My rib-eye steak was supposed to be aged and it was not. The meat was tough and had little flavor. 'this steak should not have been served. Others in the party enjoyed their entrees. Otherwise the rating would have been lower.

The menu had "Snack-Atizers", salads, soups, burgers, sandwiches, pasta, steaks and seafood. The MacTarnahans (a golden ale) on draft went perfectly with the peanuts.

I ordered the Choice Rib Eye as did most of the others in our party. The entrees were served with homemade yeast sweet rolls, honey butter and we had a choice of two of the following: house salad, soup, Caesar salad, baked potato, French fries, garlic mashed potatoes, baked sweet potato, rice pilaf, seasonal vegetables or fried apples. Wow!

The Caesar salad was great! I could actually taste the lemon juice and anchovies. After most of the peanuts in our bowl was eaten the steaks came. They were cooked exactly as specified, a rare exception these days. My rare was truly rare. The outside was nicely broiled, yet, the inside was hot.

The steaks were supposedly USDA Choice, Midwestern grown, grain fed, aged 21 days or longer. My rib eye was indeed a very nice cut. I was not quite sure that it had been aged as long as advised. It may have been but probably at a colder temperature. The trim could be better as I had gathered a small pile of fat and tough parts on my plate.

I really should not complain as Billygan's was probably one of the most satisfying steak houses around. I sure was glad that the steak was not any larger after all the peanuts!