This year is the year to remember.  The Feast of Men evaluated Chef Richard Cobbs and Fleming's Steakhouse on February 20th.  This was the biggest we every went with 80oz's of prime rib steak per person, equivalent to 5lbs of meat per person!  I'm telling you right now it was the best Feast of Men to date.
    First off I spoke to Chef Cobbs before hand and he was very reassuring that this would be a great event.  I met with him and he allowed me to pick where we would sit and gave us captains...
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Well this years FEAST OF MEN was held at the Holiday Inn, in Oneonta New York by one of our own members Paul Lawrence. He is the General Manager at this particular hotel. Why did he want to risk complete humiliation and ridicule I will never know, but we had fun.
     To add to the excitement and fun we added three new members, Muga Katoke a friend of Paul’s and now a friend of ours. Also sixteen year old Javaughn “The Giant” Johnson and fifteen year old Taharen “Terrible” William...

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This was my first participation in the Feast of Men event. I can not give enough props to this event. Everything including the meal, location and the friendships that were developed at that event are positively memorable. Good job Oneonta.
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I revisited a second restaurant I've been to recently because I got some coupons in the mail.  The Palm has a 837 club membership and I'm a member of it.  I got my memebership free but it costs $25 to join the club and earn points everytime you eat there.  If you keep, I believe, 500 points on your card you get a free lobster tail for your birthday.  If it were steak we would be in business.  
    I told you before that I got the Prime Rib and it wasn't to good.  This time I got the 24oz Ribey...

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I recently went to Old Stone SteakHouse in Belmont.  The best part of my meal was the appetizer and that was just some boneless wings.  The steak I ordered was a 14oz ribeye with it's so called "signature" butter on top was at best less than average.  Not to mention this was the smallest 14oz steak I have ever had.  I had a 10oz ribeye at the Hard Rock Cafe that was bigger than this.  No flavor except for the butter on top, it would have been very bland without it.  I didn't have time to ask ...

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My lastest place of critique was the Capital Grille in Charlotte.  Let me suggest you bring a sweater because it was cold.  But when you go it may be alright since they will probably be warming it up inside since it's cooling down outside.
    Anyway on to the meat.  I ordered the ribeye called the Delmonico Steak a bone in ribeye cut.
They use a sweet vinigerette on the steak and seal the flavor in with a type of crushed, almost to a powder, mushrooms and sear the outside of it which locks in ...

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I've been to Ruth's Chris Steak House in Baltimore MD and here in Charlotte and they've got their act together.
    Both places I ordered the Ribeye, and again everything was a la carte and can get pricey but the Ribeye was worth every penny.  They don't mind giving you a man size portion even if your a little guy.  I appreciate the swollen stomach when I go.  Just like Flemings Restaurant I have nothing bad to say about their Ribeye.  You can't go wrong with it, tender, juicy and hefty when i...
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Flemings Restaurant in Charlotte had to be one of the best and average experiences I've ever had. 
    I went to Flemings twice because they only serve Prime Rib on Sunday so I had to go back and try it.  But the first time I went I got the Ribeye and this time I got the blue cheese crust topping on it.  That was the first time I ever got that.  This Ribeye was so tender and delicious I had to sit back and take it all in for a moment.  I mean I literally put my fork down and sat back in my se...
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Ladies and Gentlemen, our first "GO GET IT," goes to LongHorn Steakhouse in Gastonia.  Most places I go to the best steak is at the smaller less expensive places.  I got the Ribeye there and it was great!  I didn't think it was going to be as good as it was because most of the big chains don't have good chefs it seems.  But my first bite was fantastic, no need for sauce although they gave me some and was able to finish without it and was glad to do it.  Longhorn is easy on the pocket and load...
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Okay people, keep in mind that I want a great tasting Prime Rib or Ribeye, it comes from the same cut.  Any place I mention that I don't specifically write "GO GET IT," is not going to give you the wow factor you want.  I want you to have a wow factor when you eat a steak that I recommend because that's what I want.  The places that I say "GO GET IT," are going to be the places that, if need be, you will save up for just to go to once a month.
    The Gallery's Prime Rib was pretty good and th...
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Bentley’s on 27th has a great view and the view of my Prime Rib was great until I tasted it!  It wasn't horrible and I haven't had a steak that was so bad that I wanted to spit it out.  But in my search for the best Prime Rib ever, I want sparks and I want whistles.  I also want my money back because for the price I paid for my meal, I didn't get any of that when I tasted it.  By far it was plan and needed work.  Now I know you pay for the view.  But if everything I order for a price of ove...
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My last post told you about the best Prime Rib I've ever had.  But I have to say that this place almost dethroned it.  The Friar's Table in Buffalo NY, was a great place to eat.
    At this Feast Of Men meeting there was a lot of people there.  The four F.O.M members were there as well as other guests that were invited.  As they say "The more the merrier," is a true statement because we had a good time.
    The atmosphere was a laid back one as we laughed and joked with each.  No problem being ...
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On our endless search for the best Prime Rib in the US we find ourselves at Shula's Steak House in Baltimore Maryland.  This Feast Of Men meeting only involved two of the four F.O.M members due to inclement weather. But I assure you that the other two members would agree, when I tell you that this was the best Prime Rib that we have had to date!
    There was two sides, of Shula's the sports bar side and we were on the other side with the suit and tie people.  It was nice, the atmosphere was q...
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The title Champ is here, is based on the FACT that I won the challenge of eating the most out of 4 others who took part in this yearly event. Although this is NOT an eating competition, we end up judging who has eaten the most after we all have concede and weight the remaining portions left on our plates.
We voted on Middletown, NY for our 2009 Feast of Men event to be hosted by Eddie Loren Williams. He chose Charlie Brown Steak House, a well known steak house with a fresh salad bar.  My overa...
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    The F.O.M meeting held at Dakota Steakhouse in Latham NY only involved three of the four members. We didn’t have prior reservations to this restaurant so we weren’t sure that they would be able to accommodate the F.O.M. But we took our chances and spoke to the hostess to see if they had 150 oz’s of prime rib laying around in the kitchen. To our surprise we got the last of it. One of the steaks came in two 25oz pieces. You got to get it how you can when it’s at the last moment.
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Our first few FEAST OF MEN or F.O.M meetings were held at the Red Osier Landmark Restaurant located in Stafford NY about four or five miles east of Batavia NY. They have what is called a Call Cut which when we went they listed it as a 72oz prime rib. Now they list it as four or five pounds of prime rib.

So for our first few times going I thought the place was great. It had a nice atmosphere good place to take a date or if you want to take family out for a nice dinner. Nice soft music playing...

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My name is Chris and for me it all started on March 5th 2003. See that's my birthday and on this particular date I woke up to a crapy start. Its wierd how you can wake up beside someone and still feel lonely. Well my best friend saw how pitiful I looked and invited me to go out to eat with his family. He told me that his wife was taking him to a fancy restaurant in Stafford New York. He said since she's buying me dinner for my birthday I'll pay for yours. Me being the food devourer I am, I co...
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This F.O.M dinner was held at Charlie Brown's Steakhouse in Middletown NY.  This was our most recent Prime Rib adventure and was our biggest cut to date!
    The atmosphere was laid back and was fun.  No problems with anything as far as the enjoyment level goes.  The dress code was nothing special, you didn't have to dress up or anything like that.  That was especially good for us since we would have to unbuckle ours belts pretty soon. 
    The service was excellent to be honest, the chef came...
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