ining ▁off ▁m utton ▁ch op , ▁r ump ▁ste ak ▁and ▁a ▁' we al ' ▁cut let ", ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁h ams ▁and ▁sir lo ins . ▁ ▁Del mon ico ' s ▁restaurant ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁and ▁stayed ▁open ▁for ▁almost ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years , ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁famous ▁ste ak ▁restaurant ▁in ▁American ▁history ". ▁Del mon ico ▁ste ak ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁method ▁of ▁prepar ation ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁cut s ▁of ▁be ef ▁( typ ically ▁the ▁rib ▁cut ) ▁prepared ▁Del mon ico ▁style , ▁originally ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁H undred s ▁of ▁restaur ants ▁continue ▁to ▁special ize ▁in ▁serving ▁ste ak , ▁describing ▁themselves ▁as ▁" ste akh ouses ", ▁compet ing ▁for ▁cul inary ▁awards ▁and ▁aim ing ▁for ▁cul inary ▁excell ence . ▁ ▁Sau ces ▁and ▁cond iments ▁ ▁Classic ▁sau ces ▁and ▁season ings ▁to ▁accomp any ▁ste ak ▁include : ▁ ▁Bé arna ise ▁sau ce ▁ ▁C afé ▁de ▁Paris ▁sau ce ▁ ▁Comp ound ▁but ters ▁such ▁as ▁par s ley ▁but ter ▁( to ▁create ▁Ent rec ô te ▁à ▁la ▁Bre ton ne ), ▁gar lic ▁but ter ▁or ▁sn ail ▁but ter ▁ ▁Dem i - g lace , ▁a ▁rich ▁brown ▁sau ce ▁in ▁French ▁cu is ine ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁Tourn ed os ▁Ross