I'm rating EVERY steakhouse in America! ep4

On today's video I am rating more American steakhouses. Previously I went to all of these places and here are their ratings. But on today's video we are going fancy as I rate some of the best steakhouses in America. Capitol Grill versus one of the best out of the best. Enough talking because we're starting off with Capitol Grill. I mean just this entrance looks real fancy you know what I mean. Look at that I expect nothing else but the best. We have arrived here in Capitol Grill everybody. I gotta say this place is fancy. The decor is top-notch. Taking a look at the menu there are several different things that we can choose from. However there is one appetizer that my waiter just told me right now it's not on the menu and I'm gonna order that one. Prosciutto wrapped mozzarella. First thing that arrived is the bread everybody. I'm gonna slide it with a generous amount of butter right here. Nice little toasted piece of bread. Not a good start. It's just bread nothing special not fantastic. But my first appetizer has arrived. Let's go! And here we have the prosciutto wrapped mozzarella and obviously a nice toasted bread. I don't think this is gonna be phenomenal everybody. Enough talking let's give it a try right now. Wow! Fresh mozzarella, crispy prosciutto that is phenomenal. I think that I need on the balsamic glaze. I'm gonna rub it right now and get a tiny bit of it and see how it tastes. Some sweetness, some savoriness, just a perfect combination. I really really like this appetizer. And this little bread right here. Huge comeback from that bland bread. My next appetizer is this lobster bisque. I'll be honest with you it's definitely for one person. Oh yeah! Super creamy, extremely buttery, just the right amount of lobster taste. Oh my goodness that is delicious. I don't think I would do anything else differently. Now that I got my two appetizers down the belly it's time for an entree. I think I'm gonna go for the bone-in dry aged New York strip. I know dry aged, I know it very well. I'm expecting it to be spectacular. And this place is very famous for their dry aged steak. As my steak is being cooked this is the perfect time for me to explain my ratings to you guys. I will always rate every steakhouse for what they are. Capitol Grill is a high-end steakhouse, Longhorn is casual dining, but even though they might be in the same video every steakhouse will always be judged individually. So I will judge Capitol Grill harder than Longhorn because you expect a lot more. So now you can understand how much I expected from Ruth Chris. Your steak sucked. I expect this one to be perfect, perfect. So the steak has arrived everybody. I'm not a huge fan of bone-in New York strip, it's a fancier cut than without the bone. That's basically what you're paying for, you're paying for the fanciness of the bone. Second of all let me examine this steak a little bit. This side right here we got a nice crust, let's check out the opposite side and uh-oh we got a gray steak. Not the best but that's okay it's all about the flavor in the end of the day. I want to go ahead and cut this open right now since I order medium rare let's see how it actually is. And this is what we have inside. Now here's why this happened whenever you dry age a steak it is drier and it cooks a lot faster than a fresh steak. So this is totally normal. I don't like this grade on this side right here but on the other side it actually seems reasonable. But we do have a very concerning review. Earl says the steak smelled funny, tasted rotten. My friend gave it a try and it was nasty. One star. Bro your steak tasted rotten? If there's one thing I know is a dry aged steak. I have mixed emotions. Could it be better? Yes you can. The crust on the other side is not as good. It's well seasoned and I like the review. This smells fantastic and it does not taste rotten. Very mild dry aged flavor which is expected because they only dry age it for 21 days. Nice crust on one side not so much on the other as you already know. Is it cooked to perfection? Unfortunately no and that's because of the method that they're using which is the broiler. The next steakhouse coming up though they use a very unique technique and you'll find out real shortly. Unfortunately there is no additional charcoal flavor or smoky flavor on this steak which will actually enhance the flavor of the steak. You can tell that they did not use real fire to cook it. This is a good steak but I'm not impressed. However take a look at this side dish. Lobster mac and cheese anything better than that? I don't think so everybody it looks absolutely phenomenal. I'm gonna go ahead and dig on this corner right here. Holy f***! Holy macaroni! Super creamy, love the lobster flavor, the bechamel sauce is nice and cheesy and gooey, the macaroni is cooked just right. This is good! You know there's a little problem when the side dish is better than the steak and that mac and cheese was better. For a steakhouse that is not a good thing. Huh perfect setting you see that? High-end boat, high-end steakhouse. But let's get real and let's talk about this steak and review it. Was the steak perfect? No it was not. You saw the first side nice beautiful crust the opposite side just sad. The fact that this is supposed to be a high-end steakhouse I expect my steak to be perfectly cooked and unfortunately it wasn't. So for that reason Capitol Grill is gonna get a 6.2. But now one of the top rated steakhouse in the United States. I'm flying all the way into Nashville to find out how good it actually is. Question is does Michelin star make any difference? We're about to find out. And this thing has its own elevator everybody. Wow yep so this restaurant is quite fancy everybody. Taking a look at the menu here everything looks pretty interesting. I am actually going to be ordering two appetizers Michael's tuna tartare and supposedly there will be doing a table side tartare for me which I look forward to. I must say the view here is on another level. We can see all of the downtown Nashville and the first thing I notice is that it's already better than Salt Bay because the price is actually reasonable for what it is that they are giving to you. And every single steak is actually sous-vide so they really know what they're doing over here. And I'm gonna jump right into instant bacon. I am at the top of the food chain when it comes to steakhouses everybody. All right we got our first thing here to try everybody these are some fries. Here is nacho fries, garlic farms and truffle fries. Other restaurants give you bread this is their bread and there's nothing wrong with that. Let's give this a try it better be good. Oh nice and crispy quite cheesy. Wow nice fries. Let's try the second one. The wonderful thing about these fries and what makes them so good is that they're all fried in duck fat. You know that's one of the things about fries you know it's already nice and crispy and then you add duck fat into it it just makes them better. This one is delicious too but the nachos fries is a lot better because it brings that cheesy feeling to it. And lastly they have the truffle fries which is absolutely horrible. Oh no! You know everybody I'm not a big fan of truffle oil. I like truffles but I like the real thing it is not something I enjoy at all. Stick with the nacho cheese fries it is a lot better. So I got their tuna tartare and they do a nice presentation table side. I mean obviously they just mix in the ingredient and it's not a big deal but it's kind of kind of nice everybody that you're able to see your entire dish being prepared in front of you. With that being said this is a tuna tartare. I'm gonna add a generous amount right here on the bread. Let's give it a go. Is it a good tartare? Yes it is. Is it a 10 out of 10? Not even close. I came from Japan recently I had tartare there and this one does not compare to that. Look it's a good tartare it's not that expensive for the price that they're charging is reasonable however it's missing more flavor it needs more flavor. It's a little bit bland for me it's good but not the best. And for it to be chef recommended it should be a 10 out of 10 and unfortunately it is not. We just got our second appetizer here this is the instant bacon. I like to call it the microwave bacon because it has a funny name but nevertheless obviously you can see it's a nice beautiful pork belly. It looks delicious looks fantastic but it's all about that taste let's give it a try right now. Cheers! Wow that is phenomenal it is fatty sweet they use five spice so you can really feel it. I feel like I'm in Asia right now eating this thing. The tuna tartare not the best this one is delicious everybody I really really like it crispy soft tender juicy but yeah this one is delicious. Time for the steak let's go. Got the steak right here it was sous vide so I expect nothing else but perfection it has to be perfectly medium rare. I can immediately tell that it has a nice crust but the wonderful thing is that I got a few side dishes here as well. We got a nice truffle mac and cheese pork belly portuguese fried rice and a mashed potato that is not mashed potato. The waiter was telling me they use a pound of butter per pound of potato but let's cut open this steak right now let's see how it looks and one oh oh oh medium rare perfection it is one of the reasons I have dedicated an entire channel for sous vide everybody. We got a nice crust let's try this out yeah it's good it is good everybody and um wow now I gotta remember one thing I'm judging one of the best steak houses in the entire United States. Let me take another bite okay but it's it's it's good it's it's it's very good. So that's phenomenal damn not gonna lie I gotta be real with you it is superb wow this this one is good it's very very good. I want to try the side dishes here before I go jump back onto the steak. I want to try this truffle mac and cheese right now let's see if it's as good as the steak. I do not like that the truffle is a little bit overpowering the cheese is nice and gooey but the truffle is just way overpowering. It is not fresh truffles can immediately tell that the truffle overpowers too much the mac and cheese but we got another side dish right here cheers yeah damn that is phenomenal. You want to make your mashed potato good put half a pound of butter in there I'm sorry put a whole pound of butter in there it's going to be wonderful. Damn this potato is delicious I want to try this cochichan fried rice looks absolutely incredible let's give it a try right now cheers oh wow sweet spicy savory it even has a little bit of that vinegary taste from the fermented cochichar. That fried rice is phenomenal everybody love the fried rice love the potato absolutely hate the mac and cheese and I absolutely like the steak quite a bit it is what you would expect from a steakhouse that is ranked so high they know what they're doing in the kitchen and they know for one reason the fact that they are serving their steaks it will be perfect every single time and that's probably one of the reasons they are so successful. Damn that steak is good that was a good steak. Well well well bourbon steak I can't believe I'm about to say this but I'm quite impressed. I might not like some of the side dishes especially the ones that had truffle but those steaks were fantastic everybody. I'm searching for the best steakhouse in America and I literally just had one of the best. However because it was not perfect it does not deserve a 10 but this one will get a 9.1 my highest rating so far. Everything I ever wanted in a steakhouse I found it there. Congratulations! Never thought I would say a michelin star restaurant is actually good but this one actually is. Will any other steakhouse get a 10 out of 10? Well subscribe to find out because I think the next one my team is taking me to salt bay and I'm gonna put him against golden corral. Stay tuned for that.