Eddie Vedder’s steakhouse was a welcome sight to be seen again from this established group of gentlemen as we were pleasantly joined by an officer for a once again, exquisite dinner.  First things first, the night started on a cheap note with young Hansel generously supporting the group’s penchant for pre-dinner drinks by taking care of the bar tab due to previous month posting tardiness.  Sadly, though, and more on this later, he was smart to cut it off not a second past 8pm and I was drinking band-aids alone for at least the first 25 minutes of the free cocktail hour.  I believe he got away with a tab under $200, which for this group (and based on my free cocktail tabs of past) is a true gift.

Everyone arrived in time for dinner, and as usual, I was chatty with the host, Mario, who after a couple ass taps was more than accommodative of our distinguished guest of the night, Naval Lieutenant William Conway.   This led us to get a private room with glass doors, an internationally recognized waitress named “Berlin”, and a table that was fitting for this group.

The night was off and running, as was I, as mentioned before…given the pace at which I was running up Hans’s bill all the way towards $200, the appetizers with my old age slipped my mind as to what was ordered but I assume were good because nothing was thrown on the floor.  The steaks at Eddie V’s from my viewpoint remain in the upper tier of the city…good cuts, good preparation, complimentary sides and perfect temperature is just about always what I have experienced here.  Going with my new staple of the bone-in filet med rare once again was a delight and takes away the risk of an inconsistent play that has become of the bone-in ribeye was a good move and one that I will stick with.

Rick was completely treated for the evening as the Ryan Arcidiacano reincarnate Dante Divencenzio like he was playing for Rollie Massimino (see a pattern here?) whisked Rick to victory in the NCAA march maddens bracket challenge for a walk free card.  The night was full of both cold and warm war stories from Lt. Conway where truly I can say this group appreciates and are in awe of the bravery and commitment he has to his cause.  May awaits!

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