Dave Kogan
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This was my first visit to Bob's and it did not disappoint.
I was in town for a conference at the Omni and was going to dinner with a co-worker and a couple other vendors.
Normally, a lot of hotel steakhouses are mediocre. Sure, they have the different cuts of meat, but they can never back up their claims of deliciousness.
Bob’s is the diamond in the rough.
Back home, Bob’s is the name of a discount furniture chain of crappy quality knockoff furniture. So, the name threw me.
So, when I’m in Dallas, I’ll stow might thoughts of garbage furniture and think of mouth watering cuts of steak instead.
I started with a wedge salad, but per usual, I removed the tomatoes and that smelly moldy blue cheese and left the bacon and added ranch dressing. This is the tastier way to eat a wedge. And like that meme of a guy with white poster board sitting at a table, change my mind.
Anyway, the salad was good. Crisp, fresh lettuce, chucks of bacon, and a sweet ranch dressing. What’s not to like?
They also provided bread for the table. I think Dallas has yet to start charging for their bread (this is an awful trend as if us paying for an expensive meal now has to include a bread charge for $10-$20 dollars extra). The bread was crisp on the outside and doughy on the inside. Did it need butter? Good bread does not. And unless these restaurants can come up with an equally pleasing butter or spread that enhances the bread, then none is needed.
For my main course, I opted for a 16oz prime filet mignon, medium rare, with their mashed potatoes.
They provided a steak knife ( a really sharp one, too) and I was able to cut my steak with the butter knife. Eat bite melted in my mouth like ice on a hot plate. The filet was perfectly crafted and the potatoes were whipped to a creamy goodness. And despite the perfection of both the potatoes and the filet. The server was all about the carrot that accompanied the meal. The glaze was good. My carrot was on the softer side of my liking.
We did have a vegetarian in our party and our server took care if her masterfully. There were salads, sure, but he took it upon himself to speak with the chef and came up with a dish not on the menu to appease her palate. And appease he did. She had a wonderful meal. As did we all. And in addition to our delectable meals, two of our party decided to also indulge in the lobster mac and cheese. I’m not a lobster and and regardless of the amount of lactaid pills I take, mac and cheese (especially homemade from a steakhouse) would render me immobile for days. However, they said it was rich, and creamy, laden with fresh lobster that it rivaled anything he had on the East Coast.
We did gaze upon the dessert menu and while there were quite a few worth ordering; a wheelbarrow wasn’t one of them. Alas, we paid our bill and off we went.
This is one of the best steakhouses I’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting and I live in Chicago.
If you find yourself in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, you should find your way to Bob’s Steak & Chop House. You will NOT be disappointed.