Dine Like a High Roller at Rare Steakhouse | Eater Boston

"A very good example of a ritzy casino steakhouse at Encore Boston Harbor, this spot serves about every style of steak one could imagine in a large room that is very beige (it’s a miss for maximalists, but your outfit will pop), tastefully lit, and, if you know your higher-end casinos, very familiar. The best way to sample its range is the New York strip tasting ($180), which is three three-ounce cuts: Kansas-based Creekstone Farms prime, American wagyu, and Japanese wagyu. The mighty 16-ounce boneless grass-fed rib-eye, also from Creekstone, is cooked to order (we suggest medium rare) and is a very nice cut ($82). It’s steakhouse law that you have to get a potato as a side, and you should absolutely get the excellent Yukon Gold potato puree ($17), which has all the gooey elasticity of aligot. Finish your meal with a rich slice of chocolate cake ($19), with speculoos crunchy layers, and vanilla whiskey ice cream, because even if you didn’t win at the slots, you deserve it. While it definitely gets a lot of diners from the casino, it’s a destination for a dressy date night or night out with friends." - Tanya Edwards