Its no longer Flat Iron Steak

[Neil_M]

Wow...all this uproar over a little piece of meat....

I know, sad ain't it?

Funny really, Summer time, busy trains, high prices and Amtrak reduce the quality of the food on the menu...... Strange restaurant that takes steak off the menu because it is busy!

Still, at least the Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada is fine and dandy!

 

[sky12065]

Wow...all this uproar over a little piece of meat....

I know, sad ain't it?

Hey, at least there's plenty of meat to this conversation! And there's no asking here... "WHERE'S THE BEEF!" :lol: .... :unsure:

 

[the_traveler]

And there's no asking here... "WHERE'S THE BEEF!" :lol: .... :unsure:

But we do ask "WHAT'S THE BEEF?" :lol:

 

[PaulM]

Most of the greasy spoons I've been to would include the veggies.

Whoa there!!!

I know it's not yuppie food, but a spit 'n whittle cafe is not a greasy spoon. But to be more accurate, the pot roast, I mean brazed flat iron, would be accompanied by mashed potatoes and gravy and corn or green beans.

 

[catblue]

Moral of the story, some friendly steak-eating advice-- Keep it medium or under. Medium-rare is usually best-- and ALWAYS remember that if your steak isn't done enough, they can always throw it back on the grill and you have the right to complain. One of the simplest things a cook must master is the ability to cook meat to order. There is no excuse for not being able to cook a cut to order. :lol:

While you can throw the meat back on the grill at home, I'm pretty sure that a restaurant (and hence also Amtrak) cannot do this, as it violates a health regulation to put food that has been served back onto cooking surfaces. You do have the right to complain, but if they take your plate back to the kitchen and return with a steak cooked more to your liking I'm pretty sure you're getting a new steak, not the same one cooked a bit more.

I ordered a steak at a local restaurant just today. The server ask me to cut it to see if it was cooked well enough, I did and it was not. She took it back to the kitchen and when she came back it was the same steak as I had sent back. I know because of the way I cut it. Not the first time this has happen and I am pretty sure I get the same steak back most every time. I can only speak from my experiences.

 

[sechs]

Wow...all this uproar over a little piece of meat....

People are so stuck on beef... that they know nothing about it.

Folks need to talk to their butchers sometimes. And I'm not talking about that guy who puts out the nice foam and plastic bits in the display at the supermarket.

 

[RTOlson]

Most of the greasy spoons I've been to would include the veggies.

Whoa there!!!

I know it's not yuppie food, but a spit 'n whittle cafe is not a greasy spoon. But to be more accurate, the pot roast, I mean brazed flat iron, would be accompanied by mashed potatoes and gravy and corn or green beans.

Sorry, I'm not familiar with spit 'n whittle cafes and guessed based on the images that the name conjured.

 

[RRrich]

Most of the greasy spoons I've been to would include the veggies.

Whoa there!!!

I know it's not yuppie food, but a spit 'n whittle cafe is not a greasy spoon. But to be more accurate, the pot roast, I mean brazed flat iron, would be accompanied by mashed potatoes and gravy and corn or green beans.

Sorry, I'm not familiar with spit 'n whittle cafes and guessed based on the images that the name conjured.

I think that if they are spitting in the cafe whittle me won't be there - but I hope the food inspector will be!