I went the second week it was open, and would say I had pretty low expectations, given the restaurant's popularity was attributed to a meme from 2017. That being said, the food was all pretty delicious, but absolutely not worth the price tag. There's a novelty to it when the chef (Nusret) is there to do the cutting and salt thing for Instagram, but I don't think I would ever go and pay the same price if he's not there. But yeah, I consider myself a snob when it comes to steak, and I came away thinking it was actually pretty great. But worth the price? Hell no.

A few weeks ago, I visited Istanbul, Turkey and went to his restaurant there (same one), and it's the same food, but for 1/4th the price. At that price point, it's absolutely worth it. Can't say the same about Dallas.