The Vitals:
the spot: Perry’s Steakhouse locations across the US, tested in Austin TX
the eats: Perry’s famous Pork Chop, Wagyu flight, Hoghattan, Chocolate Jubilee Cake
the bucks: $$$
the full nelson: The most famous Pork Chop in Texas
Is at Perry’s Steakhouse. What started as a meat market in Houston decades ago has grown into a premium steakhouse chain with locations in seven states, and big cities like Chicago and Miami. I’ve wanted to try this famous pork chop for years. And I recently got my chance.
The best pairing for Perry’s Steakhouse famous pork chop shockingly isn’t the applesauce. It is in fact the “Hoghattan” which their version of a Manhattan. The drink features WhistlePig PiggyBack 6-year-old rye and sweet vermouth, a rim with brown sugar and Perry’s Signature Homemade Barbecue Sauce.
The real kicker is the skewer of Perry’s Famous Pork Chop Bites and Luxardo cherries. This is a drink that could keep me rolling at a cocktail party into the wee hours. Think of it as a more manageable Bloody Mary with a meat straw.
As much as the size is the draw; the chop is famously measured by being “seven fingers thick, the carving of the chop is a spectacle to behold. The server carves the enormous chop into three portions: The “lash”, the “eye” and the ribs. Much like a ribeye, there are three textural experiences to be had.
The Pork Chop has a long and complex cooking process that includes, curing, smoking, and roasting. This makes the exterior cut, known as the “lash” a focal point for the flavor. You might be fighting over last bites from that part of the cut. And please eat the ribs with your hands. In someways the experience of eating Perry’s Steakhouse famous pork chop is an intersection of BBQ and steakhouse.
Oh and speaking of steak . . .
It would be a missed opportunity to come to a steakhouse and not try steak right? Well the team at Perry’s Steakhouse, who did treat us to this experience, made sure we did try some of their beefy offerings. I’ll be blunt: I can make good steak at home but this is worth going out for.
As much as Perry’s Steakhouse Famous Pork Chop is a deal at $49. The steak flight is worth it. Priced at $100, it is a splurge but you’re getting a great balance of quality and quantity. As much as I love the idea of eating a huge steak, I’m usually well sated with a boneless 16 oz serving.
Nine ounces is certainly less of course but this beef is finished in beef tallow. And there is something to be said about not stuffing yourself. And the rub they use will haunt your dreams. I took some home that night.
In true classic steakhouse fashion, Perry’s Steakhouse offers an over the top sweet for a closer. The Chocolate Jubilee Cake has a flaming sauce made tableside and gets poured over an enormous slice of Chocolate Blackout cake. And I still have leftovers in my fridge.
There is a Prime Rib deal I have my eye on as well. And a lunch version of the pork chop is a bang for buck deal on Fridays at only $19. But that steak flight was what won me over. It’s a birthday steak dinner in my mind. But since I will have to wait a few months till then, I’ll be drilling through the Perry’s Steakhouse rub and making my own HEB steak flights till then.
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