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PRIME RIB Anyone who loves a slab of meat and old-school style dining will feel right at home at this shrine to prime (rib). It s a fun and ever-packed affair within the men s club like dining rooms (fireplaces included), where drinks are stiff, waiters are loose, silver lake resort and all the beef is roasted in rock salt and sliced tableside. It s served with salad dramatically silver lake resort tossed tableside, followed by creamed silver lake resort spinach and either mashed potatoes or a baked potato and Yorkshire pudding, all of which accompany the entree. To placate the occasional nonmeat eater, they offer a fish-of-the-day special. Another bonus: Kids prime- rib dinners are a paltry $8.95. 1906 Van Ness Ave. (near Washington St.). & 415/885-4605. Reservations recommended. Complete dinners $24 $30. AE, DC, MC, V. Mon Thurs 5:30 10pm; Fri Sat 5 10pm; Sun 4 10pm. Valet parking: $6. Bus: 47 or 49.

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