I never thought of him looking like Harry Reems (I save that image for that 70s-gigolo-looking guy who wanders downtown in a blue blazer), but incidentally, he's the one who advised me, when I asked about it one time, to look at the choice, which is hardly any less marbled and about 60% of the price. Interesting to learn that they searched far and wide for it, though, that does tempt me to reward their search at least once.

What cut was $22/lb. at Paulina? As a benchmark filet was $28/lb. at Bornhofen's and strips $11.

The boneless, trimmed (no waste) ribeye. I was startled to see that this is way low compared to reputable on-line resources such as Allen Bros. and Lobel's, which are well over $30 for apples-to-apples ribeyes. And you can't buy just a couple or hand-pick the one you like. I'm starting to wonder if I wasn't given a break on that price because I had a large order of other stuff...

Now, I'm confused: no one is selling prime strips for $11 per pound, are they?? That seems impossible.

i think i recall someone earlier in the thread saying that Bornhofen's stuff was Choice. I didn't pry

For those in North and Northwest burbs, Dorfler's Meat Market is outstanding. USDA Prime, dry aged 4-6 weeks.

Sunset Foods also periodically has SOME prime stuff, though I don't think any of it is aged, at least not in-house.