PRIME BEEF 301 The Hand-picked Difference By Nick Palassis and Executive Chef Demetre Castanas     By now you know that Grill 225 is Charleston's only 100% USDA Prime steak house and that we specialize in wet-aged beef. Here is some information you probably don't know about quality control and the USDA grading system and what we at Grill 225 do to ensure your steak is perfectly Prime.   An Imperfect Grading System Just 1-2% of all meat qualifies as USDA Prime, the highest designation possible. However, not all USDA Prime is identical. To be honest, the USDA grading system isn't perfect. Most meat ships to restaurants from one of a few giant distributors. USDA inspectors, government employees, don't grade every piece of beef. They rely on the distributor to grade it and spot check instead. So, distributors are responsible for self-policing the beef they grade and for making a profit. Sometimes, the meat they sell as Prime just isn't Prime. Which means that some of the Prime beef you buy at a restaurant isn't Prime at all.

Hand-picked, just for you To ensure that Grill 225 only serves the best USDA Prime beef available, we have formed an exclusive arrangement with a leading Midwest beef supplier. This supplier isn't one of the few giant distributors. It's a family-owned operation that has been in business over 100 years and is trusted by the nation's top steakhouses. They are experts in hand-picking the best Prime beef then wet-aging it to Grill 225's impeccable standards.   Grill 225 is the only restaurant in Charleston that can bring their custom-selected beef and proprietary aging process to you 50 Days Wet-Aged All Grill 225 beef is aged to perfection to yield the most tender, flavorful steak. Most restaurants serve beef that has been aged 21-28 days, but our Tenderloin and Ribeye are aged a minimum of 42 days. Our New York Strip is aged 50 days.   "I personally butcher each piece of steak served at Grill 225 and I assure you that this process of hand-picking and slowly wet-aging beef translates into remarkable quality, flavor and texture. Beef lovers can tell we're serving a very different steak. You can almost cut our New York Strip with a fork." says Chef Castanas   Charleston's Only USDA Prime Steak house Grill 225 is Charleston's first and only USDA Prime steak house. We serve nothing but 100% USDA Prime beef and are the only restaurant in Charleston that can make this claim. All of our beef is hand-picked and wet-aged to insure tender texture and unsurpassed flavor.   We hope you'll come experience the hand-picked difference, only at Grill 225 and see why we are comitted to The Truth in Beef   Grill 225 The Truth in Beef