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There ere four franchises in Eugene that cater
exclusively to those of us who are steak freaks.
They include the three Sizzler Steak Houses, the
Branding Iron, Mr. Steak and the Black Angus.
Sizzlers
405 Highway 99 North
29th & Willamette
Mayfair Shopping Center at Coburg Road
Sizzler is the McDonald’s of the steak
business. All of their T-Bones look and taste just
like all of their T-bones at any other location. The
prices are fairly reasonable, ranging from less
than a dollar for a hamburger to three bucks for a
New York steak. Despite their uniformity the
steaks are quite good and substantial. With the
larger steaks toast and a choice of potato is in
cluded. I must say something about the toast. It is
very good, invariably fresh and warm — much
better than the stale remains prof fered by some
places.
Mr. Steak
1861 Franklin Blvd.
This place is slightly less of an assembly line
operation than Sizzler and the prices are slightly
higher, ranging from a buck and a half to four
dollars. The steaks are large and retain most of
their original flavor. Their Teriyaki Steak is quite
good and like the other dinners comes with salad,
choice of potato and toast. They have an irritating
policy of not accepting checks, so be forewarned.
In all the food is good but the atmosphere is in
tensely boring.
Branding Iron
579 East Broadway
This place is not boring — it is very Eugene. It
'has been around for a very long time and is
something of a local fixture. There is a bar in
addition to the restaurant. The B.I. is quite small
but the atmosphere is pleasant. The service is
swift and excellent but the waiters are not ob
sequious. This place is expensive however.
Dinners come with salad and choice of potato and
range from three to eight dollars. My one com
plaint about this restaurant is it is so damned dark
you can’t see your dinner companion or
sometimes even your food. The steaks are large
and well-prepared.
At this point it is necessary to elaborate on a
grave injustice perpetrated on some of us car
nivores. For those of you who like steak cooked
Medium or Rare, you will probably have your
wished obeyed. However those of us who prefer
our meat cooked, i.e. Medium Well or Well Done,
are subject to cruel retribution by some
restaurateurs. In some perverted sort of revenge
these cooks cremate any steak ordered Well Done
and deliver the ashes to the unsuspecting diner.
The Branding Iron, however, is not such an
establishment and does a good job no matter how
you order your steak.
The Black Angus
2123 Franklin Blvd.
Speaking of atmosphere this place is really
weird. In the center of the dining room are
translucent orange booths which look like tran
sporter chambers out of STAR TREK. However,
don’t let this dissuade you from the food. Once you
get used to the orange people staring at you, you
can enjoy steak at a very reasonable cost. The
lunches are two bucks and the dinner four-fifty.
Included are garlic-cheese bread and salad.
There is a bar adjacent to the dining area. This
place is quite popular with businessmen and it’s
occasionally necessary to make reservations on
weekends.
All of the places I have mentioned are within
easy walking distance of campus except the
Sizzlers, which are practically everywhere else.
With the battle cry of “Damn the meat
boycott, full speed ahead,” set forth and sample
Iheir bloody wares.
Josh Marquis
J
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