[NA] NYC steakhouse suggestion

flyingron said:
While not a "steakhouse" per se, our favorite near the theatre place is Sardi's. The steak tartar is a fave.
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Sardi’s has evidently clawed itself out of the cellar, according to this and many other reports and reviews. Back in the ‘70s, Sardi’s was reviewed in New York magazine. The review stated the Canneloni was like “cat food welded to an ash tray”

Yowza! Worst review I ever read!

-Skip
 
I know you said not a chain but last time my wife and I saw a show, we went to Del Frisco’s near Rockefeller center. Solid surf and turf and great sides. Also if you have time, check out Raines law room or patent pending for some nice cocktails
 
True story, my cousin came to NYC to visit from Colombia and I met them up there. I asked him if he ever ate good pizza because NYC is the best. He then pointed at a PaPa John's sign and said.. yeah we eat good pizza all the time. I looked at him as if he was joking and of course he was not. Off we went to get a nice NYC slice.
 
GoFly said:
You don’t buy food, you just rent it for approximately 24 hours. Grab a pizza, and convert your savings into AMUs to spend towards that new panel in your plane.
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Gotta work hard on keeping fit and need food with protein, not carbs :)
 
Yea, I don’t eat pizza either due to carbs. I was just being cheap
 
jordane93 said:
I know you said not a chain but last time my wife and I saw a show, we went to Del Frisco’s near Rockefeller center. Solid surf and turf and great sides. Also if you have time, check out Raines law room or patent pending for some nice cocktails
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I'm not saying Del Friscos or Morton is bad just because they are chains. I've eaten in their various locations, but my preference is to give the local establishments a chance if I could.
 
francisco collazos said:
True story, my cousin came to NYC to visit from Colombia and I met them up there. I asked him if he ever ate good pizza because NYC is the best. He then pointed at a PaPa John's sign and said.. yeah we eat good pizza all the time. I looked at him as if he was joking and of course he was not. Off we went to get a nice NYC slice.
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We arrived in Taipei once and our host ( a prominent physician there) said he was taking us to a place he was sure we would like: The Ponderosa Steakhouse. Fortunately, the line was very long and we decided to go eat Chinese food instead. I was heartbroken (not).
 
Had a layover in Manhattan…. The Capt was so excited, a TGIF just opened near the layover hotel…

Maybe he went by himself.
 
Tools said:
Had a layover in Manhattan…. The Capt was so excited, a TGIF just opened near the layover hotel…

Maybe he went by himself.
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I'll stick to So Happy It's Tuesday's.
 
not really helpful since it's not a recent data point...and not technically in NY...but I'll throw this out anyway since it's not a chain...or at least it doesn't seem like one.

about 20 years ago I used to travel up to a vendor in NJ fairly often. We always stayed just across the river in Ft Lee, NJ. The owner of the place used to take us to a place called The River Palm Terrace for prime grade steaks. Looking on google maps I see that it's still there
 
I still had that steakhouse tab open so took a quick glance at the menu for closing it down.
$70 for a T-Bone
$85 for a NY Strip

I've been eating a carnivore diet for a couple of years now and I've cooked myself quite a few steaks...granted most are not prime grade and not aged either (I don't really like dry-aged meat anyway)
Those menu prices almost make me laugh. Nothing could be easier or tastier than to throw a steak into a hot skillet primed with a bit of tallow. All it needs is a bit of salt. Great every time. I don't care how good of a cut it is, prime or not... no way it's worth $70 or $85! I can eat nothing but great steaks for a week for that kind of money, easy!
 
Brad W said:
…Nothing could be easier or tastier than to throw a steak into a hot skillet primed with a bit of tallow...
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Or smoked and seared. Which is part of the reason I reserve steakhouses for other people’s money.
 
Brad W said:
I still had that steakhouse tab open so took a quick glance at the menu for closing it down.
$70 for a T-Bone
$85 for a NY Strip

I've been eating a carnivore diet for a couple of years now and I've cooked myself quite a few steaks...granted most are not prime grade and not aged either (I don't really like dry-aged meat anyway)
Those menu prices almost make me laugh. Nothing could be easier or tastier than to throw a steak into a hot skillet primed with a bit of tallow. All it needs is a bit of salt. Great every time. I don't care how good of a cut it is, prime or not... no way it's worth $70 or $85! I can eat nothing but great steaks for a week for that kind of money, easy!
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I'm not a steak guy, but my boss at work is. He takes me to fancy steak houses all the time since that's his thing. Last work trip to NY we went to an uber-expensive fancy joint, and to me, it was... fine. The next day I was on my own and found a street vendor selling halal meat wraps, so I got one with all the fixings, jalapenos, sauce, etc, and to me that $10 was so much tastier than anything we got at the expensive restaurant. I didn't do the exact calculations but the 'yum' per dollar ratio was at least 5x higher the second night. Just shows how different people's tastes are!
 
Margy and I don't eat out much. Not that we are adverse to it, but we live in the comparative boonies and it's a long way to a decent restaurant. I've gotten quite good over the years, so if we want steaks, I go to the Costco and pick up an couple of Prime cuts and stick them in the Sous Vide. I've tried various ways of finishing them over the years, but I've settled on a blend of olive oil and butter in my cast iron pan as hot as I can get it (use the FAST BOIL setting on my induction). Takes only a few seconds on each side and the edges to sear a perfect medium rare steak.

Of course, we have wines to match. I'm partial to some syrah blends, but we have lots of Cabs as well. There's like 2000 bottles down there. Better selection than most steak houses.
 
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