Prime and Beyond

“The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.”- Julia Child

Prime and Beyond is an upmarket eatery that serves dry and wet-aged steaks, family style or individually, with Korean sides. From farm to table, they use high quality and USDA Prime meat. It is located at 501 Main Street in Fort Lee, NJ. I was introduced to this place by my college friends. We decided to try it and I’m so happy they introduced me to this place ?.

  • Octopus
    Grilled octopus served with chef’s special sauces ( gochujang aioli and squid ink aioli) and seared lemon online.
  • Bacon
    Applewood smoked thick-cut bacon served with gochujang glaze and whole grain mustard on the side.
  • tartare
    Raw minced USDA Prime beef marinated in a homemade ponzu dressing, then served with onions and other seasoning
  • Meat
    Dry Aged Crust! The inner layer of the outer surface of dry-aged meat (crust)

The thick bacon appetizer was amazing! It was simply heaven on a plate. It was grilled to perfection which brought out tons of big, bold, smoky bacon flavors. Beef tartare was seasoned well and the gochujang dip gave it a spicy kick. The grilled Octopus was lovely. It had a nice char and tasted delicious! The steak crust tips were amazing. They had an amazing, savory taste and the cook was spot on! I couldn’t stop eating these dishes and I wanted more!

  • Lamb
    Baby Rack of Lamb 12oz
  • sides
    Kimchi
  • veggies
    Grilled Veggies
  • Brussel Sprouts
    Brussel Sprouts Sautéed with bacon bits
  • Meat
    Boneless Ribeye 14oz
  • meat
    Boneless NY Strip 14oz
  • Spinach
    Creamed Spinach with Fresh spinach sautéed in butter and shallots mixed with cream and parmesan finish.

Dinner was fantastic! The baby rack of lamb was exquisite. It was a good portion, and it was medium rare on a frenched bone (not at all greasy)… tasted amazing. Ribeye was marbleized and an extremely good cut.  The key is the simple but perfect seasoning.  Just some light salt and pepper.  You really get the true taste of the meat.  The New York Strip… melt in mouth, so flavorful that I needed nothing but the meat. The sides were also solid, with a Korean twist! Much like the steak, they are very simple, not overly seasoned, and just executed well. 

Meat
So much glorious meat!!

Prime & Beyond is a no-frills, creative K-bbq-inspired steakhouse for the steak connoisseurs that also has a great ambiance. Each piece of meat was an experience on its own. Your knife cuts into them like butter! Also loved that it was BYOB! Would recommend in a heart beat to a friend looking for a quality steak place. Definitely will go back!! Thanks for reading my review and continue to chomp away!

-Chomping Chica