(31) Prime Rib @ House of Prime Rib

This place is a crackup! I had never been to a proper steak house before. It's such a scene. I love it. Everyone, in one room, just macking on some slabs of meat. Awesome. These folks have been serving up prime rib since 1949, a true San Francisco institution. Literally, prime rib is all they have on the menu. (sorta alarming that they shout out they use corn-fed beef, aren't cows supposed to eat grassses, people?!?!?!? End rant.) Besides that fact, this steak was super juicy, tender, marbled with rich fat, and super flavorful. And each side was tasty too - silky purreed mashed potatoes with a thick brown gravy, a wispy flaky butter Yorkshire pudding, and creamy creamed spinach with salty bacon bits. I sat at the bar by myself, but would love to go back because they cart out the meat and carve it right it front of you if you sit at a table, look!

Prime Rib @ House of Prime Rib. Photo credit: Kendra Aronson.

Menu @ House of Prime Rib. Photo credit: Kendra Aronson.

Bar @ House of Prime Rib. Photo credit: Kendra Aronson.

Bottle room @ House of Prime Rib. Photo credit: Kendra Aronson.

Prime Rib @ House of Prime Rib. Photo credit: Kendra Aronson.

Prime Rib @ House of Prime Rib ($37.45 - $42.85)
1906 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94109
415.885.4605
Monday - Thursday > 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Friday > 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday > 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.