# Do you prefer steak or lobster? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 21, 2018, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100 "2018-01-21T03:15:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sveltington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@Sveltington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sveltington)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/41 "2018-01-21T16:47:42Z")
Lobster The only beef I care for is a good hamburger and my home made meatloaf. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/42 "2018-01-21T16:48:18Z")
I’m not about to turn down a good steak and a lobster tail. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/43 "2018-01-21T17:03:16Z")
Steak. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/44 "2018-01-21T17:04:21Z")
Surf and turf! Damn, I am starving! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/45 "2018-01-21T17:24:11Z")
Pass on the aquatic cockroach. Steak all the way. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/46 "2018-01-21T17:33:39Z")
If I’m back in Newport (RI), at my favorite restaurant there, I’m gonna have the lobster. And the chowder. Elsewhere? Probably the steak, as I chose last night at one of my favorite restaurants on the Left Coast. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/47 "2018-01-21T18:13:37Z")
Lobster is just to much work, breaking into it and all, for too little return. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/48 "2018-01-21T18:21:54Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Lobster is just to much work, breaking into it and all, for too little return. A _good_ restaurant makes it easy. But honestly, they are two completely different things. Sort of like choosing between oysters and snails. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/49 "2018-01-21T18:27:59Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > Lasagna. Lasagna for me too, 'cause this plane isn’t going to land itself. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/50 "2018-01-21T18:40:58Z")
I’d take a lobster from Red Lobster over a steak at Outback, but a very good steak at a steakhouse will win overall. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/51 "2018-01-21T18:45:19Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > A _good_ restaurant makes it easy. > > But honestly, they are two completely different things. Sort of like choosing between **oysters and snails**. In that case, _definitely_ the lasagna. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/52 "2018-01-21T18:47:38Z")
Steak, I’m not much of of a seafood lover, although, king crab legs with melted butter, very nice! ---
**Author:** ![KatTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@KatTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KatTP)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/53 "2018-01-21T19:31:55Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Surf and turf! > Damn, I am starving! Hells yes! Why choose. Have them both 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/54 "2018-01-21T19:37:50Z")
Steak. Lobster is vastly overrated. Too much work for too little reward and too much cost. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/55 "2018-01-21T19:40:24Z")
> [@Jacquernagy](#): > > Steak vs. Lobster, I’d take the steak. Steak vs. Crab, though, is a harder choice. Crab beats Lobster in my book. I like the cut of your jib. Don’t get me wrong, I won’t kick a lobster out of bed for eating crackers. I enjoy a choice, well-prepared lobster just as much as a choice, well-prepared steak. But, bring crab into the competition and things get confusing. To me, the taste of King and Dungeness Crab is on par with lobster. Snow Crab is slightly inferior but gains points for ease of access. I can dis-articulate, crack open and suck the succulent meat out of a Snow Crab without tools in my sleep (_warning: don’t walk your hand across my chest crab-like while I’m sleeping—I may dream it’s a Snow Crab and start cracking_). But, the best of the best IMHO is Stone Crab. I rate the flavor of Stone Crab higher than any cut of steak, lobster or other types of crab. Eat a plateful of large, pre-cracked [Stone Crab claws with mustard sauce](http://www.visitflorida.com/bin/vf/static/a0t4/a0t40000007qustAAA/rendition.0014000000lHTtWAAW07122017112832057.1280.500.imagecache)and you’ll question your atheism. Only God could create flavor so divine. And, [harvesting Stone Crab is sustainable and non-lethal](http://maureencberry.com/sustainable-seafood-one-species-at-a-time-stone-crab-claws/) if done legally. Eating part of an animal knowing the appendage donor is still frolicking about and growing a new appendage relieves me of much guilt. Don’t try this with leg-of-lamb—at most you can do it only 4 times per lamb. I used to like octopuses until I learned they were [notorious Stone Crab murderers](https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/octopus-chronicles/octopuses-feast-on-floridas-stone-crab-straight-from-traps/). Now I eat tako sushi with glee. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/56 "2018-01-21T20:06:54Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Steak. Lobster is vastly overrated. Too much work for too little reward and too much cost. If you ever find yourself in Connecticut ask for a lobster roll. Hot, buttered chunks of Maine lobster served in a toasted roll. No work, all reward. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/57 "2018-01-21T20:12:25Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Can’t it be both, like the late Earl Warren? Now who’s being naive? ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/58 "2018-01-21T20:48:51Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I love me some giant seabugs, I like the little ones too. And them special freshwater \*ones cooked in Louisiana! > \*(Craw fish) I like the cut of your jib, too, **Brekdawrek**. Crawfish (or crayfish or crawdad, depending on local dialect) are indeed tasty crustaceans. Crawfish Etouffee is a meal I could enjoy at least once per month. But, don’t limit yourself to just eating crusty’s tail meat. You’ve got to chase the tail with sucking the head to fully enjoy the crayfish dining experience. Does the thought of sucking out a critter’s brain make you nauseous? Don’t worry, crayfish don’t have brains! What you’re sucking out is the [mudbug’s hepatopancreas](https://houston.eater.com/2017/4/6/15197940/sucking-crawfish-heads-yes-or-no) (liver/pancreas). Surely ingesting an animal’s hepatopancreas sounds more appetizing than eating its brain’s, right? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/59 "2018-01-21T21:28:03Z")
I have been really disappointed with the super market steaks the last few years, I could swear they went down a full grade. I would take the lobster as I doubt I have it 1 time a year. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100/60 "2018-01-21T21:32:15Z")
For dinner, a steak is much preferable. For a pet, lobsters are better, not particularly cuddley, but the blue ones look cool. Steak makes a very poor pet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-steak-or-lobster/807100.md?page=4)