If you think that all there is to a steakhouse is a great piece of beef then you are sadly mistaken! Many people frequent a favorite steakhouse in search of their premium dish of surf & turf. Surf & Turf satisfies two lusts at once: a great piece of aged Angus beef preferably in the form of a porterhouse steak and the butter-soaked 2lb lobster. Now what food connoisseur can possibly resist this combination? And at the far end of the table a deep bowl approaches. Yes, it’s the soup of choice, French Onion. The dripping cheese over a brown caldron of spiced soup coming to quench your appetite for this delicacy . Yes, there are a variety of menu items to attract the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" />New York gourmet at a steakhouse!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" />

If you are fortunate enough to live in New York then you have a steakhouse in every direction you can walk. This can lead to endless questioning of which steakhouse to visit tonight. Restaurants come in different classes and a steakhouse is no exception. When I look for a steakhouse for the evening I often think about what mood I am in first because you can find a steakhouse for every mood that exists. Is it going to be a young crowd or an old stogy group full of wisdom and wine? Once I have narrowed down my steakhouse choice of evening then it’s on to the wine choice. Will it ever end?

The best way to get the biggest bang for you buck out of a steakhouse is to plan ahead, way ahead! Don’t expect your favorite steakhouse to be ready to take you off of the street. A premium steakhouse will be booked weeks ahead which will leave you on the curb settling for the mediocre steakhouse down the block with the health violations, just kidding. But seriously folks, you need to plan for a great steak adventure. You wouldn’t just pop up at the airport for a marvelous time without a reservation so don’t try it with your steakhouse either.

Depending on the degree of cooking the taste and look of the steak differs vastly. So if you love to eat your steaks cooked rare, then ask the steakhouse specifically to cook your steak rare. For steak lovers a rare steak is something they just love. Steak lover believe that the more juice a steak retains, the tastier it is to eat. However there are some people who are just put off by the very thought of a steak being not cooked properly. They feel that eating meat that has blood retention is not at all healthy. 

Every city has its quirks about steak and New York City is certainly no exception. We name our side dishes with the word steak in them like: steak fries, beefsteak tomato and steak shakes. Okay, maybe the last one is a stretch but you get my point. The compliment of the right side dish to accompany your steak is so important that I make the best choice, which is to let my waiter decide, and then they always pick the perfect dish. After all, my specialty in life is not serving up the best meal, it’s enjoying it!