Steakalicious!

I had no idea we were in for a treat this weekend. My ahiya's family treated us to lunch at Peter Luger in Brooklyn. Reviews we've read all consistently say that this is THE steakhouse in the whole country. It's also in 1000 Places To See Before You Die. So 999 more to go???? Peter Luger just tops steakhouse ratings year after year after year.


There was five of us plus Isabel but we ordered only the Steak for Four, three sides - onion rings, creamed spinach and their special German fried potatoes. As everyone knows, servings are always giant in this side of the world. They only charge a minimal $3 per person over the number of servings anyway. We had the steaks cooked medium rare and medium. I don't know how to perfectly detail the taste of food but let me just say that I thought the steak was awesome! I personally prefer my steak medium well but online reviews said to not do it!! At first the red worried me but hey, you gotta trust THE steakhouse right?


This is the special steak sauce. With or without, the steak was g-o-o-d.


Mom ordered a diet Coke. We thought the little glass coke bottle was cute. Haven't seen those in a long, long time.


Because there's always room for dessert we shared a slice of cheesecake served with their homemade whipped cream they call "Schlag" which could have been dessert on its own. The server "surprise threw" those gold chocolate coins on the table. Of course the little girl was happiest.


We were stuffed good... On the way home, we all just wanted to sleep. If you're ever in these parts, check it out. Best to make reservations though as it got packed real quick. No need to worry about parking, they had a free lot a block away. And oh, bring cash, they don't accept any credit cards but their own.

Peter Luger's been around over 100 years, they DO know their porterhouse steak. Hmmm... Smith and Wollensky next?