Alas, a very good USDA Prime steak could meet a higher class in Japan.

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Another way to think of avocado's role is to consider the fat marbling in a prime steak.

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I'm thankful that I've never eaten a sub-prime steak.

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The multitudinous on-site restaurant offerings have been augmented with the sleek steak house Prime 44 West.

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As its name would suggest, the restaurant serves cuts of prime beef, but goes beyond the typical steak with regional fare such as tender ostrich fillet, marinated venison and South African kingklip (cusk eel imported from the coast).

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