Gristle is a chewy, inedible part of meat. If there's too much gristle in your steak, you might send it back — or think seriously about becoming a vegetarian. Gristle is an unpleasant surprise in a bite of meat, a fibrous bit you may end up spitting in your napkin.

Does sirloin have gristle?

The bottom muscle (below the arrow and gristle) is a continuation of the same muscle that you see in the steak on the top. The muscle on top of the gristle (vein) is the start of the muscle that will become the sirloin steak. This "gristle" is very difficult to chew.

What cut of steak has least gristle?

But the fact is that, unencumbered by its strip companion, the tenderloin becomes incredibly versatile. For example, tenderloin is the cut of beef used in the preparation of steak tartare, thanks to its lack of gristle or toughness.