I always leave steakhouses feeling like I was cheated. I can get a real good steak for $50if I barbecue it at home, plus a six-pack of beer. I am not sure steakhouses do anything different with the meat. They just have real expensive cuts I would not typically buy at home. The $8 potatoe my wife ordered last time we went to the Met didn't help me feel any less cheated. +1 for what Snake said.