Broadway Prime - Steakhouse, Burlingame

1316 Broadway Ave, Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 558-8801
Parking: street parking
Hours: 5pm-10pm Daily
http://www.broadwayprime.com/


Last Visited: June 2, 2019

Food: 3 to 4 stars
Atmosphere: 3 to 4 stars
Service: 3 to 4 stars
Price: $$$ to $$$$

Open since 2000, I figured it was a safe bet since it's still here and my workplace often sends visitors here.  Like most steakhouses, the menu is pretty simple offering various cuts of prime rib, steak, and one option each for those eating fish and vegetarians.

I chose to go here because getting a weekend reservation at House of Prime Rib would take too much time and effort, and I wanted my last supper before my elimination diet started to contain just about everything that I wouldn't be able to eat for a couple of months.  As expected, the reservation part was easy and since it's Burlingame, there is a lot of parking along Broadway.

Each entree comes with salad and a two sides - potato of your choice: baked potato, mashed potatoes, or roasted garlic mashed potatoes and other choice of creamed spinach or creamed corn.  You also get a baked popover.

When we arrived, we were quickly seated and given cold forks (nice nod to the old school) and warm french bread.  The salad, which they call their 'fresh salad with our special dressing,' is romaine or iceberg lettuce (depending on when you go) with beets and hard boiled eggs.  The dressing is reminiscent of thousand island.  It's not anything to write home about, especially since iceberg doesn't hold up to this quantity of dressing well, but not bad.  One member of our party can't eat raw foods, so he skipped it and just got a little more potato.

The popover was hot and good.  Crusty outside, soft inside - buttery in taste.  It arrived right before the prime rib was brought to the table.  All potato dishes were served on small plates and also came separate from the prime rib which is located at the front of the restaurant.

I chose the Peninsula cut, which is the smallest prime rib choice available, creamed spinach, and a baked potato.  The prime rib was good - not the best you'll ever have, but it's what you expect - good au jus and it came with the doneness as we ordered it - the photo shows the pink meat as is expected for medium doneness. While it looks a little thin coming out (my eyes are always bigger than my stomach), after eating all of the sides along with the meat, I was amply full. You can always go for the larger cuts too - the select cut (most common choice) and Broadway cut (thick cut which can be served sliced, English style) are also available.  The creamed spinach was tasty and the baked potato was perfectly fine - it came with sour cream, butter, bacon, and chives. $40

Service is fine - friendly and they check on you mid-meal, but it's not House of Prime Rib, and if you expect it to be, you'll be sorely disappointed.  The salad is not made table-side, and you don't get that very old school San Francisco feel of HoPR, but it's also more convenient, so just know what you're getting into.  One thing they did well is that when they noticed that much of our party had gone to wash their hands when we arrived, they waited until everyone got back before bringing resuming their service.

While I wouldn't say Broadway Prime is a must visit place, at its price point and considering how easy it is to find parking and a reservation, it's fine.  For me, it's just above three stars in all categories, but I'll let you decide for yourself.  It hit the spot and served its purpose - I enjoyed a decent prime rib and was happily full at the end of it all.