Peter Luger's way of Serving Porterhouse at the Dining Table

[fjordking]

and for all that they probably want a 50% tip or more, hey they might even be union servers

[thatbastardson]

you could cook a better steak at home, for 1/4 the price.

[squezey1]

@thatbastardson Less than 1/4 the price actually. These "high quality" steak houses and just fancy restaurants in general are a total rip off, so much I would call it robbery. Yeah the food is great but you can do the same shit at home for so much cheaper. I had a simple store bought 1.5 pound very rare steak last night with a little soy sauce that blew this out of the water. And on top of that, they cut it for you here. why? Stick to a regular restaurant or eat at home.

[pshangkuan1]

@squezey1

So your telling me you were able to dry age a steak for over 30 days and get your broiler up to 1500 degrees? Impossible. It's called enjoying food..you dont eat like this everyday you do it a few times a year.....

[jumper86]

@squezey1 False. These steakhouses know what they're doing, more so than you do.

[CollegeBoardSucks]

wow... does that waiter want to help me eat it too?

[kellerbier2]

@CollegeBoardSucks Hah, exactly. The waiter treats you treats you like a baby(idiot) because he knows if you came there to eat, you are an idiot. You just spent WAY too much money on junk food and will be treated like you deserve. The steak is high quality, but cooked poorly. The place is a disaster. The servers are all tense and do not want to be there, it's obvious the place is a terrible place to work and noone wants to be there. Enjoy.

[ThePaulgregg]

What was that black shit slopping on the plate?

[CwazyIndian]

@ThePaulgregg green .. but apparently its creamed spinage x=

[kellerbier2]

@CwazyIndian Yes, its creamed spinach, right out of the can.

[kellerbier2]

@ThePaulgregg That was the leftovers from the last thing cooked on the grill before they cooked your steak. I was there last year, and my steak had flavors all over the place, dirty dish towel, vegetables, metal. My steak was obviously cooked or served on a dirty surface that transmitted those flavors directly to the steak. Waste of money.

[hellibra2]

Hah, I prefer cooking my own food, taste better with my own style and much cheaper!

[msa1985]

overpriced garbage

[Red4Life721]

its effing delicious and a traditional new york "you-want-it-you-got-joint". Say what you will. Its a top notch experience everytime with waiters who are always willing to joke around and be sarcastic.

[smithriverdude]

Being a waiter in a nice restaurant is an art.

[kellerbier2]

@smithriverdude the waiters at lugers have the personality of a rapist.

[MRKandyman1]

@stratJL best steak ever period and trust me u get full and i can eat i lived across the country and tried many steakhouses this is better then some fucking butcher steak

[sleepingowl1]

without a doubt the most tender steak I have ever eaten,,But not much flavor-i get a much better flavor steak on my back grill with kingsford coals

[kellerbier2]

@sleepingowl1 Exactly, very tender and aged, high quality steak. The flavor is very lack luster, and can even be bad. Cooking a store bought steak on a clean stovetop, or a backyard grill will yeild a WAY better tasting steak than lugers can offer.

[aznboi1398]

87 bucks for that plate of steak or 87 bucks for your own usda prime grade steaks

[GarchompXX123]

ha..look at all the goodness in the steak running out

[voodoochef100]

@GarchompXX123 .......thats because the thieves slice the porterhouse, so they can serve more than 1 person from one steak. BIGGEST RESTAURANT SCAM I'VE HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO EXPERIENCE. I had better at OUTBACK, plus a hell of alot cheaper.

[MRKandyman1]

best steak i ever had

[stratJL]

what a joke of a portion size for such money. your better off going to ur local butcher buying a few nice steaks and grillin em urself

[zackvanhalen]

@stratJL Exactly. That place and every place like it is a scam. It's not hard at all to cook a good steak.

[voodoochef100]

@zackvanhalen ...I agree with comment of Peter Lugers being scam. But to cook a good steak takes a little know-how and the right equipment. The biggest mistake people make is not letting the meat come to room temp before cooking. Another mistake is not pre-heating grill/broiler enough. Searing the steak not only seals in the juices, but also produces the great crust that everybody loves.....Dont be shy with SALT & PEPPER either. I prefer using coarse sea or kosher salt.

[kellerbier2]

Yea this place is way over priced and over rated. The dry aging and quality of steak is second to none ...... but my steak had terrible off flavors on the outside, i'm guessing from the cooking surface. The rolls and bread served before the meal were cold and over salted, and the butter was straight out of the refrigerator, impossible to spread. The sides were extremely salty, like something you would expect from applebees.

[voodoochef100]

@kellerbier2 .....I had pretty much the same experience. Although my steak didn't have the off flavors, the steak wasnt seasoned at all, prior to be put on broiler. And to make matters worse, they slice it in kitchen, allowing all the juices to run out on cutting board. Because of the steep prices, I think this place has become a status symbol for snobs, that like to brag how expensive their meal is.

[kellerbier2]

@voodoochef100 I think you are right, the place is probably just "the place to eat" if you have money. They are probably riding off their name and they know it, and put little to no effort into the product or the meal aside from presentation. Im a fan of taste, and my steak did NOT taste good, like you said, it seemed that the juices were minimal to gone being cut in the kitchen, there was "juice" on the bottom of the plate, but maybe they add oil or water to it.

[voodoochef100]

@kellerbier2 ....what you see on bottom of plate is mostly melted butter, that they drizzle on after steak is sliced and then plated. All the natural juices are mostly lost when sliced. Even if they are allowing enough time for steaks to rest & let juices redistribute, WHICH I HIGHLY DOUBT, to cut into steak before its served to customer is just so wrong in book.

[kellerbier2]

@voodoochef100 Yea, letting ANY of the steak juices go, and then replacing it with butter is a disgrace to the customer and the establishment. No wonder i had such a poor experience with my peter lugers steak, because i could tell from texture and taste of the interior steak that it was very high quality and aged, but the mess of non steak flavors that were on the outside of the steak and all over the serving dish is what ruined the entire steak experience. Just a mess.

[mezanine10]

that creamed spinach looked anything but creamy.

[kellerbier2]

@mezanine10 The creamed spinach is a joke. It's terrible.

[voodoochef100]

@kellerbier2 .....is it as bad as the German home fries??? Worst dinig experience of my life. $87 for a flavorless steak. No salt or pepper. The potatoes tasted & smelt like they were rotten. $115 for two people plus we went to Burger King, cause those potatoes, literally left a bad taste in our mouths. Our waiter had the nerve to be offended that we didnt leave tip. Just proves how brain-washed we are in this country.

[kellerbier2]

@voodoochef100 Hah, luckily i didnt have the "german home fries". Lugers doesnt have a clue what they are doing, the only thing they have going on, is their quality of steak and their aging of it, they dont know how to cook it, and most of their sides are terrible. It's clear that they are riding off a name developed many decades ago, and an agreement to buy quality steak for resale. Now if they can only find decent cooks, hosts and servers they might be ok.

[voodoochef100]

@kellerbier2 ....I totally agree about the quality of beef they buy. Its as good as it gets without being kobe/wagyu. We used to do a Peter Luger Steak Nite at this country club I used to work at and we bought the porterhouse steaks directly from them. IT WAS THE BEST MEAL OF MY LIFE!!! AND IT WAS FREE....LOL!!! That's why I was so disappointed with what I was served at Peter Luger's. But they dont care cause people are forking over the cash anyways.

[kellerbier2]

@voodoochef100 I cook steaks all the time, on the grill(my favorite) and on the stove and in the oven and i'll take a below prime grade cut from the grocery store, but cooked right, over a peter lugers above prime grade and aged steak anytime. As far as the sides go, well, might as well pay less and go to TGI fridays or applebees.

[coreyagraph]

the waiter should be smiling.....has to be one of the most secure jobs on earth! busy all the time and almost everything is paid in cash!

[whb786]

@coreyagraph It's New York. We don't smile

[known12]

put more on my plate mommy

[louthebody]

I'm not shareing my Peter Luger Porterhouse with nobody, yall get er own! LOL!

[EarlRausch]

Looked like a T Bone but I am far from an expert. All I know is I want one !!

Thanks for the post .

[lpvcrcd]

@EarlRausch they are very similar --Porterhouse is supposed to have a larger more rounded tenderloin side adjacent to the bone -- But some T Bones have a nice sized loin on them and some porterhouse steaks are skimpy on the tenderloin side --Since it was sliced it was hard to tell --But Luger is known for their Porterhouse

[silvermediastudio]

@EarlRausch Typically at Peter Luger's, you order "steak for.." however many people, and get a commensurate amount of Porterhouse.

[EarlRausch]

@silvermediastudio

Ok got ya. Man I wish I could go there and get about 5 lb Porterhouse,and Rare !

Thanks Silver