy who treats regular folks very well; I've heard stories like this about him before; kudos to Piazza and the Padres.

[Roy Tucker]

Originally Posted by redsfan30

Holy crap!

Is this place THAT good?

Depends if your tastes run that way. It's a Power Big Deal Big City kind of steakhouse. Like a Ruth's Chris, Morton's, Peter Luger's, etc. kind of place, i.e. high class place, service, and food, but you pay out the ying-yang for it.

It's fun to go to once or if you're trying to impress someone. I thought it was great.

But I'm also cheap. We can go to Costco, buy USDA prime NY strips, buy a bottle of good red wine, I'll stoke up a hickory-fueled fire on my outside grill, and I can cook a steak just as good for 1/10 the price.