Our Anniversary Dinner Celebration at Perry's Steakhouse & Grille

Yesterday, Michael and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary. We decided to splurge a bit by getting dressed up and going out for a really nice meal. That’s how two avowed foodies tend to celebrate big occasions, as I’m sure many of you can relate to!! We normally use one of the restaurant gift cards we receive for Christmas to fund our celebration, but we’ve been wanting to try Perry’s Steakhouse and Grille since it opened here last month. Our anniversary seemed like the perfect time…especially since we already knew we love their food. Perry’s is originally from Houston, but has expanded in Texas during the past few years. From the moment we walked in the door until the time we headed back to our car nearly 3 hours later, it was a fantastic dining experience. So fantastic that I just had to share it with all of you…

We made our reservations through Open Table and made sure to mention that it was our anniversary. When we arrived, we were greeted with a smile and quickly escorted to our table. We immediately received Happy Anniversary greetings from our server…who was also celebrating his wedding anniversary last night! We looked over the menu and took in the gorgeous atmosphere: low lights, live piano music, and really nice décor. We decided to order salads, a shared side, entrees, and a shared dessert. We started with salads. Michael had their signature wedge with creamy house-made blue cheese dressing; I opted for the chopped salad with their fantastic house-made Ranch dressing. The salads were served with warm sourdough bread and butter. When the salad is as good as these were? You know you’re in for a good meal!

Michael ordered their dry-aged bone-in ribeye topped with herbed butter for his entrée, and I chose their signature pork chop. It’s cured, roasted, smoked, and caramelized….then carved tableside. This gargantuan pork chop is easily enough food for three hungry people, let alone one of me. That means we’ll be having the rest of it for dinner tonight. We opted to share an order of crispy Lyonnaise potatoes for our side dish. While we waited for the entrees to arrive, the manager came by to wish us a Happy Anniversary and sprinkle a few rose petals on our table. What a nice touch! We leisurely ate our meal, chatted, and enjoyed the piano music. We were in no hurry...

After the entrees, another member of the waitstaff brought us a complimentary mini dessert trio. It contained a praline cheesecake bonbon, a mini crème brule, and a chocolate-Grand Marnier truffle. Normally, that would have been the perfect ending to a perfect meal. Then, we saw it. A tableside flambé dessert at the table next to us…so we decided to go for it and really splurge. I’m a sucker for the drama of anything flambéed tableside!!  We looked over the dessert menu and decided to try the Mont Blanc a la Frisc: sponge cake topped with a dome of vanilla ice cream and sliced strawberries. A flambéed sauce containing white chocolate and Bailey’s was poured on top. OMG…was it good!! As in over-the-top “I’m so full, but I can’t stop eating this!!” good! Luckily, the portion was perfect for sharing. 

We were both totally stuffed by then, so we paid the bill...and were even treated to a fun magic trick by our fantastic waiter! We waddled out to our car hand in hand…and immediately went home to change into our comfy jammies to digest! Our anniversary dinner at Perry’s was perfect from start to finish...the food was amazing, and the service was impeccable. If you’re one of my Texas readers, you MUST go eat at Perry’s! They have several locations in Houston...but they're also located in San Antonio, Austin, and Dallas.