Final Cut Smokehouse - Maryland Heights

My spouse and I were able to visit. This newly opened and revised establishment for their tasting menu. What a pleasant surprise! A casual, yet upscale, Western vibe greeted us. The front eating area has been repurposed as a luxury lounge/bar. The dining area is decked with fresh flowers, butcherblock paper, and livestock images. We were presented with a flight of new cocktails to try. I'm not a drinker, but the Spicy Paloma and Blackberry Smash were refreshing and delicious.I chose fried green tomatoes for the appetizer. These were ok. Flavor was a little bland and the coating came right off making it difficult to eat. Spouse got the deviled eggs and we both agreed we would come back just to eat these. Entree for me was the pork platter and creamed corn. Both were delicious! The port had just a hint of smoke and was so juicy. The ribs were tender with a good crust. The pork belly bites were a bit overdone for me but still had good smoke flavor. The two sauces were hits as well although there isn't yet a sweet bbq sauce offeting). Spouse chose the salmon which, unfortunately wasn't cooked through. He picked the pit beans and wasn't disappointed there. Smoky with a bit of heat and nice chunks of brisket. We had no room for dessert but had to try the key lime cheesecake OMG I wish I had known about this in the beginning); seriously yummy and huge portion. Second was the apple bread pudding. Good ratio of apples and nice spice level but just a tad dry. Final Cut is off to a great rebirth!

Best restaurant I've been to in a while. Incredible surf and turf with top shelf service.

Friday night and the place was nearly empty. Ordered an iced tea and a bowl of French Onion soup. 15 minutes later, I got my iced tea. Another 10 minutes for the soup. The soup was good.Ordered the prime rib. The meat was good, but it did have a bit of a kerosene taste to it.The waiter came by one time during the meal to check if I needed anything. Had been out of tea for a while already.I'd suggest going to Charlie Gitto's instead.

Dinner was delicious as always, we ordered the &55 dollar prime rib dinner. We had to wait a really long time for our appetizer and salads.

Unfortunately, not the experience it was hyped up to be. Looking past the Christmas and video game music that was playing, for me it was how the server handled the cold steak I received. The other two guests that were with me had a perfect plate. My ribeye looked like breakfast ham and curled up a lot on the sides. I will agree that appearances don’t make the steak, so I overlooked that, but when the steak wasn’t even room temperature, I politely asked the server to take it back. She did take it back and apparently, they either tried to microwave it or re heat it up. Now, I am no chef, and apparently, they don’t have one either, but I do know you cant re heat a medium well steak and expect to keep the same consistency as a medium well steak should be. When I pointed this out to the server, she politely asked me what I would like done. I said, I would like the 55-dollar steak that I ordered please. Seems reasonable, right? The good news is that the second one that came out was perfect, but the issue is that we waited nearly an hour total for me to be able to eat. The cherry on the top for me was that there was never any type of apology, discount offer, free desert, or anything. The total bill was around 140 for us 3 which I expected and I even although I should not have) tipped the server 30 dollars.