[[{“value”:”Curious why weekend prime rib is a thing, and isn’t a weekday mainstay on restaurant menus? While the delicious meat dish is a crowd-pleaser, there are a few reasons it is usually reserved for the weekends. Firstly, prime rib is cooked as a whole standing rib roast, not in single cuts like most steaks. One roast can be anywhere from 12 to over 25 pounds, which is a lot of meat. It also takes anywhere from six to eight hours to cook a roast. And the meat isn’t cheap. Because weekends draw bigger crowds at restaurants, the meat is more likely to get ordered, minimizing waste and potential profit loss. Where is a delicious prime rib roast a weekend tradition? Check out these five restaurant chains that do it right.
Saltgrass Steak House
Saltgrass Steak House’s Cattleman’s Prime Rib is only served Friday through Sunday, and diners line up to order it. The restaurant notes there are “limited quantities,” and the roast is herb-crusted and served with au jus and horseradish sauce. “The prime rib was most excellent. very tasty and easy to eat,” says a TripAdvisor diner
Texas Roadhouse
Texas Roadhouse’s trademark prime rib is a 16-ounce hand-cut slab, a “flavorful ribeye steak slow-roasted to perfection,” and diners maintain it is the chef’s kiss. It is reserved for Fridays through Sundays, and each location prepares a set amount. Once it sells out for the day, it’s gone. “Last time I tried the prime rib based on many recommendations from here and it was excellent,” the same person said. Another added, “The prime rib is the best by a landslide.”
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Black Angus Steakhouse
Black Angus Steakhouse is a nostalgic restaurant with locations in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Washington. While weekends are the most popular with diners, the chain serves a one-pound slab of dry-rubbed, slow-cooked prime rib beloved for its rich flavor and tenderness, every day of the week. “Seasoned with our Black Angus dry rub, seared and slow-roasted to perfection,” the chain writes. Served with “rich” house-made au jus and fresh or creamy horseradish sauce
Outback Steakhouse 16oz Prime Rib
Outback’s slow-roasted prime rib, a whopping 16 ounces of delicious and tasty herb-crusted beef, is served daily at dinnertime and all day on the weekends. “I will defend their Prime Rib. Cooked medium, its wonderful,” writes a diner. It is “perfection,” another adds in a Reddit post. “People may sometimes hate on Outback, but I’ve never had a bad piece of prime rib there. And their tangy tomato salad dressing is delicious (I need to find a dupe of that recipe, if anyone has something similar I’d be forever in your debt).”
J. Alexander’s 16oz Prime Rib
Alexander serves its Slow-Roasted Prime Rib only from Friday through Sunday. According to diners, the 16-ounce aged Midwestern beef, served with au jus and a loaded baked potato, is worth the wait. “Our Slow-Roasted Prime Rib – There’s a reason this classic is still popular,” the chain wrote on Facebook. “It was cooked to perfection. We both enjoyed our prime rib very much. The staff was top notch,” a diner agreed.
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