| Ruths Chris Steak House |
| 148 W. 51st St. (bet. 6th & 7th Aves.) |
212-245-9600
www.ruthschris.com |
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| Food |
Decor |
Service |
Cost |
| 24 |
20 |
22 |
$63 |
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| "Big", "sizzling" steaks "bathed in butter" ("bring your Lipitor") are what this Times Square link of the "upscale" chophouse chain is "reliable" for; the wood-paneled setting is "pleasant" (if "mundane") and service is "nice and easy", but true to the genre its "costly." |
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| Palm |
| 250 W. 50th St. (bet. Bway & 8th Ave.) |
212-333-7256
www.thepalm.com |
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| Food |
Decor |
Service |
Cost |
| 24 |
17 |
21 |
$64 |
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| These "warhorse" chophouses are "the real deal" for "man-size" "slabs" of beef and "monster lobsters", along with "old-fashioned" "surly" service and plenty of "bustle"; theyre "hard on the wallet" and seem "stodgy" to some, but "you cant knock" a "NY icon"; P.S. the founding site on the west side of Second Avenue with all the "entertaining celebrity caricatures" is "where you want to be." |
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| Ben Bensons |
| 123 W. 52nd St. (bet. 6th & 7th Aves.) |
212-581-8888
www.benbensons.com |
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| Food |
Decor |
Service |
Cost |
| 23 |
18 |
21 |
$63 |
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| "Huge hunks" of beef and "bucket"-size martinis draw desk jockeys armed with "hefty expense accounts" to this "tried-and-true" Midtown chop shop; its a "guys place if ever there was one", what with the "butch" setting, "gruff" waiters and "general hubbub." |
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| Gallaghers Steak House |
| 228 W. 52nd St. (bet. Bway & 8th Ave.) |
212-245-5336
www.gallaghersnysteakhouse.com |
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| Food |
Decor |
Service |
Cost |
| 21 |
17 |
18 |
$58 |
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| With its "manly", wood-paneled "boys club" air and "great slabs of beef" displayed under glass, this "never-changing", 80-year-old Theater District warhorse is the "granddaddy of NY steakhouses"; "ancient waiters" and "very expensive" tabs burnish its "old-school", checkered-tablecloth allure. |
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