Wow! What a nice deal! Looks great too.

Oh wow that was a great deal. I love the pork chop at Perry's and everything else. First time I went there no one warned me about the pork chop! It is in fact more of a pork roast! They carve it at the table in the different sections. It was amazing but good grief enough food for 4 people. We had a couple of dinners from the left over. We don't go often.

Yes, they should do a share, like Peter Luger's. That is enough for a few days worth.

Glad you got in on the deal, Glenda. Was it a mad house to get in?

They cut the ribs off for you to munch on. Lunch portion is 3 fingers high and dinner portion is 4 or 5 fingers high.

We got there right when they opened at 11:00, and friend went back to see if there were any tickets left, before we called a friend and all were gone. We left after 12 and restaurant and bar was packed.

Can't beat 79 cent deals :o)

What a deal! Glad you were lucky enough to get in on it. Looks like you won't have to worry about dinner for a couple of days. :-)))

Friend's wife was not feeling well enough to join us, so she had my leftovers and I assure you that was plenty.

That's not a pork chop; it's a pork roast! Looks yummy, Glenda. Glad you and your friends were able to get in on that great deal.

Looks wonderful!

And that's the lunch portion :o)

That's crazy! I've never even heard of that restaurant. Up here in Ohio where I live, the portions are so skimpy it's hardly enough to fill you up and the prices are going up and up and up. I remember the day when going to a restaurant, you would always have enough to take home but not anymore. I guess it's a sign of the times in our area.

79 cents - what a deal! Glad you got in!

Arkansas girl I live in Ohio and I still find most restaurant portions are big enough for me to take home leftovers for lunch the next day all the time.

That's CRAZY COOL! :0) Yeah....I'd say THAT was a good deal. Nice presentation and the quality looks 100%!

share, it must just be our town.

Original Perry's is in Texas. There are two in Alabama, one in my area.

Wow! Glenda, that would be cheap at twice that price. LOL

That looks so yummy!

I had this presentation at my table. It's worth going to Perry's, the food is very good. We have one not too far away.

Perry's pork chop is one of the very few meat items I will break down and eat. Usually once a year. Have severe bronchitis right now or we would have been there today!

Terilyn maybe we should have one of our get togethers at Perry's lol

Hope you are feeling better soon.

We've had ours carved at the table by the waiter, both times I'm been there.

I worry about restaurants that have extreme promos and giveaways as described.

Really good restaurants are crowded and can be hard to get into at peak times. Usually when places resort to special marketing programs, there's a reason why they're hurting for business.

Perry's is a very well known prospering upscale restaurant. And by no means hurting for business. By looking at their website gives info into their history and their popularity.

What an amazing deal! So glad you were "in" on it. Seriouly, 79 Cents? Perry's is a wonderful, very nice restaurant with superior service!

To top lunch off, we enjoyed their appetizer of fried asparagus with crab. Served with 7 huge spears that could be a meal itself. We each had one, of the 7 served.

I would definitely do that Marilyn! Perry's is definitely not struggling, it's a very popular, well respected, top quality restaurant. They do this flashback Friday once a year as a special treat for their customers. Beautiful restaurant.

You know it's funny. I opened this thread and thought to myself, "I wonder if Elmer has given his critique"

Thanks for not disappointing! ;)

I've never seen anything like a $1 lunch, more usual are reduced priced specials on slow nights. When restaurants start getting active with Groupon and other such things, it's often just a matter of time before the doors close. That was the nature of my comment.

I visit Birmingham pretty regularly and there's a vibrant restaurant scene there. I don't follow it closely but I would suspect that there like elsewhere, most popular places don't use or need that kind of pricing to fill seats.

Prior to this thread, I had never heard of Perry's.

I can not comment on what type of restaurant it is, nor how good or bad it might be but in regards to Elmer's opinion; we have a very aggressive restaurant scene for being a city with a population under 200K.

It is not at all uncommon to see newer restaurants offering these types of specials to entice the locals to merely try them out vs the competition.

The presence or absence of specials should not, in my opinion, unduly influence ones opinion of a restaurant, particularly a fairly new one that is simply trying to make themselves known.

Not all of us live in SoCal and, believe it or not, life and businesses do exist and succeed outside of that bubble. ;)

I just watched the video. The meat looks pink. I thought pork had to be cooked so not pink?

We have an upscale French restaurant that has been in town for years. They always offer a discount coupon on Groupon. It's a way of encouraging people to try French food.

We bypassed this restaurant for years because we thought it was too upscale. But, we took advantage of a Groupon and really like the ambiance and the wait staff was very welcoming and friendly.

In Perry's case, I think it is their way of giving back to the community of loyal patrons.

The pictures above of the chop look delicious, but I watched the video and it looks more than pink inside it looks raw...is it rare?

Eta. It could just be the color on my screen.

I've lived in Birmingham, most of my life, and quite familiar with restaurants. from soul food to upscale restaurants. Perry's is located close to The Summit, area where I live, and they have the business.

Asked the waited about the meat and he explained the way it is prepared, and definitely not rare or pink. Very moist and tender.

It is a recipe perfected over three decades by the Perry family. The prime cut is hand selected, roasted, slow smoked and caramelized. It is then finished in the oven and topped with Perry’s Herb-Garlic butter before being carved tableside.

The 79 cent promotion has been done yearly at other locations and this is the first time in Birmingham, as they are celebrating their first year here.

No it's not rare. It is how it is prepared. He explained some of that in the video. However the rules about over cooking pork were put in place long ago before pork was very regulated. The pigs were fed diets that were not the best and because of that could contain a type of parasite. Trichinosis. It could be passed on to the human if eaten cooked rare. Today that's not the case with our pork we buy from the market. It is safe to cook pork to a medium and medium well. However if you are ever presented with the opportunity to eat a wild boar pig that sucker better be cooked well! They are wild and eat anything.

But at Perry's it is very moist tender and done perfectly.

Here's some information about the cooking of pork and Trichinosis

http://www.porkcares.org/our-practices/food-safety-in-pork-production/the-truth-about-trichinosis-in-pork/

I've eaten at the one in Friendswood. A group of us from high school got together. I know one of them had the pork chop....I was stunned at how big it was, and this was at lunch. I really can't remember what I had....and it wasn't that long ago that I was there. I think it was chicken. It was good.....even if I can't remember it. ;)