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Categories: Steakhouses, Seafood
Neighborhood: Greenwich VillageUnion Square (4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W)
14th St-6th Aves (F, V, L, 1, 2, 3)
14th Street (PATH)
Mon-Thu. 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat. 5:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Sun. 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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Easily one of the top-10 steakhouses in Manhattan. It is not bright inside so it's a great place to go for a late after-work dinner. Sitting at the bar to eat is the way to go because the dining room is honestly over-packed in my opinion. I understand they want to make money on volume, but I would not take a business group here because of the uncomfortable seating situation.
We started with the foie gras torchon and toasted sourdough. They don't give you sea salt by default but were happy to provide it when I asked. The bartender Liam called it "Fancy Salt".
Next, we had a caesar salad (split for two) and 4 slices of thick cut bacon split between us. All of these ingredients were perfect, and the contrast between the still-hot bacon and the still-cold romaine lettuce was fun.
Of course, the 14oz filet mignon was the way to go. I normally get the Porterhouse but there was no Porterhouse-for-1 option. The steak was pure, tender meat with almost no connective tissue, and it was cooked to a perfect "rare". They have a special side dish right now, black truffle creamed spinach with bacon, so that was a must. Anything cooked in duck fat has my attention at the moment, so we also went with the Goose Fat Potatoes.
The dessert menu looked weak here. I rarely trust steak houses to have dessert at a quality that matches their steak, so we left and went to Momofuku Milk Bar instead, just a few blocks away.
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A fine dining experience. The SHSH is a typically great steakhouse. The filet mignon was perfect, and the black truffle creamed spinach and roasted bacon were superb.
Since our reservation was a good 90 minutes away, we ordered a few drinks at the bar and decided to sit there to eat. Our bartender was great, occasionally offering suggestions, keeping the drinks flowing, and generally entertaining from time to time.
Frankly, the main dining room, with its small tables and wall-to-wall cartoon caricatures didn't call to us, but the place otherwise hit the spot.
I'd give the SHSH 4.5 stars.
Pretty cool because its kind of a mix between downtown cool and a midtown steak house.
The decor is very nice and its lighting helps in making it "sexy" ,as stated in other reviews.
I came here late around 9:30 and left around 11:45pm. Wonderful dinner, wine and overall great meal (which I took half of home).
Specifically, for appetizers myself and friend had the garlic bread with butter-y sauce...different and very yummy together. It was very good. We also had the Beet appetizer...which was surprisingly very yum! For dinner we had the center-cut for two, huge pieces and I had only one because of all the bread, baked potato and creamed spinach.
I love steakhouses and this one is definitely a cool mix of young professional/neat people who enjoy a good ambiance and a good steak. I would come back, especially when I'm rich
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The sliced NY strip covered in blue stilton should be illegal. It's that good.
I really enjoy red velvet. I also enjoy bone-in rib-eyes. Much better decor than Luger's, but the… Read more »
I am a big fan of Strip House. Some reasons:
1. Steak always cooked the way you want it
2. The vibe - the place is cool
3. Go once every 2-3 months and they remember your drink - seriously!
4. Flexible when it comes to splitting bills
5. Creamed spinach is awesome
6. If you stray from the plan and order wrong,they will replace it
Definitely a top 3 steakhouse in NYC.
My woman, ironically nicknamed t-bone, brought me here for my birthday. I had heard great things about this place, and it didn't disappoint. Probably the best steak I've had. The vibe of the place is cool too - definitely a refined-type of steakhouse, but not too stuffy. I need to try Peter Luger's now, and see if the rumors I hear about Strip House being better is true.
Overall (Dinner): Very good place for steak, wine and desert. Exactly what one would expect based on the reviews, website and the name suggests.
Decor: If you look into the name and the website you will not be disappointed by the decor. Lowlit steakhouse with appropriate decor.
Food: Seafood tower appetizer was as good as would be expected. Steak was enjoyable. Appetizers including spinach with bacon, bland brocoli, goose fat fried potatoes and mashed potatoes were done well. Alaskan Bake desert was good. No disappointments with any part of the food, though nothing I would make a special trip to go back for.
Service: Relatively good and accomodative. Not much to add here.
Time and a place. This is the place to eat with the boys when you're on an expense account. This is not the place to eat with the boys when you're a party of 14 and splitting the bill. Well, maybe you can, just don't go with boys with a penchant for vodka, sambuca, more vodka, and...
Strip House has sexy decor. Literally. The walls are covered with pin-ups in poses and pasties. Red velvet abounds. And it's so dark, we didn't have to worry about the birthday boy seeing us until he was sat down at our table.
We had the special bone marrow appetizer, most of us ordered the strip in homage to the restaurant's name and by recommendation of the waiter. Sides included creamed spinach with truffles, potatoes, and creamed corn with pancetta. One slice of the tall chocolate cake, which our waitress artfully kept on the plate after the birthday boy whacked her with upwardly-thrusted-excited arms, fed our entire table.
Then began the series of hard alcohol shots for the boys. This in addition to our food and two large bottles of wine = a bill for $1999. Aw let's just call it what it is. A dinner for two thousand mofo dollars. Dang.
No joke. Be prepared to spend or bring that corporate AMEX. Don't say I didn't warn you.
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"Do you have any specialties?" "Umm, the strip steak for one." Right answer to the wrong question on one visit to Strip House. Sometimes I'll be the first to admit to some pretty dumb questions, but fortunately this time the questioner was not me but one of my buddies. And yes, the strip steak is phenomenal, but don't miss out on the best creamed spinach around. Add to that an atmosphere that's actually pretty modern (can't say the same of most steak houses), and it all adds up a great Village alternative to midtown's Del Frisco's or Sparks.
First off the decor and environment are superb. Great place to hang waste the time away. The bar is lively with great bartenders and the drinks are nice and stiff. The problem here is the bar better be good because prepare (reservation or not) to wait and wait for maybe even up to an hour for your table. Horrible service and disgruntled hostess. Are we the paying client? I thought so.
The food is great. The 16oz strip medium rare was fantastic as were all the sides. Thumbs up for the bone marrow appetizer. Also if you have a group order the strip house chocolate cake for dessert it will make everyone more than happy!
Great food horrible service, welcome to the strip house.
Great steak, awesome creamy spinach with bacon bits, goose fat baked potatoes but slightly overly crowded seating.
In a nutshell, they serve solid food. Everything we ordered on the menu tasted great and came in nice presentation. Waiters were very friendly and tentative. We ordered filet mignon, 20 oz bone-in NY strip, black truffle creamy spinach, goose fat potatoes and tomato salad. The tomato salad was really refreshing and marinated well. I tried the NY Strip and it was great but I still feel that Peter Luger's steak tastes better.
The seating however is not 5 star worth. The back of my seat is right in between two people behind me and the other friend at our table was right behind people standing near the bar. So he could get hit by some lady's purse or whoever that walks by. A bit too crowded and loud for a high end steakhouse.
Excellence! This is a steak house without the stuffy white grandpa in suits feel. This is a so chill, laid back, and sexy loungy spot. What a great outing! The waitstaff is very friendly, patient, and exceedingly knowledgeable and helpful.
The wine they recommended was divine! Omg, it was surreal, it like rippled across your taste buds. Heavenly!
I had the new york strip and the creamed spinach. Wow! We also had the slab of bacon to start. Yummm, pooorrrkkk. Love! Only complaint was that the medium was a bit more firm than I am used to, next time would order medium rare. Everything was incredibly delicious. We also got a couple amuse bouche from the chef, which were good. I have never been so full in my life. So sad that we couldn't try dessert.
However, this is very spendy. I was here on the company account, so perhaps my views are skewed. Steaks were about 38-50 for individual portions, appetizers and sides were $12-20. EEK! Can easily spend $100 a person, so beware.
Overall, I am loving the atmosphere and loving the food. As good as it gets!
I am a fan it if wasn't for the hefty bill at the end of the night. Having said that, the 16oz NY Strip steak ($44) was as good as stated in other yelp reviews. The goose fat mash potatoes were different but wasn't notable. The seafood platter was fresh and extravagantly presented. The thick cut bacon was savory and full of flavor but you later realize it was all the fat that made it taste so good. If you have extra space at the end of the night, the multi-layered chocolate cake is a highlight - all the layers make the cake real moist.
Ribeye for two is perfect! Potatoes Romanoff an amazing side.
I went here with some friends and it was delicious.
I had the filet mignon and if I remember correctly, my one friend had chicken (it's been awhile since we were there).
My steak was perfect, I get mine rare and it was so tender and buttery.
We got most of the sides, I like a la carte because it's like family style when you all get to share.
The wine was great, the white and red we got.
The restaurant is nice and dark with red walls and dim lighting, so it was very intimate, it was also fairly loud. I like that type of atmosphere because you don't have to yell at the people you're with but you also don't feel like everyone can hear your conversation.
Great night, I would recommend it if someone was in the area and wanted a steak.
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i really can't stand how loud and loungy the place is but i gotta give them credit for excellent service and one of the best cooked rib eyes i've ever had. impressive!
truly a perfect medium rare all the way through and charred perfectly. seasoned with unusual spices. for me, one of the signs of a good steak place is that you are not dying of thirst after the meal. its just too bad that no body seems to serve delicious grass fed free range beef. so that is where they fall short. this steak was great but the meat itself was a little bland. forget the steak sauce because you don't need it and and it tastes kinda grossly over sweetened.
i'd come back if it was early before the place got mobbed. otherwise i'll stick to my japanese beef places.
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I came here while on vacation a few weeks ago. My experience with our server was similar to trying to buy a used car from a i'm-too-slick-for-you dealer. I agreed to come here with my BF cause he wanted steak and I got to choose lunch earlier. I wasn't in the mood for steak that evening and since we were flying out early the next morning, I decided that I didn't want to order a steak and carry around any leftovers. So, in my mind, I was going to get an appetizer and salad and have a couple of bites of his steak. Apparently, our server didn't like that idea. He was trying to hard sell me the "petit filet". I was more than a bit perturbed because he didn't let it go AND he had a snooty lil attitude to go with it. For such a high-priced, and seemingly sophisticated eatery, he sure had a two-dollar attitude. That shoulda been his tip, but we took the high road. I will not be back.
I wish there were 6 stars, or 7 stars or 200 stars I could give this place! Absolutely sexy, romantic, scrumptuous, relaxing, pleasing. You know in the movies when a girl meets this ridiculously rich guy that takes her on a dinner date but flies her to Paris or Rome? Have the ridiculously rich guy take you here!!
This is the best steakhouse I have ever been to. We ordered the rib eye, NY strip, and filet mignon and I have never had a steak before that really did not need any steak sauce to dip in. I knew we made the right choice in going here when the Chef sent us 3 little shots of onion soup on the house. And not because it was free, but because I hate onion soup and that little shot made my mouth water it was so freaking delicious.
Oh my goodness.
this restaurant is too delicious.
I had the bone in NY steak...and it was cooked to perfection. Honestly, they give you a sauce on the side but you absolutely don't need it.
On the side, we ordered the goose fat potatoes and spinach. Both were totally delicious and were served on their own little plates so they were more important!
The ambiance in this place is very cool...lit with red lighting, pictures of people cover the walls, has a great bar where you can order food and eat your dinner(so we did!) and awesome wine selections.
I think I am lucky I don't live in NYC, or else I would weigh 300 lbs!!!
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Walking into this place is like walking into a David Lynch movie. The dark lighting and red decor brings you into a surreal setting. I felt like a little person was going to come out and start talking to me in reverse or something.
8pm resi, didn't sit until 9, but that's ok. It gave us some time to get our drink on before we destroyed some cooked cow.
Started with a shrimp cocktail, which was one of the best I have ever had. Huge tender perfectly prepped shrimp with cocktail sauce and pickled cucumbers. It was perfection.
20oz. bone in NY strip med-rare was tender and juicy and perfect.
Truffled Creamed Spinach was amazing.
Goose Fat potatoes were good, not great.
Banana tart with ice cream was unspeakably good.
I still like the steak at Wolfgang's, but Strip house is the whole package.
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Have been to there twice. Excellent steak house although it is kind of strange that the waiter even bothered to bring us some steak sauce! The steak is excellent on its own, no sauce required! Besides the steak, everything else is perfect. The lobster bisque was nicely presented and delicious. Don't miss their 6 inch tall chocolate cake! Oh the salad was great.
The only complaint is that the tables were very close together! It was impossible to get in without interrupting your neighbors. You want to have private conversation? Forget about it! It is also very loud!
A very dim, red environment that gives you a burlesque feeling inside. Food is solid and above average but not mind blowing. Worth a visit to see if it's your style.
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I could rattle off many of the menu items and rave about how delicious they are. I could also go on about how they carry a fairly extensive, well-rounded but little-mentioned wine list that has yet to disappoint me, or more accurately hasn't failed to impress me. I'm lucky to work a few blocks from this fine establishment and because of this proximity end up having many of our client and work functions here.
Truly being a carnivorous whore I made an effort a while back to try many of the raved about steakhouses in the city - end result thus far and many lbs later... STRIP HOUSE is my pick. I've never had a mediocre experience. Love the atmosphere - you walk in and your eyes immediately have to adjust to the dim lighting (seems brighter 15 min later) burlesque inspired decorations, lots of beads, crystals, burgundy with other deep, rich colors, B&W photos of boobies, wall sconces - if it wasn't for the amazing steak aroma I could imagine the smell of leather bound books and rich mahogany permeating throughout. The service is absolutely impeccable and my favorite part - they will remember you if you happen to come back more than once (love that)
Order any of the steaks, or if your splitting a dish, create your own surf and turf with the lobster. I do recommend getting the array of dipping sauces- they all kick ass and add to the experience
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Steaks rule at this dark and seductive bovine bastion near Union Square.
A fantastic steakhouse that artfully avoids the stereotypically decor and goes a little risque. Don't worry, it won't offend granny though, unless she's picking-up the tab.
Worth a detour.
This is my favorite place for a steak in the city.
Service can be a little unpolished but the space is fab and the food is nothing short of amazing.
Recently, "Hangover" star Justin Bartha celebrated his birthday with the Olsen twins here.
I swear I love this place. I've been here many times now, some people don't seem to be as blown away with this place as I am. Remember when you were a kid and the other kids said "if you love it so much why don't you marry it?". This place has me ready to pull a Beyonce "single ladies" and put a ring on it. Let me start with the steaks, these steaks are a great size and perfectly marinated. Every single side order is absolutely amazing, it's a table share style side order and they're all fairly sized. I love these mashed potatoes because they're whipped not mashed providing a much creamier, softer quality. YOU MUST try the spinach as the side order, but be careful not to love it too much or you'll have midday fantasies about it. It's creamy and full of flavors, you will not be disappointed (this is coming from a guy who HATES vegetables). The drink menu is A plus gus( lol A plus Gus, shout out to old people for their funny slang). I'm not sure if this is necessarily a theme restaurant but the decor stays fairly true to the name if you take a second to notice it. It's a dark, intimate, private setting. Quiet and not too upscale but it's enough to impress someone you're courting. The moral of the story is please go to this place before it has to leave for our honeymoon. You will not be disappointed by the food or the decor. This place is worth at very least a try and old people used to talk funny. THE END
For the price, you could do much much better.
My wife and I recently had dinner here while in New York for her birthday and we were thoroughly unimpressed. Based on the reviews that I read, we we expecting to be blown away. We WERE blown away, but we were blown away by how mediocre and blah our $200 steak dinner was.
The atmosphere was DARK and the food was average at best. We had the rib steak which supposed to be the best cut in the house and it was average at best. I have had much better steaks in my back yard in San Diego. Azul in La Jolla BLEW IT OUT OF THE WATER. The meat was fatty and chewy and the goosefat potatoes that we ordered as a side dish were OK. We had a crispy bacon starter which was the highlight of the meal.
We finished the meal with a baked alaska, which had to be order an hour in advance, and it was good...not great. I've had better carvel ice cream cakes.
Our server was very knowledgeable and attentive, no problem there.
I felt a little under dressed in a button up shirt and khaki shorts because everyone there was in a business suit. We had just come from a Letterman taping, so, oh well.
I would definitely not dine here again. I would rather get a felafel from a street vendor than waste my money here. For a much better steak try Ruth's Chris or Donovan's. If you're ever in San Diego/La Jolla check out Azul La Jolla
Given that I have steak probably 3 times a year, when I have it, I want it to be great. Strip House was just okay on the steak front, everything else was above average.
Do items going by the names of Black Truffle Creamed Spinach or Warm Double Chocolate Brownie need endorsement? Believe their deliciousness is implicit. What else? Service was very pleasant, my martini was excellent, shrimp cocktail were colossal & so fresh tasting.
Back to the steak. Maybe I am just a bad steak order. We were at strip house, so went with the NY Strip. Was this a bad choice? Mine was cooked fine, but it was so sinewy/fatty. I like some fat on my steak as much as the next girl, but this was really gristle. Like to the point where I was occasionally having to spit steak into my napkin when my dining companion wasn't looking.
Room is fairly odd for an expensive restaurant. It's so dark that it becomes hard to notice just how jank some of the stuff is - chairs are crap, linoleum floor, cheap-style wall coverings. But no matter. Vibe is good, noise level is just boisterous enough for the general spirit of the place.
So the steak itself was the low point. But as previously noted, since steak is not my thing, & since everything else was great, guess it all turned out okay.
Also, next time I am going alone to sit at the bar or bringing a girlfriend. Hot men abound, and not in that typical Uptown steakhouse douchebagery kind of way.
It's your standard high end steakhouse. Food is extremely good and well prepared, ambiance is dark, waitstaff is attentive. Nothing extremely memorable about it, but a good solid steakhouse.
My only gripe is the starters. I was so in the mood for an iceberg wedge with blue cheese and bacon, but they didn't have it.
For the main course, we ordered the porterhouse for 2 medium rare. It arrived perfectly cooked, being just warm enough in the center. The truffled creamed spinach, fried onions, and herbed fries were all amazing and the perfect complement to the meal. Even if we got smashed and ended up with more fried onions on the table than in our bellies. It looked like we had a fried onion fight... yet the bus boy cleaned it up with barely a smirk on his face.
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Not bad. Really.
With all the choices in Steak houses - from Smith & Wollensky to Sparks to the Palm - it's really not bad here.
I had a delicious NY Strip (bone in) cooked to a perfect medium rare.
Ot was huge. After the salad, I was nearly full anyway so i took it home and gave a few bites to the grateful pug.
We had no room for dessert and they looked amazing.
Service was on point all night..
What fun!
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Hands down one of the top three steakhouses in NYC. Great food, great service, and a great atmosphere.
The bacon appetizer was phenomal. The porterhouse for 2 was delicious. It was perfectly cooked medium rare with some salt and pepper seasoning that made the steak unbelievable.
The creamed spinach was fantastic and the creamed spinach with bacon and truffles was even better.
I probably could have gone without the dessert, but the chocolate brownie sundae was perhaps the best way to end the meal.
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There were definitely some ups and downs here, but overall, not bad at all. Solid choice, I'd go back.
We started off with a giant negative. We walked in, a bunch of 20 somethings, into a place of 30-40-50+ year olds. We had called ahead and asked if there was seating in the dining room, we were told yes, so we went over. Came in, host eyes us warily (we're all dressed fine), and seats us right in front, by the door, in the lounge area. We mentioned we called ahead for dining room seating and that it was available, and in a really asshole-ish type way, he says, "Who told you that?"
He kind of lingers for a moment, deciding to say yes or no, and finally gives us a decent table. Fine, so now we're sitting. Fuck you and your little dog too, host guy.
The waiter (who was *awesome*) comes over, gives us our menus and wine list, is all smiles. We start off with the seafood platter for four; it's got crab legs, calamari, oysters, tuna, clams, scallops, and is excellent. Alongside that, we had the foie gras app, which was a little different than some of the foie gras I've eaten in the past. It was a generous portion, but I think I'd skip it next time. Caesar salad looked good, and we're onto the main course.
Oh -- the sommelier came over and recommended us two fantastic bottles of wine which went with the dinner very well. Big ups to him. We all ordered the 14 oz filet; I got mine medium. It was mostly excellent, but there were some parts that were just a tad too overcooked on the outside. On the whole, a good steak. Toss in a side of wild mushrooms and I'm happy as a clam. Dinner was $650ish with the wine included, with 20% tip you do the math. Not terrible for NY, or for a steak house.
Three stars because the host is a dick, the steak was a little bit off (but definitely good enough to go back for, and probably an anomaly). Probably better options, but if you're in the area, this is a 100% solid choice for a great meal. I'd definitely go back.
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One of the best steakhouses in New York in my opinion. Excellent Strip Steaks and very attractive decor make for a very nice dining experience.
All the sides are delicious as well. The tables can be a little close together though. I would eat here every night if I didn't weigh 300 pounds.
BEST STEAKHOUSE IN NYC!
Well this is the only steakhouse I've been to in NYC, but I did my research and picked Strip House as my one and only steak house to visit while in NYC last month. Boy, was it yummy!
My best friend and I made reservations online I believe... and like the yelper below me said... there is a wait! We waited about 20 to 30 mins. But it was worth it. Bread in the basket was ok. My best friend is a huge steak eater, while me on the other hand... steak is not my thing. We had the shrimp scampi to start... I believe we had 4 huge jumbo shrimps. YUMMY! He ordered the steak and I had the fish. We had mushrooms and mash potatoes on the side. Both dishes were lovely. I tried a peice of his steak and must say it was nice and juicy.
Love the red/dark lighting. Place was packed... tables/bar full of people. Looked like this was a popular place to come for drinks at the bar. It was an older crowd. Seating is a little tight. We were seated inbetween 2 gay couples that spoke really loud and it was annoying. One of the couple kept on talking about the other gay couple and it was irritating to hear it. People seem to dress up coming here... but I was dressed casual. The chocolate cake dessert looked amazing and it was huge! The people next to us asked us if we wanted a piece because it was to huge for them to finish it all, but I was too full to eat dessert... but it looked delicious. We had the chocolate brownie with ice cream! yummm!
So if you don't mind waiting with or without reservations... and don't mind hearing your neighbors conversation... then you won't have a problem.
Got here via subway and had no problems finding the place. Not good for kids or family. Maybe better for small groups or couples. This place is on the expensive side, but the food is excellent and the service was great! Totally worth it!
I would love to come back here again if I visit NYC. The service was excellent and the food was amazing!
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5 stars from me!
As an ocassional treat or as a weekly routine, Strip House is fabulous.
Let me start by saying this: be prepared to wait. Regardless of whether or not you have reservations this place ALWAYS has a backup in the seating. I've been here twice and both times I had to wait, with reservations, for between 20 and 60 minutes. Knowing this ahead of time should curb any preemptive anger that you feel towards this place and let you focus on the meal.
Now let me say this: ENTIRELY worth the wait. The food here is incredibly good and as long as you've been sated by a martini or two during your wait time you'll be singing the praises too. I have officially tried every appetizer on the menu and hands down the scallops are the best I have ever, but ever eaten. Theres something about the sauce, seasoning and garnish that is just beyond reproach; I rarely eat the accompanying je ne sais quoi that comes with an appetizer, especially if its vegetables, but the corn/bean/whatever chutney that comes with the scallops is incredible.
The 20 oz. strip steak, well, makes me want to strip naked and run through the streets screaming "dejame en paz, soy un hombre libre" in sheer ecstasy. It was perfect. I don't mean "perfect" the way that people exaggerate and overuse the word to describe everything, I mean textbook, teaching standards, down to the micron perfection.
Now on to the side dishes. Imagine that you're an Emperor and you have at your discretion, a culinary harem of every side dish, cooked sizzling hot, all sexy like and they're there to serve you on a whim. What's that crisp goose fat potatoes, black truffle creamed spinach, whipped potato purée, garlic-herb French fries, sautéed wild mushrooms and creamed corn with pancetta, you're all here to usher me into culinary manhood? It's time for my gastronomic bar mitzvah, pop-pop sprung for the "round the world package at the culinary cathouse?" No need to shove, there's plenty of Le Joost to go around.
I would, will, shall and must go back to the Strip House.
Not your father's steakhouse, with red walls and dim lighting and trendy dressed people. I have been to the Strip House twice and I have yet to be disappointed. The best creamed spinach in Manhattan, hands down. I also love the fat goose potatoes! Steaks are always perfect and melt in your mouth.
This is a great steakhouse and am so glad I finally got to try the place.
First, I love the atmosphere. It's so cool inside (and very very red).
The service is impeccable. Friendly, not overbearing, professional, fantastic overall.
The food was very good. I have heard great things about this place and I can't complain much. We had the seafood tower which was fresh and fun to eat. The caesar salad is solid. The bread basket was solid too.
Then, I had the porterhouse steak for 2. I wanted it medium rare and some parts were med rare, but not all. Some were a bit overdone which is why I am not giving the place 5 stars. The flavors were great and I loved the house made steak sauce! It was tangy and flavorful and different.
Now, the sides... the creamed spinach was the best ever. Better than Luger's. The potatoes were also good. But, nothing can beat the spinach.
For dessert, we had the cheescake and the 24 layer choc cake. Both (separately) were the size of my head! They were great.
WHOA... I had tons of food. It was great and would definitely recommend and go again.
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I found this place extremely mediocre, especially in comparison to its competition. Its OK food, but here is a list of WAY better steakhouses for the same price (in no particular order):
Old Homestead
Del Frisco
Any of the Smith & Wollenksy's (namesake, Quality Meats, etc.)
Peter Luger's
I've been eating great steak all my life (I have an aunt who owns a cattle farm), and Strip House just isn't top-caliber meat.
The chocolate cake, however, is phenomenal.
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I'm calling bullshit on the Strip House. To echo numerous reviews, this place is overpriced and the meat is just not impressive. I think they are surviving off of the straws of a reputation from a bygone era or something. I can't explain it.
To start things off on the wrong foot, we showed up on time for our reservation, but were quickly escorted to the bar with the explanation that our table wasn't ready yet. Long story short, we weren't seated until 45 minutes after our reservation. That's just not how you treat customers that are spending this amount of money. Of course, while we were waiting for our table, we dropped $75 at the bar, and nothing was comped for our troubles. I firmly believe that this was not an error, but a business model, and for that reason alone I will not return.
On top of that, I thought the wine menu was absurdly expensive, with hardly any bottles under $80. The sides were also skimpy and unimaginative. Sorry, truffle oil does not cover up mediocre mashed potatoes. For entrees, we had the ribeye for two and the lamb. Don't get me wrong, it was good. But it wasn't worth the expense and hassle.
A meal is too precious a thing to waste on an amateur-night experience like Strip House. Save yourself some frustration and go to Keene's or Peter Luger's. Seriously.
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Some of my favorite dining destinations in the…
Various yelps on NY restaurants that I highly…
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Some of my favorite dining destinations in the…
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My first list - some of the places I enjoy and…
Some of my favorite dining destinations in the…
