This was my first time at Peter Luger, and I was advised not to expect anything fancy. Having been the Del Frisco's a couple weeks prior, I think I was a little biased. However, I love steak and have been meaning to try this place for a long time. People are not kidding when they describe this place as ""no frills"". Bare wooden tables, bare walls, rickety chairs, pseduo-crabby male waiters are what await you here. My friend and I started with the tomato appetizer...it is good I suppose, for just a plain sliced jumbo tomato w. the ""special sauce"", which is basically dressed up cocktail sauce. The bacon was pretty fantastic, I reccommend it. We ordered the ""steak for two"", and I am not sure if it is the fact that I just don't prefer porter house (too much fat and gristle for me) or if it just wasn't a good steak, but I have to admit I was not a fan. We ordered it medium, and the outside was charred (the bone was black as charcoal and I was biting on a black crust on the outside) and the middle was cold, not warm. They prop it up on one side and all the oil/fat/butter/whatever it was pools down to one end. While some may like this, it was NOT appetizing to me. It looked and tasted like the pan drippings after cooking bacon. I chewed my way through the steak as well as I could, but focused mainly on the french fried potatoes. I understand we may have just gotten a badly cooked steak and I hate to say it, as I really wanted to like this place, but I have had much better steak at other places in NYC.
Pros: Old-fashioned vibe, promt seating
Cons: Burnt steak, borderline chilly service
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