John Travolta Enjoys $1,000 Pulp Fiction-Inspired ‘Beef Case’ At Miami’s Papi Steak

Who would have thought the per­fect and smooth-talk­ing John Tra­vol­ta in Get Shorty once fum­bled his lines? The direc­tor of the 1995 movie, Bar­ry Son­nen­feld, walks us through what hap­pened behind the scenes of Get Shorty in his new­ly released mem­oir, Best Pos­si­ble Place, Worst Pos­si­ble Time. 

The “Beef Case” is a spec­ta­cle, with flash­ing lights, sparklers, and ener­geticmusic accom­pa­ny­ing its arrival. When the case is opened, the steak glows in gold­en light, while the over-the-top pre­sen­ta­tion and rich fla­vors trans­form din­ner into a movie moment.

John Tra­vol­ta re-enact­ed the ‘Pulp Fic­tion’ movie scene with the steak brief­case

Tra­vol­ta didn’t just eat the steak; he turned the din­ner into a full-on Pulp Fic­tion trib­ute. As the brief­case arrived, he gave a know­ing nod, just like his char­ac­ter Vin­cent Vega did in the film. Sit­ting at the table with rap­per Qua­vo, film pro­duc­er Ran­dall Emmett, and restau­rant co-own­ers Dave Grut­man and David “Papi” Ein­horn, Tra­vol­ta played along, reen­act­ing the clas­sic moment where Vin­cent and Jules unlock the film’s famous glow­ing brief­case.

The restaurant’s Insta­gram cap­tured the actor’s reac­tion as he slow­ly opened the case, reveal­ing the mas­sive steak inside. Emmett, who recent­ly direct­ed Tra­vol­ta and Qua­vo in the upcom­ing movie High Rollers, also shared clips of the moment. The play­ful nod to Pulp Fic­tion didn’t go unno­ticed, with fans online prais­ing the actor for bring­ing the scene to life in a whole new way.

Papi Steak’s ‘Beef Case’ was inspired by ‘Pulp Fiction’

The “Beef Case” is more than just a clever gim­mick. It’s a trib­ute to one of Pulp Fic­tion’s most talked-about mys­ter­ies. While the movie nev­er reveals what’s inside, fans have debat­ed count­less the­o­ries. Some believe it holds mon­ey or dia­monds, while oth­ers sug­gest some­thing far stranger, like the soul of Marsel­lus Wal­lace.