Early Valentine's

Megan and I both have class this Valentine's Day on Wednesday so we decided to celebrate on Saturday (2/10/07). My managers had given me a $100 gift certificate to Morton's, The Steakhouse to show their appreciation, so we decided to go there for dinner. I made reservations a week ahead of time and we went to the KC location (map).

This had to have been the fanciest place I have ever eaten at. Megan and I were the youngest people there by 20 years! There was an old lady there that was wearing this over-the-top furry hat that reminded of something you would see at a party in The Great Gatsby.

One unique dining feature at Morton's is the visual presentation of the food. They bring out several different cuts of meat including a live, yes - live lobster and describes each piece of meat and complimentary sauces, sides, etc.

The food was incredible. We started out with one of their cheaper bottles of Riesling ($38). We had the Jumbo Lump Crab Cake ($12) as an appetizer:


Note that the appetizer version of the crab cake had only one of these while we were expecting at least a few :) Megan then had a Caesar Salad ($8.50) while I had the Center Cut Iceberg Salad ($9.50). Finally, for the entree, we both ordered a steak (imagine that). Megan got the Single Cut Filet Mignon with Sauce Bearnaise ($36) medium done:


While I got the Porterhouse Steak ($44) done medium-well:


We both shared mashed potatoes ($7) with the steaks because the waiter informed us that this was enough for two people to share. We were ridiculously full and both of us ended up bringing home a bit of our steak.

After tip, the final tab was $200 - by far the most I have ever racked up for two people. Even-though I had a $100 gift certificate, it was still $100 out of pocket. All-in-all, it was a unique experience and Megan and I both agreed that their steaks were the best we have ever had.