Omaha Steaks

TN2TX

Has anyone ordered meat from Omaha Steaks? I have heard mixed reviews but I keep getting sale emails on their filets. It's tempting.....

JRWhitee

They are too thin for me

johnkitchens

I got a package as a gift last year. I wasn't that impressed. It is funny you mentioned this today because I got a call from them on Friday verifying my address for a delivery that will be coming to me on Tuesday. I told them I didn't order anything, and he said it was from someone else. 

He wouldn't tell me who it was from, but he said it would come with a card. It is being sent to my office so I am sure it is business related, but I don't have a clue who it is from. 

I will let you know what I get and take a few pics. 

TN2TX

@johnkitchens That doesn't sound to bad. If only they delivered beer.

Botch

If you look at them at a "cost-per-meal" basis, they're not too bad (if you don't mind a small steak).  However, once in their records, they spam you to death; mailed fliers a couple times a week, emails EVERY DAY, and phone calls a couple times a week.  I finally lost my temper and demanded they remove my name from their records altogether, which they did.  

MeTed

Tried them once, did not like them.

TN2TX

MeTed said:

Tried them once, did not like them.

Was the meat bad? Why didn't you like? 

MeTed

@TN2TX No, the meat was not terrible just average, but the steaks were very thin and small, and I did not like the high pressure sales tactic.

johnkitchens

Mine were a gift so I didn't have to deal with the high pressure sales etc, but I agree with @MeTed concerning the tiny little thin steaks. 

Nothing like I am used to. 

Maccool

Their food is OK, although overpriced when you figure in shipping. I can get just as good a meat from my local meat market, (once you get to know the butcher). I grew up in Omaha. Early in my childhood I learned the value of getting to know the butcher. Especially after USDA changed the beef grading scale in 1997 (today, Prime is hard to get and today's USDA "Choice" beef ain't the same Choice beef I got when I was a kid).

Here in Minnesota, it's hard to routinely come by great beef, unlike Omaha, but it's possible to do it without spending an arm and a leg getting some company to mail you medium-level restaurant-quality beef and 10 lbs of dry ice.

tarponfisher

I bought a package for my Dad a few years ago. He wasn't impressed with the steaks, but said the burgers were pretty good. They lost me as a customer though by hassling me with their sales tactics.

Handcyclist

Have received them as gifts and have purchased them using rewards points from the bank.  They come packed well in heavy duty cardboard boxes in a styrofoam cooler that is kept cold with dry ice. The steaks, as have been mentioned, are thin--thinner than most thin cut steaks found in grocery stores.  Each steak is individually vacuum packed and the portion sizes are small.  If you want the convenience of individually packaged portions that are small, go for it. For value, you can do better at your local grocery store and have fresh meat

ads75

I ordered from them once. I remember that the burgers and hot dogs were maybe above average, and the steaks were just ok, on the small side. Nothing seemed any better than I could get at my super market. Never felt an need to order from them again. I do not remember getting too many high pressure sales tactics like others have said.

I have ordered from Allen Brothers several times (although not for a couple years), and their steaks were awesome, but pricey.

TN2TX

Doesn't sound like a great buy. Thanks for all the input!

lousubcap

Now if you want to spend upscale $$ on beef check out these two sites:

http://www.snakeriverfarms.com and http://www.lobels.com/default.aspx After you recover from the sticker shock then go forth and enjoy.  I'm sure there are others out there as well.  Not a cook you would want to hose up>-

Tjcoley

I've received Omaha Steaks as gifts several times.  Steaks were ok, didn't like the burgers.  Just last year I recieved a Prime Rib roast, which was the best I ever cooked.

Tjcoley

And the coolers they pack them in are great to use for FTC.

Skiddymarker

lousubcap said:

Now if you want to spend upscale $$ on beef check out these two sites:

http://www.snakeriverfarms.com and http://www.lobels.com/default.aspx After you recover from the sticker shock then go forth and enjoy.  I'm sure there are others out there as well.  Not a cook you would want to hose up>-

Agree - great meats. Also Snake River has a lower cost affiliate called Double R :

http://www.thedoublerranch.com

Glad to see you are posting, was afraid one of us might have committed suicide! Still, Go A's.

TN2TX

http://www.snakeriverfarms.com/american-style-wagyu-kobe-beef/products/petite-tenderloin-filet-mignon-steak-collection-for-2/ 

Wow. You were right. Is it really that good? That does look like amazing beef. 

H12mike

There is a great meat market in Lewisville called Old Town Meat Market same family owned since 1977. Great butchers.

TN2TX

H12mike said:

There is a great meat market in Lewisville called Old Town Meat Market same family owned since 1977. Great butchers.

Haven't been but I'll check it out. I usually go to Central Market. They have a good selection and very helpful. 

JethroVA

Overpriced and not that great.

egger ave

you can do better at a local butcher around here. Sales emails all go in the spam folder.

Cookinbob

I think they're like steaks, only smaller.  I would never buy for myself, what would I do with a 4 oz filet?  Give me a good butcher any day.

prodraft1954

Used to buy from them all the time, but they got expensive and serving sizes decreased, but, their hot dogs are the best I've ever had. They have these augraten potatoes that are to die for.

prodraft1954

You're right about the coolers, really nice. When we were buying from them alot, we had people waiting to get one the coolers from me.

johnmitchell

Not wanting to hijack this Omaha steaks thread, but has anyone had any experience with Allen Brothers Steaks? I had heard their products were good...

bettysnephew

Might I suggest Rube's from Montour, Iowa.  Great assortment of fine Iowa raised meats that I've never heard anyone complain about. They have a cook your own steak house also and there is generally a wait to get in.

http://www.rubessteaks.com/Meat_Shop_s/1817.htm

Ladeback69

bettysnephew said:

Might I suggest Rube's from Montour, Iowa.  Great assortment of fine Iowa raised meats that I've never heard anyone complain about. They have a cook your own steak house also and there is generally a wait to get in.

http://www.rubessteaks.com/Meat_Shop_s/1817.htm

Man I haven't been to that place in a long time. It's a little slice steak heaven in a little town in Iowa. The beef is all finished with grain to sweeten the meat up. I highly recommend having a meal there first where you can cook it yourself. The have a 16 oz filet, 26 oz t-bone, 28 oz sirloin and a 16 pork chop. They are all over an 1" thick.

http://www.rubessteaks.com/mobile/default.aspx

llrickman

These guys at TTU have some quality meat

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/meatscience/orders/

RRP

johnmitchell said:

Not wanting to hijack this Omaha steaks thread, but has anyone had any experience with Allen Brothers Steaks? I had heard their products were good...

If you want to spend the coin to impress someone I highly recommend Allen Brothers! I swear the best meat I have ever eaten was an aged 18 pound ribeye than renowned chef Kevin Rathbun egged for us in Chicago at Carmicheal's Steak House at a "different Eggfest" only held for 2 years. Man that was to die for!!! I recall checking the AB price when I got home and that chunk-o-cow had sold for $300!