2009

Alexander’s Steakhouse Restaurant Review, Cupertino

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Alexander's Steakhouse

10330 N. Wolfe Road (at Perimeter Road)

10330 N. Wolfe Road (at Perimeter Road), CA 95014

408-446-2222

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Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Exterior

Alexander’s Steakhouse is a high end steak restaurant located near the Valco shopping mall in Cupertino, just off highway 280. It was recently featured on Check Please and feature 28-day aged prime steaks. We hadn’t been there in many years, so it was time for a revisit.

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Interior

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Meat Case

Meat Counter

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Meat Locker

Aged Meat Locker

Decor, Vibe – Big lobby with beautiful wall of aging meat and meat counter for those who like to cook. Modern clean looking bar area. Elegant dining room with nice art and flower arrangements. Lots of couples, some big parties, with multiples generations from 30’s to 60’s dining.

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Website Menu

Picks:

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Bread basket

Excellent Bread Basket

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Yuzu Mojito

Yuzu Mojito ($13) was excellent. Lots of citrusy flavor, fresh mint, liquor, and a balanced unique cocktail.

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Clam Chowder

Clam Chowder ($9) was soup of the day and very good. New England style with lots of clams, potatoes, ham along with a not too creamy broth.

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Popcorn Crab

Popcorn Crab ($22) jumbo lump crabmeat fritters, sansho, white pepper, sriracha mayonnaise is a signature dish. Tons of lightly battered deep fried deliciousness. They should make this a smaller appetizer.

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Hamachi Shots

Hamachi Shots ($4 each) grade 5 hamachi, red chili, frizzled ginger, avocado, truffled ponzu is also a signature dish. Designed for one big gulp. Very fresh fish and a nice combo. Cheaper when you buy 6.

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Seared Foie Gras

Hudson Valley Foie Gras ($20) seared, kumquat conserve kumquat emulsion, fennel, croutons was top notch. The portion was absolutely huge and cooked perfectly. Kumquats were a little tart making this an interesting combination when most use berries.

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino T Bone Steak

Dry Aged T-Bone ($48) 24 oz. with maître d’hotel butter was cooked to a perfect medium rare. Huge and excellent, this is best of both worlds, a New York and Filet in one. You could taste the high quality dry aged meat.

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Menage a trio

Melange a Trois ($41) beef three ways; filet steak with green olives and blue cheese, braised shortrib and brie en cocotte, kobe patty melt panini was a very good 3 in 1 combination dish. The filet steak and patty melt were the best parts. Filet was super tender and accents with the cheese. The patty melt was pretty big and had ranch sauce. A good dish for those that do not like a huge slab of beef.

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Potatoes

Crushed Potatoes ($8) lemon, olive oil & oregano were excellent. Crispy, nice sized chunks and not as fatty as a huge baked potatoe.

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Beets

Beets & Greens ($8) red beets, swiss chard, red wine-orange glaze had tons of very fresh and sweet red beets on top of a bed of chard. Chard was a tad bitter.

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Cotton Candy

Complimentary cotton candy rounded out the evening.

OK:
None

Pans:

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Mac n Cheese

Mac ‘N Cheese ($10) white truffle oil mac ’n cheese was a pretty basic version. No special cheese, it just had a cool looking pan. Coconut’s makes a killer version.

Alexanders Steakhouse Cupertino Basil Panna Cotta

Confetti ($12) Basil Panna cotta with blueberry sorbet and coconut tapioca pearls was just plain weird and unbalanced. The Panna Cotta was very creamy and had a too heavy basil flavor.

Alexander’s Steakhouse had excellent service. No water worries, and napkin folding when you are away. The service has marked improved over the years. The prices are expensive, making this a special occassion place. Do not come here trying to skimp, save up instead. We have no problem recommending it as the entire experience was excellent. You may end up with a meat coma. It is one of the best steakhouses in the San Francisco Bay Area along with places like Harris’. What is interesting is that they also have very good modern small plates and non meat dishes.

Extensive 36 page wine list with high markup, Glasses from $10, $35 corkage. They even have a cigar menu.
Alexander's Steakhouse on Urbanspoon

Overall Rating: (Excellent)

Come Back?

Food Rating: (Excellent)
Service Rating: (Excellent)
Atmosphere Rating: (Excellent)
Value Rating: (Good)

Guide: 0 = poor, 1 = Fair/Average, 2 = Good, 2.5 = Very Good, 3 = Excellent , 4 = Extraordinary

Alcohol:Full Bar
Attire:Dressy
Hours:Mon-Th 530-930pm, Fri-Sat 530-1030pm, Sun 530-9pm
Parking:Free Lot
Reservations:Yes
Prices:$18 - $145
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