Cowboy Star does bison right.

Meat and Greet!

by David Morris | Riviera San Diego magazine | January 10, 2012

Bison is the sweeter, leaner, healthier alternative to beef and it’s popping up across the city. For the best, Cowboy Star in the East Village is leading the herd with standout menu items and choice cuts from its adjacent butchery. For lunch, go for the buffalo burger with roasted Anaheim peppers, and for dinner, there’s a new no-knife-required short rib. Or do as the locals do: Ring ahead and the chef will prepare bison tartare with capers and quail egg. If you sit at the bar, Garth Flood shakes a mean martini—and his mules have a mega fan club. We’ll drink to that. thecowboystar.com