We went to check out Gorat's Steak House tonight. We were excited to see what the new owner did with the place. It would be great to have another great dinner option in our neighborhood so I was really looking forward to it.
The new owners really did a nice job cleaning up the exterior. They trimmed back all the plantings around the building and sign. You can actually see all the sign and windows now. When we walked in, it smelled like fresh paint. The place looked decent. New wall paint, new trim, nice new hardwood floors. They kept a few of the old details such as the funky ceilings. Good so far...
... But that's where it ended. We were basically thrown at a table. Menu's piled up in one corner, no mention of anything from the hostess. I think by the time we sat down, she was already up by the door.
Or server came over and yelled at us in a very loud voice, "Can I get you something to drink?" Settle down lady, we are not 80 like the people you are use to. I asked what they had on tap and she struggled to get out 4 selections. I am not sure how many beers they actually had, but I am sure it was more than 4.
We ordered an appetizer, a Spinach and Artichoke dip, when she brought it out, she also brought app plates too. She set a plate in front of each one of us. The tables are covered in a "retro", I mean dated looking glass top. When she set each plate down, it literally got the attention of every table around us because it was so loud. The dip was decent, not thing to brag about, not going to win any awards.
We ordered entree's, well at least 3 out or 4 of us. My wife didn't get an entree because nothing on the menu looked good. She thought about getting a turkey sandwich, but choose to go with a soup and a salad. 2 of us got the "Famous" T-Bone and the last person got a pasta dish.
The Entree's came with a soup or salad. Two people got the salad which was very small, a few pieces of iceberg lettuce and a few small carrot shavings and a nasty looking pepperoncini pepper. I got the Creamy Potato soup, which was by far the highlight of the night! It was flavorful, good consistency, plenty of potatoes, and nicely garnished with fresh Bacon and Cheese.
Here comes the T-Bone, the "Famous" T-Bone! If its famous, its because of how Horrible it is! Before even taking a bite, it didn't look very appetizing, but I have had great thing that looked terrible. This wasn't one of them. I took my first bite and it tasted like fish! Took another bite, also tasted like fish!! Turned to the other person eating a T-Bone and told him and he agreed! Not only did it taste horrible, it was really tough. I had to stop eating a couple bites it was so bad. It was like eating a piece of shoe leather.
It would be nice if this place updated their website and facebook page with a current menu, but that doesn't matter, I would still say don't go there.
Moral of the story, I can honestly, without a doubt, say that this is the worst steak I have ever had in my life! I usually will give places a second chance and try something different, but I don't think this place will get one from me. read more