As an afficionado of high-end steakhouses and as one who is often invited to author restaurant reviews for several well-established publications, I was eager to dine at Alexander's during a recent visit to Los Angeles. From the outset, everything struck me as over the top: the hyper-zealous maître d', the selection of exotic beverages, the multinational fare (steaks assorted and classified in accordance with national heritage), the elaborate ordering procedures, and surely the cost. While the porterhouse and prime rib each proved satisfying, the Japanese wagyu was inordinately over-priced as was the Australian Tomahawk, which exuded a unique secondary flavor that my (admittedly limited) French-American taste buds rejected. In sum, Alexander's offers a lovely setting in which to enjoy an array of modernized classics and, for the so-inclined brave of heart, alternative culinary options apt to please discriminating palates. That said, there is something irritatingly pretentious about a steakhouse where dinner for two can easily exceed a thousand US dollars.The global experience, while surely not without virtue or appeal, left me wanting, and I hastened my return to Manhattan where superb dining adventures await.
@RockstarEater And thank you for your gracious reply. In the context of my meta-review, I neglected to express my appreciation to you. Your channel offers viewers wonderful opportunities to experience, if vicariously, the pleasures of dining in a vast array of eateries. Kudos!
@@briesanchez4140 remember salt bae, the women were getting moist and wet spending their husbands' money on his $900 steaks as he performs his salt trickling down his sweaty dirty elbows on to your steak, as of now salt bae's steakhouses are shrinking
@f430ferrari5 It's fair to assume that most diners at Alexander's can well afford the extravagance. That being said, and with reference to my earlier review, the actual experience fell significantly short of the mark. Just not worth the cost!
@@eddie5152 this quality wagyu is going to be 300+ at distributor prices. its not even in the same league. but yeah $1200 is a no thanks. buy a $300 tomahawk and make bearnaise and eat at home.
I believe Alexander's got started in Cupertino/Silicon Valley. I didn't realize they have expanded to other regions of California. I have eaten in the Cupertino location a couple times, but it was a long time ago. It was merely OK, and very overpriced.
@eddie5152 bruh, I get my steaks at Costco or my local butcher shop, don't know where you get this tough steak from, Costco is high grade foods even their Kirkland brand is good, so check yourself fool
THANKS, STEVE THE FOD LOOKS FANASTIC, BUT I CAN NEVER JUSTIFY PAYING THAT MUCH FOR A MEAL THAT IS MY NORMAL 3 MONTHS OF FOOD COST. I PREFER CHEEP EATS YOU KNOW FAST FOOD. I DO HAVE OTHER MORE ESSENTIAL EXPENSSS TO PAY LIKE RENT, GAS, CLOTHING, INTERNET AND OTHERS. WISHING YOU A WONDERFUL DAY.
I really think that spending over 1200 $ on a steak is really incredible and wasteful.You can dine at a 3 star Michelin restaurant with wine paring for a lot less.
Well, I don't see the value. I live in France and I have at set of Michelin starred restaurants around me in a 50 miles range. For 20-50% of the price I can have there a 4-5 course dinner for two which is balanced and not beef after beef. The restaurant's setting is dull. In addition, I don't have to see here guests who eat with their hands, we use forks and knifes.
@@anta-zj3bw “Influencers” get invited to eat for free on meals like that all the time. That restaurant’s food cost is probably around 25-30%. If you think about it, it’s cheap advertising for them. Those items were probably chosen by the restaurant to be sent out to to spotlight… no way they would have ordered all that food if they were paying for it. Watch his other videos and you’ll notice the same patterns.
I been wanting to go to a steak house or a fine dining place for so long now but my partner is vegetarian and I just wouldn’t feel fine spending so much money on just myself and she is also my best Friend so this is something I would want to enjoy and do with her. If anyone knows of a place where they also have vegetarian options I would love to know.
@@KenformerlyKen if he’s a preacher, why is he drinking alcohol? Outside of church preachers are not supposed to be consuming any kind of alcohol, especially from a public establishment.
Wowwww everything looked amazing!!!🤤😍 lucky duo!!!
This is the kind of place that lobbyists would have wined and dined Gavin Newsom during COVID lockdowns.
@@norwegianblue2017 Yes, indeed!
Another Rockin Episode!!!!
Might have to splurge here some time. That area with the art deco city hall and Myron Hunt Library is a great setting, too.
Best of the best when it comes to food reviews DETAILS !!!...Also I sense a relationship brewing..😊
Great details, great photography ... Romance?? Only with the food, imo. 😊
But Sizzler has got the cheese toast... 🧀 🍞🧀
I coud give up cheese toast for this .. 😂😂😂
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Wait a minute. Is it just me , or is that Jayse from React Channel?
Yes it is!😂
As an afficionado of high-end steakhouses and as one who is often invited to author restaurant reviews for several well-established publications, I was eager to dine at Alexander's during a recent visit to Los Angeles. From the outset, everything struck me as over the top: the hyper-zealous maître d', the selection of exotic beverages, the multinational fare (steaks assorted and classified in accordance with national heritage), the elaborate ordering procedures, and surely the cost. While the porterhouse and prime rib each proved satisfying, the Japanese wagyu was inordinately over-priced as was the Australian Tomahawk, which exuded a unique secondary flavor that my (admittedly limited) French-American taste buds rejected. In sum, Alexander's offers a lovely setting in which to enjoy an array of modernized classics and, for the so-inclined brave of heart, alternative culinary options apt to please discriminating palates. That said, there is something irritatingly pretentious about a steakhouse where dinner for two can easily exceed a thousand US dollars.The global experience, while surely not without virtue or appeal, left me wanting, and I hastened my return to Manhattan where superb dining adventures await.
Thanks for sharing your experience, it's appreciated!
@RockstarEater And thank you for your gracious reply. In the context of my meta-review, I neglected to express my appreciation to you. Your channel offers viewers wonderful opportunities to experience, if vicariously, the pleasures of dining in a vast array of eateries. Kudos!
not really thats what I spent at Disneyland for two people.
56 ounce Tomahawk but how much does the bone weigh? I😊
@@Piggy-Oink-Oink 3lb of meat, bone 1/2 lb.
I need to really get my money up...would love to try a beautiful place like that. Love that nightlife.
Extremely beautiful and well prepared foods, without a doubt. But still a tad puzzled at the very high cost of some of the appies... ❤😮
Sorry but price for this Tomahawk is beyond insanity. It's a rip off!
Yup, that is not worth it at all
@briesanchez4140 You are perfectly correct. And thank you for the entertaining.image!
@@briesanchez4140 remember salt bae, the women were getting moist and wet spending their husbands' money on his $900 steaks as he performs his salt trickling down his sweaty dirty elbows on to your steak, as of now salt bae's steakhouses are shrinking
Another Go Broke episode. 😂
@f430ferrari5 It's fair to assume that most diners at Alexander's can well afford the extravagance. That being said, and with reference to my earlier review, the actual experience fell significantly short of the mark. Just not worth the cost!
lovely
$1200? You can buy a whole grass fed Cow.
They got everything free so the review is bought.
@ It must’ve been free. Otherwise who the hell’s paying $1200 dollars for dinner or lunch? Definitely not an average Joe on the street.
@@amidazad4832bro they ordered enough off the menu for 5 people 😊
Damn for $35 you get a Tomahawk from Walmart..
@@eddie5152 this quality wagyu is going to be 300+ at distributor prices. its not even in the same league. but yeah $1200 is a no thanks. buy a $300 tomahawk and make bearnaise and eat at home.
I believe Alexander's got started in Cupertino/Silicon Valley. I didn't realize they have expanded to other regions of California. I have eaten in the Cupertino location a couple times, but it was a long time ago. It was merely OK, and very overpriced.
0:08 $5 for A1 Sauce, $5 for chimichurri etc is wilddd 😂
Surprise the sauces were not free with $565 steak
@@eddie5152 where is the bearnaise, the peppercorn, the blue cheese cream sauce, etc. steak frites? this is amateurish.
I see a Dining Doll!!! 😊
from street pupusas to night steaks....my man!!!!
happy holiday to you
Yum. 😊
Yummy!
$1200 is 3 months of mortgage payments for me.. But wow it all looked great
Where do you live that your mortgage is so low?
where do you live trailer park?
$1200 isn’t even half of my rent.
@@edmundooliver7584 I bought a house in rural USA....
I live in rural USA....Far cheaper than cities, my house would sell for 4 times I bought it for in the cities..Cities are why we AVOIDED cities...
Costco has 2 (44 oz) tomahawk steaks for $75.00, that is not worth it at all, you're paying for the ambience
If those $75 costco ones are Australian wagyu, then by all means, stick with it.
@RockstarEater steak is steak, but I can't see myself spending $1200!!!!!!!?????
@@jorad4887not true..chuck steak is tough as hell. Austrialian wagyu is very tender.
@eddie5152 bruh, I get my steaks at Costco or my local butcher shop, don't know where you get this tough steak from, Costco is high grade foods even their Kirkland brand is good, so check yourself fool
Steve!! is this a date? Atta kid!
She had more meat later that night. Off camera of course.
No food should cost that much I don’t care where it’s from
Was the dinner free? …
Yes
What no drinks or wine?
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It's Jayse!!
Yummy ❤❤
Meat can only get so good. If i want something that melts in my mouth like butter, ill buy a stick of butter
It’s the React homie Jayse
She’s goes for the protein ;), by all means.
Thank you sir for the entertainment. Nice place to eat beef!
Glad you enjoyed it!
THANKS, STEVE THE FOD LOOKS FANASTIC, BUT I CAN NEVER JUSTIFY PAYING THAT MUCH FOR A MEAL THAT IS MY NORMAL 3 MONTHS OF FOOD COST. I PREFER CHEEP EATS YOU KNOW FAST FOOD. I DO HAVE OTHER MORE ESSENTIAL EXPENSSS TO PAY LIKE RENT, GAS, CLOTHING, INTERNET AND OTHERS. WISHING YOU A WONDERFUL DAY.
It's my favorite food.
Wow!…that’s a lot of money!
An egg from a grass fed chicken makes more sense
Cupertino is the location I have been, always good.
Nice
Thanks, now we know which restaurant people should avoid.
I'm glad LA is doing well.. I miss living there 😭🥰
wtf you mean doing well?…there’s mess everywhere and full of crazies
It's a beautiful restaurant but the food is mid for a high end steakhouse.
I got a2.88 lb of burger at winco calling it Wingu
I really think that spending over 1200 $ on a steak is really incredible and wasteful.You can dine at a 3 star Michelin restaurant with wine paring for a lot less.
Us ghetto folk could care less about the atmosphere. I'd rather have some cheap painting.
Damn for $35 you get a Tomahawk from Walmart. It’s no Wagyu but good
I've been there.
I actually thought that the interior was rather unimpressive.
if u know about the price of everything but don't see the value of things 😂
Well, I don't see the value. I live in France and I have at set of Michelin starred restaurants around me in a 50 miles range. For 20-50% of the price I can have there a 4-5 course dinner for two which is balanced and not beef after beef. The restaurant's setting is dull. In addition, I don't have to see here guests who eat with their hands, we use forks and knifes.
A sucker is born every minute!
Toooo expensive mate hahaha
Did you pay the check like a gentleman?
Lol. Alexander’s comped that whole meal for them. I hope they left a tip.
@alfredm99 no way they comped the entire meal.
@@anta-zj3bw “Influencers” get invited to eat for free on meals like that all the time. That restaurant’s food cost is probably around 25-30%. If you think about it, it’s cheap advertising for them. Those items were probably chosen by the restaurant to be sent out to to spotlight… no way they would have ordered all that food if they were paying for it. Watch his other videos and you’ll notice the same patterns.
1200 comp is not much for the restaurant, for them to advertise normally to tens of thousands of viewers would cost them much more than that…
@@alfredm99 not all
How can it be a grass fed egg lol when it’s an egg it can’t consume food?
I been wanting to go to a steak house or a fine dining place for so long now but my partner is vegetarian and I just wouldn’t feel fine spending so much money on just myself and she is also my best Friend so this is something I would want to enjoy and do with her. If anyone knows of a place where they also have vegetarian options I would love to know.
You got the best date man.
good looking couple
THEY ARE JUST FRIENDS😅😅 STEVE IS A PREACHER SO HE IS NOT MARRIED, ONLY TO LORD JESSUS CHRIST.
@@KenformerlyKen if he’s a preacher, why is he drinking alcohol? Outside of church preachers are not supposed to be consuming any kind of alcohol, especially from a public establishment.
@@redcomet0079 he's Korean. Who knows what Korean preachers have to abide by.
Also market price in NY is much different. Can get a steak similar in size for about 150$
Interesting! Thanks for sharing!
It’s a total ripoff. At least you can write it off as your business expense.
For 1,200 you can buy a cow 🐄
Are you er eats brother
Over price
Time to cook at home 🏡
I think thats cheap for what they got
lucky ducks;P
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I don't know what I like better: the blonde or the nearly 600 dollar steak.
You got played.....don't be so gullible next time
def overpriced
This is a bullshit
she would be an awkward date... just say'n
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Someone's jealous.
My bank account is at $0 and these folks are over here eating a $500+ piece of stake. Happy for you guys, may God bless you Steve with millions more.
Been there. May GOD BLESS YOU and YOUR FAMILY! Just pray to God, best things will come your way.
@ thank you 🙏
Is she single?
If the the steak is seasoned and grilled properly you will never need sauce.
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OMG, so this is how millionaires live.😲😲 🤑🤑You should have skipped the meal and donated to a food bank to feed over 150 people !!😡😡😡😡