Thank you!

The Prime Rib will always be special to me, not only for the great food and atmosphere, its also where i got engaged to my wonderful wife.

My folks actually went there last night. My dad had the veal chop which he said was very good, however, my poor mother got the Chilean sea bass that was "undercooked and fair at best." Take that for what it is....

Edward, I'm sorry for your mom's poor experience, but I have no doubt that if she'd mentioned it they would have done something to make it right for her. One of the things that impresses me the most about is that they take customer service seriously.

"...my poor mother got the Chilean sea bass..."

Edward, It astonishes me that folks go to great prime-steak restaurants and order veal and fish. Perhaps your poor mother should have ordered a side of owl meat gravy. That would have spiked-up the whole evening.

I'm just saying...

I went there once about seven years ago. I took my parents because my work had given me a "Night on the Town" bonus that I could use at any restaurant in town.

We thoroughly enjoyed our meal. My parents never get out to such fine dining places and it was certainly a treat for them.

Also, some friends of mine have worked there, although they no longer do. One was the maitre'd and the other was the salad guy. All he did was work the "cold side" and also some of the desserts.

Wo. Faint praise from PCB Rob.

@Stephen B. That would be true if the Prime Rib wasn't known for everything on their menu being good, not just the prime rib. Going to a high-end steak house for a great veal chop makes sense, and ordering fish if you're going because your spouse wants a great veal chop makes sense.

I haven't been to any of the steakhouses in town yet, but I've seen here time and time again that "Foo has surprisingly good seafood."

Apparently, Baltimore steakhouses need to deal with the gills well.

Well written review.
But one technical question.
How does one "spit snails?"

With one's mouth, I hope, Haiku Man.

Well maybe it also makes sense that when you have gone to The Prime Rib probably over 1000 times during the past ten years, once in awhile you have to order something that does not consist of red meat for a change.

I haven't been to The Prime Rib in a very long time. However, there was a time - during the Corporate Wife days (when an expense report was a thing worth having) - that we were there (it seemed) more often than we were home. My most prominent memory of The Prime Rib is that, from the first time we took out-of-town clients there, when I whispered to the waiter, "I really don't like beef, is there something that won't be a fuss....?" the issue was taken care of.

In the years since, I've been to a lot of Steak Houses in a lot of towns (that line works best if you can hear it in Bogart) and many, if not most, of them are very good to excellent by my not-beef-preferring point of view, but I always walk away thinking, It's not The Prime Rib.

Edward, your parents have really eaten at the Prime Rib more than twice a week for the last 10 years? What did they think of the food the other 999 times?

I dined there once, and had red meat 3 times that previous week and just wasn't in the mood for another steak. I ordered the soft shell crabs, and to this day they were the absolute best I've ever had. Literally melted in your mouth and bursted with that "crab mustard" flavor.

No matter what they serve, the ingredients and food product is going to be the best of the best.

I dined there once, and had red meat 3 times that previous week and just wasn't in the mood for another steak. I ordered the soft shell crabs, and to this day they were the absolute best I've ever had. Literally melted in your mouth and bursted with that "crab mustard" flavor.

No matter what they serve, the ingredients and food product is going to be the best of the best.

Many years ago (perhaps a birthday?), I was treated to dinner at the Prime Rib. I chose soft crabs which, as Donny B described, were the "absolute best I've ever had." Sauteed in butter, sprinkled with a bit of fresh herbs--FABulous!! For a less expensive, but quite tasty, soft crab dinner, go to Perring House in the Perring Plaza Shopping Center.

I have been dinning at the Prime Rib for over 30 years and I have to say I have dined at some of the best steak restaurants all over Europe and the States and the Prime Rib Baltimore ranks one of the best that I have dined. I live in Austin, Tx for the last two years, but when I am in Baltimore I make it a point to dine there.

Very disappointed with the seating arrangements and the noise level in this restaurant. We were celebrating our anniversary. We could not hear the waiter telling us the specials and we didn't bother talking to eah other because we could not hear. The food was good, except my meal looked like a kids portion, which was very disappoint for the high price. Our waiter did not check on us much and seemed careless. We ate quickly and left. Since I could not take the noise level, I left my husband at the table to finish up with the bill and tip. I really wish we had left and went to Ruth Chris for a more romantic atmosphere. Will definitely not be spending anymore anniversaries here. Dined on 03/26/2011 2011

We were celebrating our anniversary. ... we didn't bother talking to each other ... I left my husband at the table to finish up

Sounds like Heaven, no?