By The Numbers: Filet Mignon

Before you complain think about the menu price, the math explained.

The Market: What a Filet Costs in New York Right Now

Before you talk about whether the price is too much, here’s what the same cut runs across the city’s respected rooms.

Keens Steakhouse — 8 oz: $61 / 12 oz: $75

Smith & Wollensky — $65 / $72

Bowery Meat Company — 10 oz: $72

Carne Mare — 8 oz: $74

COTE Korean Steakhouse — $40 / $76

Hawksmoor — 8 oz: $75 / 12 oz: $98

And if you like to be hands on, Butcher Wizard shows you how: