Coming off a piss poor performance in November of no steak night for the first time in the group’s history, we needed a strong rebound and we got it. Located at 707 N. Wells, GT Prime is an impressive building. The build out of the space could not have been cheap – sleek black walls, tricked out lighting and taxidermy abound, left an indelible mark. Due to the new digs, we had to push dinner to an 8:30 start. The boys met for a drink elsewhere and we were seated at a formidable circular table with high back chairs and a front row seat to the kitchen.

Rick Ray was on the injured reserve, Hans and Don were AWOL and Scott was cutting down a Christmas tree, so with six strong, we embarked on a unique and varied steak night experience. GT offers a sharing approach to nearly all of their dishes. We started with very strong appetizers, risotto balls, the scallop entree, tomato and burrata and octopus. All outstanding, but the scallops stood out. Sitting on a bed of mashed potatoes with beets, they were silly good.

For the entrees we dialed up The Carnivore, a varied of different cuts of meat, sliced and served on a master cutting board. We doubled up on strip steak and bison to round out the selection, Rave reviews for each cut of meat across the board, with standouts of Venison, Wagyu and the filet leading the charge. The sides were tremendous. Brussells sprouts with jamon and Mushroom and Brie were the clear favorites.

While dessert was adequate, it was clearly the laggard of the group. Smore’s cake was the leader in the clubhouse.

The overall experience was delightful. It lacked any sense of pretense, our server Matt was on our every need, but took a carefree and laid back approach which was appreciated.

Mr. Conway, our soon to be deployed favorite son deservedly won the credit card pull and Brad Ray celebrated his birthday.

On the cusp of the CFP and NFL playoffs – the group rolls into the holidays with a tremendous win for the month of December.

8.5

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