George Martin Strip Steak, Great River

Strip Steak is one of four restaurants in the George Martin Restaurant Group. We received a Groupon offer and decided to try this with some friends. Strip Steak is situated in a beautiful old house in the Village of Great River. The inside is exquisitely decorated and the service from the first point of contact was outstanding. The place is a little noisy and the food is served on large plates and the tables are small making it hard to enjoy. However if we were rating this based on hospitality they would certainly get our highest rating, however we are about the food not the ambiance. We started our meal with Chili Pop Shrimp and Crispy Calamari. The entrees consisted of the George Martin Skirt Steak, Berkshire Pork Chop and Cowboy Cut Rib Eye's. The sides are a la cart and we chose Mashed Potato, Creamed Spinach, Pan Toasted Green Beans and the Baked 1 Pound Idaho Potato. Starting with the appetizers we all enjoyed the shrimp that was cooked well and highly seasoned. The calamari on the other hand was over cooked to the point of resembling old rubber bands and tasting just as bad. The menu boasts about the quality and aging of the Black Angus meats they also go on to say they are "lightly seasoned". The Rib Eye's were cooked perfectly but the good news stops there. The seasoning is not light more so it is odd tasting and the "21 day dry aged certified black angus" priced at $45 in no better than a $17 steak at a lower end steak restaurant. The Skirt steak though over seasoned was very good. Finally the Berkshire Pork Chop, like all the other meats this was very over seasoned with cinnamon and other sweet flavors you would expect to find in a desert on so much an entree; however the wife thought it was good. The sides were OK with the exception of the Pan Toasted Green Beans with Bacon and Creamed Spinach which none of us liked. We finished with coffee which was very good and the Hot Chocolate Saucy Cake and a $12 Apple Turnover; both just OK. Even with all that said, I would like some day to return and try the $18 Burger called "1946 Burlesque Burger" we have been told is really good. This visit resulted in a bill for over $300 for our party of four, sorry to say not worth it even with the Groupon credit.

This trip earned 3 out of 5 forks.

http://www.georgemartinsstripsteak.com/