Location - 178 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York
Style of Cuisine - Steakhouse
TOTAL SCORE - 34
Food - 17 (very good porterhouse and great cheesecake)
- Porterhouse for 2: Massive, delicous, great flavor & charring
- Side of Creamed Spinach: A complete joke. Tasted like canned spinach with no other discernable flavors (except water).
- French fries: Average
- Cheesecake: Oustanding. Rich, fluffy, great crust.Best ever.
- Pecan Pie: Average. Served with an obscene amount of whipped cream on the side ("schlag" they call it) - way over the top.
Service - 6 (slow, unattententive, but friendly)
Atmoshpere - 4 (no excuse for bright lights and dull)
Value - 7 (the prices were very fair considering portion size)
OVERVIEW -
Don't believe the hype. I know New Yorkers seem to suck at the tit of Peter Luger, but give me a break. It was a very good porterhouse - but nothing I could not find at a dozen other steakhouses in the country (many of which can be found in NYC, btw) and the sides (all 3 of them) ranged from shitty to ok. And no, I am not someone who thinks a steakhouse needs to filled with pomp, circumstance, and 39 different menu options. I just think that if you're playing the minimalist, "quality versus quantity" game, then the few offerings you provide had better be fucking stellar. The cheesecake I must say, however, was hands down the best I've ever had.
As for the place itself, Kitschy would have been a vast improvement. Their German-American vibe falls painfully short when the lights (which are set on "10" at 8:00 pm) shine so bright that you can actually read the "Made in the USA" stamp on the Beer Steins.
All-in-all, it was worth the visit, and the porterhouse was very good. But New Yorkers, like metro-centrists everywhere, seem to bestow their local eating institutions with delusions of grandeur rarely befitting.
Contact Info - http://www.peterluger.com/
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