Filet Mignon Testing
Due to a birth defect, The Garbely Publishing Company’s founder, Rudy Garbely, had several childhood surgeries on his esophagus. The resulting scar tissue makes swallowing fatty foods difficult, meaning that a lean filet mignon is one of the few meats he has been able to enjoy throughout his life. Fortunately, filet mignon is delicious.
With nearly three decades of experience sampling the finest steakhouses in the world (which we can say honestly!), The Garbely Publishing Company’s staff has taste tested nearly every conceivable variety of of filet mignon and beef tenderloin preparation. From béarnaise to hibachi and from carpaccio to au poivre, we’ve sampled the best of the best from across the globe.
We realize that we have discerning customers when it comes to food, especially those who enjoy our line of railroad cookbooks and use the finest ingredients in their home kitchens to recreate the most luxurious dishes once prepared on the rails. To complement this line of cookbooks, our firm regularly performs taste-testing inspections of local steakhouses and fine dining establishments in or around our service areas to ensure the quality, flavor, and overall experience are consistent with our expectations and those of our customers. We use our expertise to determine the finest filet mignons in our surrounding areas and share this information with our valued customers to enhance their railroad history learning experiences.
The following local establishments are recommended for the quality of their filet mignon preparation, which is consistent with the meals from history found in The Garbely Publishing Company’s railroad cookbook offerings:
Pennsylvania
Apollo Grill - 85 W Broad St., Bethlehem, PA 18018
Fairview Cafe - 250 PA-390, Tafton, PA 18464
The Landing Steakhouse - 120 US-6 & 209, Matamoras, PA 18336
New York
677 Prime - 677 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Salt & Char - 353 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Station 45 American Chop House - 45 Lewis St, Binghamton, NY 13901 (the former DL&W station!)
Timber Stone Grill - 70 Shethar St, Hammondsport, NY 14840
New Jersey
Rod's Steak & Seafood Grille - 1 Convent Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960 (eat in former FEC Pullman cars!)
Roots Steakhouse - 40 W Park Pl., Morristown, NJ 07960
Maine
Coastal Prime - 35 Atlantic Ave., Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538
In Good Company - 415 Main St., Rockland, ME 04841
White Barn Inn Restaurant - 37 Beach Ave., Kennebunk, ME 04043 USA
California
Musso & Frank Grill - 6667 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028
The Ranch Restaurant - 1025 E Ball Rd #101A, Anaheim, CA 92805
Saddle Peak Lodge - 419 Cold Canyon Road, Calabasas, CA 91302
Other
Bavette's Bar & Boeuf - 218 W Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60654
Mancy’s Steakhouse - 953 Phillips Ave, Toledo, OH 43612
Notch 8 Grille - 128 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA 01060