In 1957, I was a busboy(today- P/C busser), in Denver Co. The restaurant was billed as “The Finest Steakhouse West of the Mississippi” Served the likes of Jack Webb- Dragnet, Jayne Mansfield(her’s were real- before enhancements). The cfe would not make a steak over medium. If sent back for MW or well, would throw the meat on the floor, step on it, pick it up, spit on it and say “the pigs want burnt meat, I’ll give it to them”. He about burnt it to death.. Lesson learned- Never sent a meal back, anywhere, in the 57 years, since.
Last time I tried to eat a steak medium rare, the cow jumped off the plate and splattered the gravy and mashed potatoes all over my clothes.