You’ve seen the Small. You’ve seen the Regular. You’ve seen the Keg Size. But are you ready for … the KEG OMEGA?
The place: The Keg (New Westminster location)
The meat: 24 oz. Keg Omega (also available as 10 oz. Small, 12 oz. Regular and … snicker … 16 oz. Keg Size)
The fat content: Medium
The fixin’s: Deep-fried onions, au jus and horseradish, choice of side (rice, potato – mashed, baked or double-baked)
The cost: $34.95
With restaurants coast-to-coast, the Keg is one of the most venerable sources of meat in Canada, appealing to a wide segment of the population from families to the middle class. If the Keg was a woman (and god knows I’ve had dreams about that), it would be the Girl Next Door: friendly, well-grounded, reliable.
But this girl next door has a naughty little secret.
You see, if you were to look at the Keg’s menu, you’d think your prime rib experience would peak at the Keg-Size (16 oz.). But what the Keg won’t tell you is that, upon request, they offer a fourth size: the Keg Omega, 24 ounces of beefy goodness.
Oh, yeah. IT’S ON.
The good:
- 24. Freaking. Ounces.
- Nice, light au jus. Horseradish cut pure – none of that overly creamy crap.
- When they say they’ll get you a rare cut of meat, they mean it.
- Attentive service, even during a packed house on New Year’s Eve.
- Great sides. I particularly recommend the double-baked potato (mashed potatoes mixed with bacon and stuffed back into a potato skin before getting re-baked).
- Seriously, dude. 24 freaking ounces.
The bad:
- It’s a really good piece of beef, but you’ll find some huge chunks of fat and the odd bit of gristle on your plate.
The verdict: Three-and-a-half blown colons out of five
Don’t believe what people say: size does matter. The Keg Omega takes a good prime rib and elevates it to … uh, really good … through sheer quantity. Now let’s bring on the 32-ouncer!
