some of the bigger steak houses have just become too absurd. we have a morton's in downtown rochester and i just can't come to terms with the cost. we will go out for "regular" meals at expensive places, but that's our going out. on top of that, instead of gifts for holidays/birthdays, we get gift cards to restaurants we like, making it way more affordable. i never mind spending money on a meal, but morton's is gross. to get an 8 0z filet, i think it was $55. if you want a sauce, it's another $7 or $8. if i remember correctly, i think my starter salad was $18. for rochester, that's nuts. it's not nyc or boston where we're paying for the overhead. the food is good, but certainly no better than any of the local, privately owned steak houses.
i'm good with pricey dinners, but there's a limit.