yup, that's usually the case, glc. when ordering from a diner, the steaks are thin, overcooked, and overall crappy which ruins the dish.
that's why i started the thread. well, really the opposite. i hadn't ordered steak and eggs out in a very long time, but when i made it at home recently with good quality leftover steaks, the experience was sublime.
what did you do in tv news production?
I agree, but, in "those certain occasions", at 3:30AM, I am not above a LOVELY(at the time) 12oz, almost wafer thin, diner style t-bone steak and eggs. There was always something almost magical about it.
GLC, I "update" it at home, because why the heck not? It can only get better, right?