In general, my feeling is that if you are going to go out for steak at a steak house then you should pony up and go to the best. $20-30 a steak is pricy...but they know how to make an exceptional steak...and it is ususally quite the experience as a whole. Most of the mid-range chains charge 15-20 for a steak and you would be better off going to Fresh Fields and just pick up a choice piece of meat and some butter and hitting the stove.
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