The Angry Young Man

As some of you may or may not know, September 11th was my birthday. Unfortunately for me, I feel bad about celebrating on that day since it should be a somber day. So instead, on Saturday I went with some friends and family to the World Famous Peter Luger's Steakhouse in Brooklyn New York. Located at 178 Broadway. (J train to Marcy Ave. stop and walk North towards Broadway or the Williamsburg Bridge to the 1st Exit. Right onto Broadway) Let me start off by saying, this is not the type of restaurant that you just walk into and ask for a table. I had to make these reservations three weeks ahead of time and the only times available were in the afternoon. Nothing at night. So if you plan on going, you better call now so you can get something by December. Peter Luger's has won the Zagats Survey Best Steakhouse in New York award every year since 1989. They are going on 15 years as being the #1 steakhouse in NYC. They first opened their doors, in the very same location in 1887. So for over 100 years they have been there making the food that only they can make.

Anyway, as my cousin, my girlfriend and her sister arrived, we decided to have a drink. Our reservations were for 2:45 PM and we were there at 2. We also had two more people coming so we decided to wait for them. For the first time ever, I had shot of Jagermiester. Ugh. I guess all they had left was the cough medicine flavor cause that is what I drank. That actually helped my cough a bit since I am a bit under the weather. So basically, the drinks weren't that expensive. I chased the shot down with a Becks from the tap as they don't have many imports to drink. Becks wasn't that bad but I would have preferred a Heineken or a Corona any day. What can I say, I am Hispanic.

Anyway, the other two people in our party arrived and we sat down. We glanced over the menu and decided to make our appetizer orders. I chose a slice of Canadian Bacon and the tomatoes. A slice of Canadian bacon costs $1.75. It is a big slice and it is smoked. I never liked Canadian bacon but our waited said it was delicious. Boy was he right. Both the bacon and the tomatoes can be had with the infamous worlds famous Peter Luger sauce which you can purchase by the bottle. Delicious. Most of my party had ordered shrimp cocktail. For our meal, we ordered two steaks for 3. (Steak can only be ordered ala carte and you have the choice of a steak for 2 which costs $68.00, a steak for 3 which costs $103.00 or a steak for 4 which costs $138.00). Sides are also ala carte which means there are no value meals or anything like that. All sides are for sharing with two or three people. The only individual side is a baked potato which is huge. We ordered three sides of creamed spinach, two German fried potatoes (which are like home fries) and three baked potatoes. Also got our drinks refilled so we can continue our buzz while we wait. To our amazement, the food didn't take very long to arrive and once it did, IT LOOKED FANTASTIC. How did it taste? EVEN BETTER THAN FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!! That had to be the best steak I have ever eaten in my life. It melts in your mouth and with the special sauce, goodness, I thought I was going to climax in my pants eating that bad boy.

After we finished our meal, and most of us took some doggie bags home cause we didn't wrap up the huge ass steaks and we sure as hell weren't going to let them toss them in the trash, we decided on desert. All of us ordered different deserts and shared them with each other. I had an ice cream sundae which was huge as well. It was delicious. My girlfriend ate a piece of cheesecake which I must say, some people in Brooklyn claim the Juniors makes the best Cheesecake. I personally don't like cheesecake that much but Juniors is the only cheesecake I eat. Peter Luger's cheesecake is as good as Juniors. I suggest that if any of you ever eat there, make sure you save room for desert so you can compare.

So anyway, bill time. Ugh. Let me just say that Peter Luger's is not a place to go to weekly. Save it for a special occasion and not too often. Peter Luger's does not accept credit or debit cards. It is a cash only establishment. Our check came out to $385.00 without tip. So basically about $425.00 for lunch. But it was worth it. I say if you can afford it and want some great steak, go to Peter Luger's and eat. It's the best.