Steakhouse - please help me narrow down

[kam0424]

I am taking my fiancé out for a special birthday dinner and he loves steak, which we do not eat very often. I'm looking for a nice place to get a piece of juicy, salty charred edge meat with excellent hospitality and service (nearish to Radio City would be a bonus). I've narrowed down the CH suggestions to the following based on reviews:

- Sparks (like the old school feel, but mixed reviews on service and meat quality - do they dry age?)
- Del Frisco's (again, mixed reviews and pricey for what you get)
- BLT Steak (not NY enough?)
- Quality Meats

Any suggestions on side, dessert and wine choices would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[M Marks The Spot]

my friends and I do a steak dinner every month or so...our favorites so far have been: Strip House (incredible), Del Friscos (also incredible) followed by maybe Sparks (great sides including their creamed spinach and bacon) and also Wolfgangs (awesome seafood starter plate). I also like Dylan Prime but that is too far downtown for your show at Radio City.

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Del Frisco's
1221 6th Ave, New York, NY 10020

Dylan Prime
62 Laight Street, New York, NY 10013

Strip House
13 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003

[Sdenred]

Went to Del Frisco's last night. Based upon the seafood "tower" appetizer I could not recommend any of their seafood choices. The bone-in rib eye was excellent, the sides fine though nothing special. It gets very loud there, so be warned.

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Del Frisco's
1221 6th Ave, New York, NY 10020

[west34]

Del Friscos! Ignore the fact that it's a chain out of Houston. The steaks are great, consistent, and the sides are wonderful. Especially the onion rings and sweet potatoes. the crabcake isnt bad either. And it's close to where you want to be. Sure the vibe is a bit corporate but it's a solid choice.

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Del Frisco's
1221 6th Ave, New York, NY 10020

[ESNY]

Neither Sparks nor BLT Steak uses dry aged steak (BLT Prime does), which at those prices is inexcusable.

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BLT Steak
106 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022

[gutsofsteel]

Go to Sparks

[Motosport]

Gallaghers is close and very good I.M.H.O.

[sam1]

i hate threads on steakhouses because there are only 2-3 choices to consider...keens, minetta, and maybe wolfgangs.

here, id go with keens.

[kam0424]

I took him to Keen's last year, but thanks for the suggestions.

[kam0424]

Strip House and Minetta Tavern both sound great, but we have an Iron and Wine concert at 8 pm at Radio City, I was worried about having to cab it up town to catch the show.

[kathryn]

Non-VIPs can only get 5pm and 6pm reservations at Minetta Tavern anyway, so this works in your favor. Then walk 5 minutes to the West 4th Street station and take the uptown B/D/F/M to Rockefeller Center. Very easy, should only take 15-20 minutes. The opener will start at 8pm, headliner at Radio City doesn't usually come on until later, like 8:45 or 9, so you should be fine if you're a bit tardy.

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Minetta Tavern
113 MacDougal St, New York, NY 10012

[yebo]

Strip House?

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Strip House
13 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003

[tldmatrix]

minetta tavern...not a steak house per se, but delicous.
http://teenchefteddy.blogspot.com/

[MRS]

Good luck getting a reservation!

[LeahBaila]

Most of those you listed are chain restaurants. Sparks is the only "old school," "NY" spot that you have listed, and the crowd is pretty obnoxious, IMO.

[kam0424]

I didn't realize that these were chains (with the exception of BLT). I saw that you recommended Club A, what did your order and how was the wine selection?

[LeahBaila]

The wine selection was fantastic. I had a bone-in filet and my table split orders of creamed spinach, hashbrowns, and truffled mac & cheese. I loved my overall experience - attentive service, great wine, and a delicious meal.