THE PRIME RIB Restaurant - May 18, 2011

"The Prime Rib" Steakhouse has been a Baltimore staple for 46 years.  It is the original Prime Rib Steakhouse out of the 3 open.  The other two are in D.C. & Philadelphia.  It was opened in 1965 by the BeLer brothers with the vision of a 1940's Manhattan "Super Club".  They are known for their Dry Aged Prime Rib & Fresh Seafood.  The decor is Black & Gold everywhere from the walls to the tables, to the bar, & even the black & gold leopard print carpet!  The Waitstaff is decked out in tuxedos.  Even the bus-boys were wearing tuxedos.  It reminded me of a high society club that is very picky of who they let in.  There is a piano player in the main dining room, and I am told a bass player joins him from time to time.  Now, I have been in fine dining establishments before, but I have to admit this was a little over the top in my opinion.  But that is exactly what the owners were going for when they designed the restaurant.

COMING SOON.......

My First Critique:  The Prime Rib 1101 N. Calvert St. Baltimore, MD

Stay Tuned..........Should be up by tomorrow night!

WELCOME TO MY BLOG!!!!!!!!

Where to begin.............

My LOVE for all things food started in my high school years when I started to experiment with cooking.  Unfortunately for my parents, they became my default taste testers!  Haha.  Thankfully I didn't put either of them in the hospital & I'm pretty sure they actually liked most of what I cooked (alas they were probably being good parents & didn't want to crush my spirits if they told me it sucked!).  At this time of my life though, my knowledge of "great" food consisted of the city's steakhouse, red lobster, & the chinese buffet with crab legs!

Once in college, my thirst for knowledge & experience of "great" food started to grow a little bit.  Living in  Fairfax, VA & being so close to D.C. allowed me to try & branch out from the norm & experiment with different foods & flavors.  Growing up as a 1/2 Korean, 1/4 Venezuelan, & 1/4 American military brat, I'd had a decent amount of different cultural foods & flavors.  But Northern, VA/D.C. offered up more choices  than I had ever been privy too.  To say the word "Overload" is putting it a little midly.  Unfortunately, as a broke college kid, the "Actual/Affordable" options were a little limited!

After I moved to Baltimore & started working at a career & bringing in decent money my thirst pretty much took off.  Thanks to my friends who had been privy to such "great" food & flavors growing up in Baltimore, I was able to start actually dining out at the "Fine Dining" places I had been yearning for.  Food became my biggest/most favorite hobby.  I started to really enjoy cooking & food with a passion I hadn't had since playing sports in high school.  

Currently, I have to admit I am a HUGE food junkie.  Always trying new recipes, whether from shows I saw, magazine articles, or even just talking to people.  I'm always wanting to go & eat at the newest restaurants.  But please don't think I am just about "Fine Dining".  I will always love the Mom & Pop Restaurants (usually the best food), the Corporate Chains, Fast Food Joints, Diners, & everything in between.  

So hopefully you will enjoy my latest project - Food Critic.  Thoughts & Observations from a Short, a little Chubby (hey, I love food, don't judge me!), & Multi-Cultural AVERAGE JOE!