Favorite Steak Restaurants

Discussion in 'Food & Travel' started by eric d, Mar 7, 2003.

  1. obie

    obie New Member

    Nov 18, 1998
    NY, NY
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The founder of Tad's died last year, and he had a whole bunch of innovations in restaurant management that people take for granted now in NYC:

    -- Move the grill to the front window so that passers-by can see the cooking.
    -- Set the air vents to release the smell out on to the sidewalk.
    -- Buy steaks with above-average fat content, because when fat burns it creates that sizzle sound. People love the sizzle.
    -- Keep the grills at a higher-than-ideal heat level so that they shoot off flames every once in a while. People love watching the flames.

    And oh yeah, the steaks are cheap cheap cheap. Tad's is a show, and tourists still love it.
     
  2. Alberto

    Alberto Member+

    Feb 28, 2000
    Northern, New Jersey
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That explains why it's $41 bucks.

    Kobe beef. I had it once and quite honestly, while very good, it didn't knock my socks off.
     
  3. jomo9501

    jomo9501 Member

    Aug 2, 2000
    Easton, Ma.
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    In Boston

    it's Grill 23 or The Capital Grill.
     
  4. retnicf

    retnicf Member

    May 7, 2001
    Mount Vernon, NY
    I love Sparks. But I also have had some amazing steaks at Bobby Vans.

    Anyone ever been to any of the Palm steakhouses? I've heard good things.

    (Regarding Sparks, the Castellano hit did occur in front, but I believe the restaurant moved a few blocks since then, so it didn't actually occur in front of the present location.)
     
  5. CHICO13

    CHICO13 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 4, 2001
    SECTION 135
    Club:
    The Strongest La Paz
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    I've been to The Palm In DC. Very good....But I still swear by Sam & Harrys. But The Palm will not disappoint.
     
  6. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  7. StiltonFC

    StiltonFC He said to only look up -- Guster

    Mar 18, 2007
    SoCal
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ruth's Chris is a solid 8.5/10 for me. Side dishes are dependable. Mastro's is a safe choice, not top shelf by any means. There was a local spot, Kelly's, that was decent, but they went belly up a few years ago.

    My wife needs to have beef cooked to death, so splitting the Porterhouse at Ruth's Chris doesn't work for us.

    So sad...
     
  8. nbanba

    nbanba Member

    Nov 1, 2004
    I wish I try really fine steak in Argentina.
     
  9. the cup

    the cup Member

    Jul 10, 2002
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    I recently ate a sirloin steak at Gordon Ramsey's Hell's Kitchen in Las Vegas. It was the best I've had in the US.

    Almost as good as the steak I had in a little hole in the wall restaurant years ago in Buenos Aires.
     

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