Tonight I had a religious experience.
It was exactly 9 years and 10 months ago that I last dined at The Beef Mastor Inn and I have thought about that meal every day since. For those of you not in the know, The Beef Mastor Inn is in Wilson, North Carolina. It is basically an old house that has been converted into a steak restaurant. The place is so small that people drink beer in the parking when waiting for a table to become available. This place simply has the best steak per dollar that I have ever eaten. It might be the best thing that has ever happened to me(Honorable mention to Led Zeppelin, DVR, and female "parts").
When I walked in the door this evening I was greeted with a smile and I was early enough that I was seated right away. I sat down and in a few minutes they had taken my drink order and brought an uncut ribeye to the table. You see, there are no menus at The Beef Mastor. The serve rib eye and rib eye only! The only choice I had to make was how large I wanted him to cut it. I decided on about a 16oz cut (they are all boneless) medium rare. When the waiter left I walked over to the little salad bar and grabbed a few tomatoes. You dont make friends with salad and it wasn't the reason I came. Ten minutes later they served me a hunk of delicious rib eye along with a baked potato and some garlic bread. I grabbed my knife and fork and jumped right in. It was cooked to perfection. They get the meat from a vendor in Nebraska. It must be aged for 30+ days as you can almost cut the meat with a fork (almost but not quite). Just as muslims are required to go to Mecca at least once in their lifetime, steak lovers need to experience The Beef Mastor Inn at least once. At about $30/lb it can't be beat. As for me, I'm going back in two weeks.
(This last picture was taken with my Iphone and doesn't give the meal the justice it deserves)
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