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What's the best place to get a steak in New York?

damnedness

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Quality Meats is really good. Keen's known for their mutton but their porterhouse is excellent. Old Homestead has the wagyu which is amazing. 212 Steakhouse is the only place on the east coast with true kobe steak. Old Homestead once claimed their wagyu was kobe but had to eventually change the name. Unlike some of the others, I thought Luger's is one of the best I've ever had. To each their own I guess.

@mrgzyg I have a friend who would agree with you. A shame that's the only one left.
 

Retired031424

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Quality Meats is really good. Keen's known for their mutton but their porterhouse is excellent. Old Homestead has the wagyu which is amazing. 212 Steakhouse is the only place on the east coast with true kobe steak. Old Homestead once claimed their wagyu was kobe but had to eventually change the name. Unlike some of the others, I thought Luger's is one of the best I've ever had. To each their own I guess.

@mrgzyg I have a friend who would agree with you. A shame that's the only one left.
Word to the wise that in steakhouses as in other places some of us may go, YMMV. Every steak on a given cow is not created equal. So you and the guy right next to you at Luger's might have different experiences.
 

Dc46

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Who makes the best steak in NYC. I have few opinions myself. . . personally I think the best steaks aren't made at steakhouses. I like Craft's rib eye a lot. But I haven't been to Keen's in years. Strip House I've heard has gone downhill but when it first opened, holy shit. M. Wells in Long Island City is doing all sorts of bonkers stuff. Roberta's in Brooklyn occasionally drops the bomb with some crazy many day dry aged beef. Yes to Peter Luger but I'm not so interested in Old Homestead. There's just so much cow and so little time. Thoughts?
Peter Lugers is very overrated.

smith & wollensky is my fav.
 

driverseven

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If you like a good steak, one of the best things you can do is learn how to make one yourself. For years, I ordered steak in restaurants and was disappointed. Yes, you can get a great steak in many of these places but not only are the prices ridiculous, but the whole "ceremony" is a turnoff. They're so stuffy.

It's really not that hard -- the most important ingredient is to find a good butcher. And believe it or not, but Whole Foods has great steaks at a good price. The key is to have good frying pan that you can get very hot and a broiler. Marinate the steak, cook 2 minutes on each side in the pan and finish in the broiler. Simple and it costs less than the tip at a NY steakhouse.
 

Daedalus

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Del Friscos is a great spot. Quality Meats is also up there. Lugers is a little over rated, but their porterhouse for 2 is pretty bonkers. Lastly, although technically not a steakhouse, Marc Forgiones has one of the best, if not the best, tomahawk ribeyes I have ever had in my life.
 

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If you like a good steak, one of the best things you can do is learn how to make one yourself. For years, I ordered steak in restaurants and was disappointed. Yes, you can get a great steak in many of these places but not only are the prices ridiculous, but the whole "ceremony" is a turnoff. They're so stuffy.

It's really not that hard -- the most important ingredient is to find a good butcher. And believe it or not, but Whole Foods has great steaks at a good price. The key is to have good frying pan that you can get very hot and a broiler. Marinate the steak, cook 2 minutes on each side in the pan and finish in the broiler. Simple and it costs less than the tip at a NY steakhouse.
I've actually been experimenting with sous vide steaks at home. The quality of beef makes a huge difference, but sous vide makes things so much easier.
 

Woodguy

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Peter Luger is clearly #1. They have great meat and know how to cook it and the atmosphere is great.
I've been a cardholder for many years now.
Second is Keens, and they have more variety and the best Kings Cut Prime Rib, mutton chop etc.
I get prime aged 60-70 day aged beef and cook it on a professional range.
Most important thing is to let the meat rest on a hot platter for at least 15 minutes before serving.
 

Bolo1

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Peter Luger is clearly #1. They have great meat and know how to cook it and the atmosphere is great.
I've been a cardholder for many years now.
Second is Keens, and they have more variety and the best Kings Cut Prime Rib, mutton chop etc.
I get prime aged 60-70 day aged beef and cook it on a professional range.
Most important thing is to let the meat rest on a hot platter for at least 15 minutes before serving.
Woodguy knows what’s up. Although I do like Keen’s better because of the vibe. Mutton chop there is amazing
 

nycballetlover

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Peter Luger is clearly #1. They have great meat and know how to cook it and the atmosphere is great.
I've been a cardholder for many years now.
Second is Keens, and they have more variety and the best Kings Cut Prime Rib, mutton chop etc.
I get prime aged 60-70 day aged beef and cook it on a professional range.
Most important thing is to let the meat rest on a hot platter for at least 15 minutes before serving.
I agree. I dont think lugers is over rated. They're the .most imitated and done have come real close.
 

harlemrob

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Who makes the best steak in NYC. I have few opinions myself. . . personally I think the best steaks aren't made at steakhouses. I like Craft's rib eye a lot. But I haven't been to Keen's in years. Strip House I've heard has gone downhill but when it first opened, holy shit. M. Wells in Long Island City is doing all sorts of bonkers stuff. Roberta's in Brooklyn occasionally drops the bomb with some crazy many day dry aged beef. Yes to Peter Luger but I'm not so interested in Old Homestead. There's just so much cow and so little time. Thoughts?
wtf are you in here asking about a steak place
 

glhfddka

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Its popular to say Luger's is overrated, but I have yet to have a better porterhouse anywhere else.

I had Keen's mutton, and it was good but not as amazing as it was hyped up to be. But I did have a lot to drink beforehand so that probably significantly dulled my taste.
 

Woodguy

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Morton's should be in the discussion.
Morton wet ages their meat.
Makes it soft, but doesn't concentrate the flavor like dry aging does.
Keens has excellent strip steak, porterhouse and my favorite, Kings Cut Prime Rib.
And over a hundred single malt scotch whiskies.
And great service and fish for the ladies, Dover Sole is supposedly great (not red meat, so I do not eat!)
 

glhfddka

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Morton wet ages their meat.
Makes it soft, but doesn't concentrate the flavor like dry aging does.
Keens has excellent strip steak, porterhouse and my favorite, Kings Cut Prime Rib.
And over a hundred single malt scotch whiskies.
And great service and fish for the ladies, Dover Sole is supposedly great (not red meat, so I do not eat!)
Yep, what impressed me most about Keens was their single malt selection. OMG so many I'd wanted to try for ages I finally got to sample!
 
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