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I love Peter Luger in Brooklyn, but I need to find a nice steak in Manhattan. What's the best ? Also where's has the best quality cost ratio ? Big plus if its in the Upper West Side.
IndieMatty
04-05-2005, 02:56 PM
Sparks or Homestead.
stantheman
04-05-2005, 02:58 PM
Luger's is great, Sparks is better and closer.
Paluka
04-05-2005, 03:08 PM
Steak is for jerks.
LaggyLou
04-05-2005, 03:11 PM
Sparks. It's on the east side, but worth it.
Lots of "2d best" places, but trust me, go to sparks
Bluffoon
04-05-2005, 03:12 PM
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I love Peter Luger in Brooklyn, but I need to find a nice steak in Manhattan. What's the best ? Also where's has the best quality cost ratio ? Big plus if its in the Upper West Side.
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My Favorite steak place in Manhattan
Old Homestead (http://www.newyorkmetro.com/pages/details/8227.htm)
IndieMatty
04-05-2005, 03:13 PM
Go Vegan! sxe!
RogerZBT
04-05-2005, 03:16 PM
Bobby Van's, Angelo & Maxies and Ruth's Chris are up there. Both times I went to Sparks I had issues (too much salt the first time and overcooked the second), but everyone else was happy and I still thought it was ok. I was not impressed with Old Homestead, Mark Joseph's or Morton's.
NJchick
04-05-2005, 03:18 PM
Not in any particular order:
Angelo and Maxies
Del Friscos
Strip House
IndieMatty
04-05-2005, 03:19 PM
Bobby Vans is good. Honestly I've never had a bad experience at the big places.
Theres a little french place called Cite in Times Square that has a decent steak, but the real draw is the Wine Tasters Special after 8:30.
(All you can drink good wine, 3 courses + desert, $70 or so)
Ulysses
04-05-2005, 03:28 PM
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Steak is for jerks.
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Paluka, you prefer jerk steak over traditional? I am a big fan of jerk chicken and Caribbean food in general, but for steak I prefer to let the meat's taste shine through. I suggest you go to one of the places mentioned (Luger, Sparks, etc.) and try the steak there - it might sway you from your preference for jerk steak.
IndieMatty
04-05-2005, 03:29 PM
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Not in any particular order:
Angelo and Maxies
Del Friscos
Strip House
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See I love Angelo Maxis, but I know people who absolutely hate it.
If one chooses to go there order your meat a step up. Medium Rare (my choice) comes out bloody rare.
sexypanda
04-05-2005, 03:36 PM
There's this very old steakhouse called Keen's in midtown (http://www.keens.com/). It used to be a gentleman's smoking club (something like that) and each member was given a pipe at the time. Now, they have those pipes displayed throughout the restaurant. Many ex-presidents, etc. were members, so it's pretty interesting. It has a very 1920's vibe too. Oh and the steak's great too.
NJchick
04-05-2005, 04:15 PM
I've been a fan on A&M since it opened up. I think back in 96 or 97. I especially enjoy their Rib Eye cooked Medium Rare with some Hash Browns...ahhhhh
I forgot to add Maloney and Portcelli, Billy's and The Post House...all great Steak joints as well.
I'm partial to the onglet and frites at Les Halles. Patroon also makes a fine steak but I haven't been there in several years.
Someone posted above that Sparks is better than Luger. Clearly, they are insane.
IndieMatty
04-05-2005, 04:40 PM
Dave check out that Cite place. Again not so much for the steak, but I guarantee your tie will find it's way to your head in no time.
midas
04-05-2005, 05:46 PM
Bubu-
If you love Luger's and dry aged steaks, you need to check out Wolfgang.
Wolfgang's Steakhouse
4 Park Ave. (Midtown East/Murray Hill)
IF> at 33rd St.
212-889-3369
wolfgangssteakhouse.com
Seafood
Steakhouse
FOREACH>
Price Range: Expensive
After four decades of faithful service to Peter Luger, its former headwaiter, Wolfgang Zwiener, has opened a restaurant of his own. The elegant room with its striking Guastavino-vault ceiling, a bigger menu with more seafood, and the credit-card policy (they take them) distinguish Wolfgang's from Peter Luger. The meat, though, is prime, dry-aged for about 28 days in a basement locker and cut into porterhouse steaks for two, three, or four, just the way they do it in Brooklyn.
Adam Platt on the Luger likenesses: There are the dangerously hot steak platters, all scuffed and burnt around the edges from incessant cooking. There are the waiters, many of whom are Luger transplants, who rush through the crowd wearing long aprons and slightly askew snap-on bow ties. There is even a Wolfgangs Steakhouse Old-Fashioned Sauce,; which is a near-exact facsimile of the famous Lugers Steak Sauce, only its slightly sweeter, and contains a touch more horseradish. I took an old Luger acolyte to Wolfgangs, and when he tasted this apostate sauce, he closed his eyes for a minute, as if taking a communication directly from the steak gods, then whispered, Its actually better. You cant say that about the beef at Wolfgangs, but its awfully close. At least that was the consensus among the Luger faithful on the evenings I visited.
Recommended Dishes: Porterhouse For Two, $75.90; Filet Mignon, $36.50; Sirloin Steak, $36.50; Lamb Chops, $36.50; Swordfish, $29.95; Salmon, $29.95; Creamed Spinach, $8.95; Cottage Fries, $8.95; German Potatoes, $10.95
kerssens
04-05-2005, 05:48 PM
Black Angus
istewart
04-05-2005, 05:50 PM
Wolfgang's is amazing. It's exactly like Luger in almost every way, minus ambience.
Ruth's Chris is some notches below the rest of these, too.
Smith and Wollensky's probably deserves a mention, despite the prick factor.
Thanks for all the suggestions. There are too many options though to give them all equal justice - but I will try ! I think I'll try Sparks first (gf has been buggin me about that one as well).
What about cheap good steaks ? Is that possible in Manhattan ?
JaBlue
04-07-2005, 02:59 AM
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InchoateHand
04-07-2005, 03:01 AM
No, it was ironic when the straight-edged "movement" existed ten-fifteen years ago. Now it is just dated and so far in decline as to be gone (unless you live in the Midwest or something stupid like that). Funny that a bunch of dorks would misinterpret a perfectly good Minor Threat song and take it to such extremes.
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