If you're a fan of prime rib, you better add one restaurant in San Francisco, California, to your travel bucket list. The House of Prime Rib, open since 1949, is a local institution that specializes in the tender beef rib cut, and it caters to appetites ranging from petite all the way up to gargantuan. That's because the House of Prime Rib focuses almost completely on prime rib (except for one lone fresh fish option), from small sizes such as The City Cut, to a larger one called the House of Prime Rib Cut, an English Cut (which is a thinner-style slice), all the way up to what's known as the King Henry VIII Cut; for the largest of appetites.
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Oh, how here at The Takeout. House of Prime Rib has a secret menu, too Want more meat? Just say so. The secret menu at The House of Prime Rib isn't really all that secret if you're in the know, and there's even an option to order extra-large pieces of prime rib; including a double, triple, or even quadruple King Henry VIII cut.
The prime rib is cooked in a salt crust for two and a half hours, and once it's removed from the oven its exterior is trimmed. Then the whole roast is put onto a serving cart to be carved to patrons tableside. And if you're lucky, you can even ask for an end cap of the prime rib.
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