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Makes me wonder what’s wrong with it! Ribeye is $7-8/lb in bulk, filet probably more.

How much do restaurants pay for steak in bulk? I was under the impression that raw meat did not have this huge discount structure built in - in fact I have heard it can cost more in order to ensure the exact cuts at the exact right time?

Ribey for $8 /lb sounds great to me. I am lucky to get it here on sale for $12.

 

[Pablo]

How much do restaurants pay for steak in bulk? I was under the impression that raw meat did not have this huge discount structure built in - in fact I have heard it can cost more in order to ensure the exact cuts at the exact right time?

Ribey for $8 /lb sounds great to me. I am lucky to get it here on sale for $12.

I mean if we buy a half a cow it’s all the same price. Cut and wrapped around $6 pound or so from burger to filet

 

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I mean if we buy a half a cow it’s all the same price. Cut and wrapped around $6 pound or so from burger to filet

Yes but that’s different. Restaurant doesn’t want whole cow either.

 

[Pablo]

Yes but that’s different. Restaurant doesn’t want whole cow either.

Cow soup

 

[53' Stude]

Harsh. The potatoes are browned. The eggs look perfect. The toast is thick cut. I would have guessed sirloin?

I would be a buyer at $17.

Critics are everywhere. My $$$$ so I’ll do and buy what i want. Screw the critics and picky folks

 

[JHZR2]

How much do restaurants pay for steak in bulk? I was under the impression that raw meat did not have this huge discount structure built in - in fact I have heard it can cost more in order to ensure the exact cuts at the exact right time?

Ribey for $8 /lb sounds great to me. I am lucky to get it here on sale for $12.

I buy from what is considered supposedly the best meat counter in a supermarket in PA (Karns), whether or not that’s true is another story, but I have no reason to not believe it. I buy from them a few times a year, and get a whole ribeye, 10 or 20 lbs. great stuff, for that price. Costco is marginally higher.

If you buy piece by piece you’ll definitely pay more, especially at Whole Foods, Publix, or any of the other more expensive chains.

 

[JHZR2]

Harsh. The potatoes are browned. The eggs look perfect. The toast is thick cut. I would have guessed sirloin?

I would be a buyer at $17.

I don’t disagree. Looks excellent. Seems like a deal for $17. It wasn’t clear what the cut of meat was at the time.

Critics are everywhere. My $$$$ so I’ll do and buy what i want. Screw the critics and picky folks

No critics, you didn’t say what cut it was. I’m still scratching my head a bit on that big of a filet for $17 with all the rest.

Glad you enjoyed it.

 

[53' Stude]

I don’t disagree. Looks excellent. Seems like a deal for $17. It wasn’t clear what the cut of meat was at the time.

No critics, you didn’t say what cut it was. I’m still scratching my head a bit on that big of a filet for $17 with all the rest.

Glad you enjoyed it.

Basically a 13 oz filet and 3 eggs and potatoes and toast for $17 is worth it to me. Sorry I wasn’t clear in beginning.

 

[JHZR2]

Basically a 13 oz filet and 3 eggs and potatoes and toast for $17 is worth it to me. Sorry I wasn’t clear in beginning.

It’s definitely a deal at that price. Looks great. Where is the place?

 

[53' Stude]

New Brighton PA just 2 miles up hill from me.

 

[JHZR2]

New Brighton PA just 2 miles up hill from me.

Right off the Turnpike. What’s the actual name of the place, so I can go when passing through?

 

[53' Stude]

If you go past it heading north you will come into Cranberry/Seven Fields PA area

 

[y_p_w]

Yes but that’s different. Restaurant doesn’t want whole cow either.

Depends on the restaurant. Some actually buy a side of beef and find a way to use it all.

When I was a kid, I remember seeing ads (coupon mailer) from a local place that supposedly had bulk beef. The prices they were quoting seemed a little bit low though. There have been TV shows where a side of beef was a plot point. Seem to recall that from The Andy Griffith Show and maybe Three's Company (where they got locked in a restaurant's walk-in with a side of beef).

 

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I buy from what is considered supposedly the best meat counter in a supermarket in PA (Karns), whether or not that’s true is another story, but I have no reason to not believe it. I buy from them a few times a year, and get a whole ribeye, 10 or 20 lbs. great stuff, for that price. Costco is marginally higher.

Yes I agree $8 bucks for Ribeye is a great price. I have never seen anything like that here. Maybe I should inquire about buying a bunch at once. Beef here lately has been pretty good though. Last week was bone in Ribeye for $11. Week before was T-bone for I think $11. Both at Harris Teeter, which cuts in store and is pretty good - or specifically 1 of 3 stores here is much better than the other 2. I do whatever the deal is and make it work.

I know lots of people say good things about Costco, but I have tried several times and all there meet has been pretty poor. Must be regional.

Depends on the restaurant. Some actually buy a side of beef and find a way to use it all.

With the whole cow you get a lot of ground beef. I read somewhere that a lot of restaurants pay a premium to guarantee they have the right cuts of the right grade at the right time. I always wondered if that were true?

 

[Pablo]

Yes I agree $8 bucks for Ribeye is a great price. I have never seen anything like that here. Maybe I should inquire about buying a bunch at once. Beef here lately has been pretty good though. Last week was bone in Ribeye for $11. Week before was T-bone for I think $11. Both at Harris Teeter, which cuts in store and is pretty good - or specifically 1 of 3 stores here is much better than the other 2. I do whatever the deal is and make it work.

I know lots of people say good things about Costco, but I have tried several times and all there meet has been pretty poor. Must be regional.


With the whole cow you get a lot of ground beef. I read somewhere that a lot of restaurants pay a premium to guarantee they have the right cuts of the right grade at the right time. I always wondered if that were true?

We end up with some ground beef mainly because we don’t like round roast and round steaks which is a LOT of a cow! Restaurants don’t do much with round roasts either. Restaurants buy boxes of meat like 60 pound boxes of steaks for example

 

[y_p_w]

Yes I agree $8 bucks for Ribeye is a great price. I have never seen anything like that here. Maybe I should inquire about buying a bunch at once. Beef here lately has been pretty good though. Last week was bone in Ribeye for $11. Week before was T-bone for I think $11. Both at Harris Teeter, which cuts in store and is pretty good - or specifically 1 of 3 stores here is much better than the other 2. I do whatever the deal is and make it work.

I know lots of people say good things about Costco, but I have tried several times and all there meet has been pretty poor. Must be regional.


With the whole cow you get a lot of ground beef. I read somewhere that a lot of restaurants pay a premium to guarantee they have the right cuts of the right grade at the right time. I always wondered if that were true?

Not sure what's done with that much beef, but yeah I figured that a lot could be donated or perhaps turned into ground beef if a particular restaurant wasn't going to try and find a way to serve dozens of different cuts.

One of the more obscure cuts in the US is Brazilian style picanha. I'm wondering how some specialty restaurants secure that much of a fairly rare cut in the US.

 

[Patman]

I prefer my steak and eggs with extra steak and no eggs

 

[97prizm]

The ROUTE 68 Feed Mill has best steak and eggs I’ve had period. Sick of chicken fried steak and watery eggs at restaurants. Is it that cost prohibitive to make steak and eggs.?

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I like steak, and I like eggs but never really liked combining them. Now a great Huevos Rancheros hits the spot. Working nights for two years also gets my food schedule backwards.

 

[y_p_w]

I remember being in Reno late at night where there was a place that had a diner style 8 oz sirloin steak and eggs on the late night menu for maybe $7. But that was back at a time when casinos tended to have a lot of loss leaders hoping to get people in to gamble.

 

[y_p_w]

I like steak, and I like eggs but never really liked combining them. Now a great Huevos Rancheros hits the spot. Working nights for two years also gets my food schedule backwards.

Felt bad about cutting into this, it looked so nice: