Heavy hitters will steer toward the barbecued pork chops with mashed potatoes or the Delmonico steak.

That's $3 a pound less than a similarly priced Toyota Avalon, and about what my butcher charges for a Delmonico steak.

A one-pound Delmonico steak was rosy rare, as ordered, but was chewy.

Self-proclaimed as "America's first fine dining restaurant," one of its signature dishes was a cut from the short loin that was called a Delmonico steak.

Some of the steak cuts now commonly referred to as Delmonico steak include:

Well-marbled and cooked exactly to order, this Delmonico steak was nearly fork-tender with a saturated beef flavor enhanced by the distinctive buttery taste of the fat.

I know guys who will go get a big Delmonico steak on Election Day.

There's a couple of Delmonico steaks in the freezer.

Yet, a gently priced Delmonico, or rib-eye, steak ($13.95), had no such problem.

But the Delmonico steak was barely aged - soft and almost mushy.