Pastrami? 1/2 pound of pastrami? That's insane.
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As far as steaks go - the best steak I ever had wasn't in DC - but in Milwaukee - and it was so good it's still the only one I ever rave about:
Butch's Old Casino Steakhouse... I've never had meat that tasted this good. I often get the urge to go back to Milwaukee just to get the steak at Butch's - and I gotta tell ya - there wasn't much else in Milwaukee to bring me back (with the exception of a spy-themed bar called the SafeHouse - which, if I had my way, would be picked up in whole and transplanted to DC... preferably in my neighborhood...)
I've eaten steak at every steakhouse in DC, but Butch's ruined it for me...
:love: