My dad loves prime rib, so on his birthday, my siblings and I decided to treat him to none other than House of Prime Rib. Generally, reservations are hard to come by (reservations should be made two months in advance) but we called a week before and were able to get a table for seven. Note: They will not seat you until the whole party is present, even if guests are in the restroom. We had a bit of difficulty from the hostess for this.

Now don’t get HOPR confused with other steakhouses, as they serve nothing but PRIME RIB! The pre-fixe meal includes salad, mashed potatoes or baked potato, yorkshire pudding, creamed spinach or creamed corn, and your choice of cut of prime rib. They offer four different cuts of prime rib: City, House of Prime Rib, English, and King Henry VIII. The City cut is a smaller portion of the HOPR cut. The House of Prime Rib cut is their standard cut. The English cut is multiple thin cuts of meat. The King Henry VIII is a generous extra thick cut. If you have kids, they also offer a children size cut. Or if you don’t want meat, they also offer fresh fish.

The salad is prepared at your table like a show. It consists of romaine lettuce with beets, goat cheese and their unique dressing, which tastes like thousand island.
After you’ve enjoyed your popover and salad, the prime rib cart will roll up to your table and the chef will the cut your slice in front of you.
I got the House of Prime Rib cut with mashed potatoes and creamed corn. It was melt in your mouth meaty goodness!
An unknown tip: if you finish your cut of meat, they will offer you another slice. I finished mine and got another slice, albeit a small one but I’ll take it!
We got chocolate cake on the house to celebrate my dad’s birthday.
For $35-$45 a person, it’s a meal that you can’t pass up because it’ll be hard to find another steakhouse that can offer just as good of a deal for the same quality.

Location: 1906 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109