Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Mark Joseph Steakhouse

This place first made it on my radar about a year ago when I read about it here- the Canadian bacon slabs were just too drool worthy for me to pass up.  I was also keen on the location- it’s very close to not just where I work, but where I now live, so it was definitely a must try.  In fact, it made the list for The Great Steakhouse Tour of NYC, but when I found out about this Downtown for Dinner thing- a three course meal at some of the fine dining establishments down here, all for $30 [...]

Dylan Prime

62 Laight Street(212) 334-4783Reservations recommended (though it was empty when we arrived, 6:30 pm on a Sunday night, surprisingly, it got quite busy around 8 pm) To me, Dylan Prime is in the middle of nowhere.  Some may argue, “But it’s TriBeCa” but I’ll tell you this: it was right off the West Side Highway, right near the Holland Tunnel, and our cab driver had no clue where he was going.  I gave him the street & number, no dice; cross streets, nope; we just happened to find it when he turned off the right street and saw Laight Street.  I [...]

The Great Steakhouse Tour of NYC

On a whim, with a lot of personal achievements occuring in a short period of time, I decided to take my baby and I on what I have now dubbed… The Great Steakhouse Tour of NYC. One high end steakhouse a month. The entire list hasn’t been picked out yet, so feel free to leave suggestions. We kicked it off in September with Old Homestead, and this month’s pick is Dylan Prime. Feel free to leave suggestions~ thanks! Taken at Delmonico’s June 2006 Taken at Mi Tio March 2006

Old Homestead

14th & 9th AvenueReservations recommended Looking at the quick snapshot I took of the sign, I notice things that I hadn’t noticed prior to the meal (nor when I’d passed it a few times, driving by).  The slight dinginess to the sign, and the almost tangible tackiness it hinted awaited us inside… but alas, it was raining, I was running late, so I just lifted the camera, pressed the button, and ran inside.  My date was waiting at the bar (I hadn’t been able to grab a cab; I’d forgotten that cabs on rainy days in New York are rarer [...]