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Monday, January 11, 2010 - 3:49 PM
About a week ago I visited Bohanan’s Prime Steaks & Seafood in San Antonio, TX for the second time. This is one of the best restaurants around. I would describe it as France meets Texas. The dining room has a contemporary French feel. It is a beautiful restaurant with pine hardwood floors that help to set the mood for a foodies delight. The place has a bit of an old world feeling with the type of table side service that is hard to find these days. Many dishes are prepared table side including one of my favorite classic desserts Bananas Foster. To add to the old world feeling, Bohanans’s now serves classic cocktails such as the Sidecar. Mine was a perfect start to the evening. Bread is served with a whipped cream cheese served with candied jalapenos. This tells you right away this will not be your average meal. We started with the escargot which was a special for the evening and was made in the traditional style and topped with cheese. After this you have to have the tortilla soup. It will be too much if you are having a steak and dessert, but it doesn’t matter. It is that good. I have had a lot of tortilla soup and this is the best in Texas. It is a bit richer and has a darker broth than the traditional version. My wife had the purple Cherokee heirloom tomato salad with buffalo mozzarella. We had not heard of Purple Cherokee’s before but they were great. It made me wonder if the Chef purposefully paired the Cherokee with the Buffalo. Hey, if it worked in nature before, it can work again on the plate! For the main course, I bet it all and went for the Akaushi Rib eye. Akaushi is a purebred Japanese beef similar to that of Kobe fame. At $95 it’s a bit pricey, but a bargain in comparison to some restaurants I have been to for the quality of beef. Luckily, I wasn’t paying the bill which made the rib eye even more divine. I was even more surprised when they brought out the steak and it took up my whole plate! It was delicious, tender and had a very rich flavor. It was heaven on a plate. For sides, we had the white truffle oil steak fries, macaroni and cheese, and steamed broccoli with bernaise sauce. Obviously, we were not watching the diet tonight. The steak fries were huge and truffle oil makes for great fries. Macaroni and cheese was everything you hoped it would be. I thought I detected a hint of truffle in these as well. The steamed broccoli with bernaise sauce was also that good. My only complaint was that I didn’t see any Texas wine on the menu. Yes, they do make wine in Texas. However, I didn’t ask so they very well could have had some stored away. If you are in San Antonio and looking for a fine dining experience, Bohanan’s is your place. You will not be disappointed! As an added bonus, they are currently in the process of opening a traditional cocktail bar downstairs from the restaurant.
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