Originally posted by Harrier88
Honestly, I wouldn't have chosen rice in that spot either. Steak goes best with some potatoes. Good fries always work, but if I was feeling fancy that day, I would pick the baked potatoes - don't forget the sour cream.
Mashed potatoes aren't my first choice when it comes to high quality steaks, but they go well with other types of meat.
Don't forget that this is in the States, where they serve far more than I can eat in one sitting.
Good fries are fine -- but in a random restaurant in a small city who knows what you're going to get?
A baked potato is likely to be huge, so I usually go with mashed in those circumstances.
I actually can't remember what I ordered -- but I'm guessing mashed. The steak was very good. I can't remember what vegetables came with it either -- so they probably weren't bad.
When I worked for mining companies in the '70s we would go from town to town in the early spring, and investigate reports of mineral findings nearby. At supper time -- around 18h -- we would go into the local restaurant and order whatever was on special. There was usually only the one restaurant in town, it was usually a family-owned business and the special was quite often something that they themselves like to eat.
On road trips we still often do that.
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