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Prime Cut at Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport offers its patrons the best of both worlds: amazing beach views and top-notch dining. One of the resort’s most recent additions, Prime Cut, opened in the summer of 2020 in conjunction with opening of the Beach Tower expansion.
The restaurant features a gentle Art Deco style that doesn’t detract from the sunset views over the Gulf of Mexico. Guests can also enjoy watching the hustle and bustle of the kitchen, which is open to the dining floor.
With a name like Prime Cut, you would be right to expect the highest quality meat selection. “We offer four different sizes of prime rib,” says Ed Layton, Vice President of Food, Beverage, and Hotel Operations. “We insist on using 1855 Black Angus, a premium cut of upper choice quality that borderlines on the prime grade. This high grade ensures ideal marbling for the most flavorful and juicy beef.”
One of Prime Cut’s specialties is the Signature Surf & Turf, a creation of Chef Jackie, Island View’s own World Food Champion. A chargrilled ribeye saddle steak is topped with a dried fig tomato onion chutney and an herbed blue-goat cheese compound butter. The steak is served medium rare with a skewer of three glazed bacon-wrapped royal red jumbo shrimp. A drizzle of fig balsamic reduction glaze garnishes the plate.
A unique menu item, the Spinning Salad, is a combination of lettuce and spinach mixed with diced eggs, bacon, crispy chickpeas, and diced tomato, which comprise the staple mix for the salad. Chefs deliver the mix to the table in an ice-cold stainless steel bowl placed on top of a larger, ice-filled bowl. The server then rotates and spins the top bowl as they are tossing it – thus the name. Once tossed, the server adds aged parmesan flakes and dresses the salad with Prime Cut’s creamy Dijon Parmesan dressing.
Prime Cut is also known for its selection of bourbons, specialty drinks, and wines. “The managers generally have three or four high-scoring wines, which may not be available via retail outlets,” says Layton. “They keep the prices very affordable so people are apt to try something different. We also have some signature drinks. Most reflect the tropical island theme, but we are also proud to offer a smoked Old Fashioned or Manhattan for the discerning drinkers.”
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