House of Prime Rib

Over the past few years I have started eating less and less beef. In fact, if I averaged my red meat intake over this time it would probably be about once per month. This began as a healthy eating choice, but truthfully is now more about habit and taste. When going to a restaurant I immediately look at the chicken, fish, or vegetarian meals without much of a thought about the red meat offerings.  The reason that I bring this up is because this past Saturday we dined at the legendary House of Prime Rib on Van Ness in San Francisco. Eating at a restaurant called the "House of Prime Rib" requires that one eats the prime rib, and as a semi-vegetarian who rarely eats red meat I can honestly say it was one of the best and most memorable meals I have had in recent memory.

Rachel and I eat out a lot and I love to eat, but I am far from a food critic. So without trying too hard to eloquently justify my opinion; I will give a very brief and hopefully helpful review of my experience at the House of Prime Rib.

Rachel made reservations two weeks ago for ourselves and our friends Chris and Kristy. We were seated promptly and the service was attentive. The feel of the place was classic and made me nostalgic, though I am not sure of what. The mixed drinks come in shakers which equal closer to two full drinks and there are a couple of nice bottled beers. The meal came with the following:

1) Sourdough Bread- great!
2) Salad with egg, beets, and house dressing- great!
3) Creamed Spinach, mashed potatoes and gravy, Yorkshire pudding- great!
4) English Cut Prime Rib with horseradish- really great!!!

I had a look on yelp before we visited and noticed that you could get seconds which I was happily obligated to accept. The only downside to the experience was how terrible I felt for about 20 minutes immediately following the meal due to the massive amount of food that I consumed. However, when the feeling of fullness passed I craved more prime rib.

Below are a few pictures of the evening.  Thank you for stopping by Dirty Thirty Photography and take care.

Before going to the House of Prime Rib we stopped at a couple bars including the Bigfoot Lodge. The following pictures were taken there and edited with Nik Silver Efex Pro 2...

 And the star of the show...