Harris', the San Francisco steak house, has been serving prime beef to generations of San Francisco patrons. Along with House of Prime Rib, it is the restaurant most of us think of when needing a steak fix. While we don't indulge often, when we desire quality beef, we know that a reservation at this restaurant guarantees our satisfaction with prime grade, Midwestern, dry aged beef.
We could do without the little cheese toasts, but it was a nice gesture to offer during cocktails. Even when you haven't ordered one.
Oysters on the Half Shell make a great start to the meal and the sauce selections were all very good. There was the standard cocktail sauce, a mignonette, and an outstanding Asian inspired sauce. I believe it was made with rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil, sesame seeds, chives and ginger. The oysters were briny, plump, and very fresh.
Ask for a Porterhouse cooked to perfection and this is what you will get. We were so preoccupied enjoying the meal, no photo was taken of the perfectly rendered medium-rare interior. The herb butter was a nice detail. You receive a smattering of vegetables on each plate, I suspect to decorate the burnt offerings with a little color, rather than to nutritionally balance the meal. You have a choice of potatoes, either baked or the potato of the day. Our option was potatoes au gratin.
The bone-In Ribeye was also medium rare, but cooked a bit more in its own heat, while resting on the plate waiting for its close up. All in all, this was an excellent meal that any carnivore would be pleased to consume.
For those who would prefer to forgo the potato for lighter carbohydrates, the Caesar salad was nicely interpreted, with anchovies placed on the top rather than dispersed throughout the salad.
2100 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco CA 94109
415 673-1888
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