Both prime rib and rib eye roasts are primal cuts of beef; prime rib, aka standing rib roast, is a larger, bone-in cut that includes the rib eye, whereas the smaller rib eye roast can be purchased ...
The roast will continue to cook as the juices inside settle, raising the internal temperature to 130 F for a perfect medium-rare prime rib. Snip the tied bones off the roast, slice and serve.
And then came a head-turning cut of beef, a very specific type of prime rib, now the centerpiece of the menu. The prime prime rib is prepared in the kitchen at Bon Ton Prime Rib in New Orleans.