Cowboy Star

I've been there about 5 times already with different friends. Everyone has loved it each time. The servers are very knowledgable about the food and they are also always very personable. The food's been perfect every time, from our steaks to our veggie friends' meals. Cool decor and warm, easygoing atmosphere. I will be back again and again.

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Went with a party of 8 celebrating end of hard year at work. The drinks flowed, the food was great, and the waitress flowed right along with us. All of her recommendations were very good, and she kept our night moving along. At the same time, there was no rush, and we were allowed to take our time, linger over our courses, and make a little noise (lots of laughter/fun). Highlights were the sweetbreads, my scallop dish, and the specialty drinks. Will definitely be coming back, next time with my husband for dinner for two.

Executive Chef Victor was very approachable, and the atmosphere is very comfortable. The food and flavors rival the best there is! I was also impressed with the staff, they really stayed on top of our service needs and knew everything about what they were serving. And hello.. yummy specialty drinks!!

We went to Cowboy Star on a friday night with a group/reservation for 6. Although excited about the restaurant, and initially impressed with the ambiance, I was put off when they did not want to seat us until our whole group had arrived (we knew one of our group was going to be late and had advised them of such when making the reservation). Once we were seated, the staff was very nice. The waiter made a great wine recommendation: the 2005 Provenance Merlot (which I enjoyed so much that I looked for at Bevmo later and found it to cost only $5 more at the restaurant than we would pay there for a bottle). The sweet breads appetizer was the best appetizer. I had the pork special for dinner, which turned out more rare than I would have liked. Everyone else had steak, but 4 of the 6 people in our group had recently dined together at Vigilucci's in La Jolla, and generally felt the steaks were better there than at Cowboy Star. Nonetheless, because of the fun aesthetics, downtown nightlife appeal, good service, and better food than many places we've dined, I would recommend to almost anyone that they try it at least once! (I'd also love to get down there when the butcher shop is open because I'm sure their meat quality is outstanding!)

after reading steller reviews of cowboy star i went for lunch to give it a try. It was a small place well decorated and a nice lunch menu.

i tried the bison ribeye and my wife wanted the crab sandwich. our server said they were out of the dish which happens sometimes she then recommended the fish and chips.

the dishes came and the presentation was nice, the bison ribeye was tender and tastful not the best i have had but was very good. the fish and chip however were raw and soggy. we had to return to recook, which took awhile enough time wher i finished my meal. when it returned it was done but still soggy. the chips however were excellent.

the problem we had was there was no acknoweledgement as to the meal problem other than recooking it was like no big deal? we will not return there are many fine steak houses that care about thier customers

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