i've been to benjamin three or 4 times, have never been dissapointed. the only other "institution" steak house I've been to is Keen's, it was great also, very different atmosphere than benjamin
@@MagicfTail I think crazy people use that as an excuse to cover the fact that they love plants and animals more than people, because they're intolerable shits.
I could be biased here. But I went to Peter Luger last year and it just felt like a touristy trap to me and what made it worse was the food. I order a medium rare porter house and that thing was dry and not easy to chew and certainly not wagyu level there. And the thick cut bacon was way too salty and the meal just wasn’t worth it for me. For me to pay that much, I would be expecting Tokyo steakhouse level of food and service.
Delmonico's success was and still is based on serving fresh steak. If you don't freeze it for two days, it's impossible to serve that amount of meat in one day. I hope to make it there one day. Best steakhouse I'ver ever been to in Pamplona, Spain - Zizur Menor.
Best steak on earth. I travel miles and miles to have it. I have tried all other great NYC steakhouses and Chicago and NO ONE comes close to Peter lugers. Best part. No darn music. Finally one can eat in peace. That’s the best part of the meal. Amazing welcoming waiters who make you feel at home. Love ❤️ Peter Lugers. Best ever.
What's the difference in playing music and having a lot of people in the restaurant talking which also produces a high volume of noise. Either way, noise is noise and if you are able to eat in peace while a bunch of people are carrying on conversations, surely you can eat in peace with a little light music in the background.
Watching this dude sample 3 of the best steaks in NYC, I'm reminded that if you do a clip of yourself, eating, it's a performance art. Pretty sure this guy knows how to eat a steak, but the 'rawness' of the moment seemed to give him the jitters. Musta been pretty good steaks. I been eating pretty average cuts of beef my whole life and enjoying it. I don't know about eating ZEE bestest, at a place that don't accept credit card. They should have an appraiser, and then you could like pay with an antique spoon you got at a flea market. Anyway. I think Delmonico's looks the best, because of this dude's reaction to it.
I tell people you should have steak for the taste of steak. Maybe a bit of butter. Salt. No sauces. Your steak should taste like steak because it's a great taste.
I must say give me any prime grade steak and mine will be cooked to perfection on a charcoal grill, it will look and taste better than any steak featured in this video
New Yorkers always think they have something special. The meat doesn't even come from there. Your paying for a brand. New York has a brand, and its one that I would never, ever buy into.
USDA ratings only tells you how marbled it is that’s it nothing more , also not all steaks in the US has a USDA rating so USDA prime doesn’t always mean best. But it’s dam good.
1:40 Peter Luger Director of Operations touching his hair and face in the kitchen. 🤢 He should have more poise than to do that anywhere in the restaurant. He ought to shave, too.
@@messemphanger I've never been there, I'd guess just figure $80-100 a head maybe more if you're getting cocktails. Steak for 2 is $135. It's NYC everything is expensive.
Peter Luger is a huge disappointment. Overpriced, mediocre steak that comes with sauce to cover crappy meat, rude staff….don’t go here. Plenty of way better options.
When I think of NYC, "steak" doesn't even make the top 10. I'm thinking more along the lines of 1) mountains of trash bags on the street, 2) huge rats, 3) unaffordability, 4) dirty subways, 5) smelly homeless bums everywhere, 6) thieves, 7) rampant drug use on the streets, etc.
Wrong! Its temp controlled from the ranch to the retail location until its served. Its never frozen. If you call them up, they will give you the temps from ranch to there location. In the trucks there temp recorders for the whole trip, and the readings on the bills of ladings.
Total front for money laundering. Imagine the stress of ordering $500+ in food and wine for your party and then having to dig around for cash. Legacy place.
This guy has such a "punch me" face lol
100% all of the men featured in this video do.
Glad I'm not the only one who thought that.
That's not very nice. I'm sure he's a fine fellow.
It’s his round ass face and head. Not an ounce of masculinity or testosterone in his body.
Huh?
The Luger's guy is sooooo pretentious.
SUPER SWEET , SINCE ❤❤❤
LIFE WITH FATHER , AND BEFORE
I have never been a fan of having my steak precut. Season it, cook and let me decide where I cut first and how big or small of a piece I eat. Just me.
100% agree. And it makes it cool down / stop cooking, which I might not want.
A popular past time?! It’s called survival!!!!!
A must visit next time
Once you learn to cook at a high level, 99% of restaurant food is going to be disappointing.
Heard that Scott. 😜
Yep
True
Absolutely!
100%
Him; New Yorkers are carnivores.
Me; I'm in a New York state of mind.
OK I watched it, happy UA-cam?
Lovely
What makes steak house meat taste so good?
Butter, lots of butter.
copious amount of butter with more butter for added measures. thats where they get "juicy" from.
Health be dammed
Delmonico's hands down the best. Pittsburg style, side of pasta and meatballs. I think I just got pregnant, writing this.
The demanicos looks wayy better than the peter luger steak.
Ravioli holy cannoli, hear that hank! 😅
sandler tries in vain not to laugh
There’s something wrong with that Peter Luger guy….
A really well prepared ribeye is hard to beat my friends. Just saying in my humble opinion.
you are correct
Yes
Ain't nothing quite like it.
New York medium rare...
NO CONTEST!!
@@01dirtydirk medium rare is the way to go. New Yorker depends on the grade but it's a wonderful cut indeed
i've been to benjamin three or 4 times, have never been dissapointed. the only other "institution" steak house I've been to is Keen's, it was great also, very different atmosphere than benjamin
Delmonico's at 3:54
I'm beginning to wonder how living in tents and eating bugs can be better than this.
I think people mostly favour the part where we get to live for more than a few more generations, not so much the bugs themselves
@@MagicfTail I think crazy people use that as an excuse to cover the fact that they love plants and animals more than people, because they're intolerable shits.
I could be biased here. But I went to Peter Luger last year and it just felt like a touristy trap to me and what made it worse was the food. I order a medium rare porter house and that thing was dry and not easy to chew and certainly not wagyu level there. And the thick cut bacon was way too salty and the meal just wasn’t worth it for me. For me to pay that much, I would be expecting Tokyo steakhouse level of food and service.
We don’t take credit cards, 😉 😉
Cash is king
Delmonico's success was and still is based on serving fresh steak. If you don't freeze it for two days, it's impossible to serve that amount of meat in one day. I hope to make it there one day. Best steakhouse I'ver ever been to in Pamplona, Spain - Zizur Menor.
Just wondering why you made Sal Vulcano in charge! He messed everything up!
I read a biography of Nikola Tesla; his favorite dining establishment was Delmonico's, hands down.
Wonder if they still don’t take credit cards
cash is king, kind of hard to do a cash skim with credit cards.
Have you seen the trucks delivering there food.. roach coach...
I wonder if it is grass or grain fed beef? Being from the Midwest, grass fed beef is bland compared to grain fed in my opinion.
Best steak on earth. I travel miles and miles to have it. I have tried all other great NYC steakhouses and Chicago and NO ONE comes close to Peter lugers. Best part. No darn music. Finally one can eat in peace. That’s the best part of the meal. Amazing welcoming waiters who make you feel at home. Love ❤️ Peter Lugers. Best ever.
they are not even close to the top anymore, they literally just lost their Michelin star
What's the difference in playing music and having a lot of people in the restaurant talking which also produces a high volume of noise. Either way, noise is noise and if you are able to eat in peace while a bunch of people are carrying on conversations, surely you can eat in peace with a little light music in the background.
Food porn at its finest. Keep up the good work!!!!
I want to go here. But don’t cut my steak. I’ll cut my own
I feel the same
@@aaronwilcox6417 If they did that I’ll send it back.
Klaus Schwab disapproves
You vill eat ze bugz!
-- Klaus Schwab
Watching this dude sample 3 of the best steaks in NYC, I'm reminded that if you do a clip of yourself, eating, it's a performance art. Pretty sure this guy knows how to eat a steak, but the 'rawness' of the moment seemed to give him the jitters. Musta been pretty good steaks. I been eating pretty average cuts of beef my whole life and enjoying it. I don't know about eating ZEE bestest, at a place that don't accept credit card. They should have an appraiser, and then you could like pay with an antique spoon you got at a flea market. Anyway. I think Delmonico's looks the best, because of this dude's reaction to it.
Smaller bites...
The only thing this restaurant clings to is the era of literally eating green meat.
new york strip? the cows from new york? lmao
lerch aain
I only trust my cooked steak lol
hows your colon
No Sloppy Steaks? Slicked back hair and white table cloths at Giovanni’s.
No one thinks ‘Steak’ when they think of New York. They think mafia, overpriced real estate, and sewers.
This is clearly Peter lugers, not delmonicos
LOL, both locations were featured on this video.
Are u blind ?
@@dan-ob7zh He’s not replying because he’s so embarrassed, lol.
@@chef423 "Delomico's is in Nawlins' NOT in NYC LMAO!"
I wouldn't know about Delomico's. But Delmonico's is a New York thing.
Benjamin's was the best.
I would call this the "Best steakhouse" if I couldn't find another within 20 miles. Kind of sad...
When cutting steak, cut one way
I tell people you should have steak for the taste of steak. Maybe a bit of butter. Salt. No sauces. Your steak should taste like steak because it's a great taste.
Yes
Although I agree, the great thing about being American is we have the freedom to eat it how we want
I must say give me any prime grade steak and mine will be cooked to perfection on a charcoal grill, it will look and taste better than any steak featured in this video
I honestly think all of those steaks are pretty mediocre.
I've been to a lot of steakhouses and none impressed me. I agree with you and can cook a better steak at home on my grill
We don’t take credit card, well that’s not really good
New Yorkers always think they have something special. The meat doesn't even come from there. Your paying for a brand. New York has a brand, and its one that I would never, ever buy into.
USDA ratings only tells you how marbled it is that’s it nothing more , also not all steaks in the US has a USDA rating so USDA prime doesn’t always mean best. But it’s dam good.
None of those steaks were medium rare when eaten. Just saying
1:40 Peter Luger Director of Operations touching his hair and face in the kitchen. 🤢 He should have more poise than to do that anywhere in the restaurant. He ought to shave, too.
He’s BS-ing about how they know when a steak is medium rare. Doneness is tested by touch. He doesn’t know how to cook.
They don’t take credit card? That’s ridiculous.
That's what I was thinking, how much cash do you know to bring?
@@messemphanger I've never been there, I'd guess just figure $80-100 a head maybe more if you're getting cocktails. Steak for 2 is $135. It's NYC everything is expensive.
Luger has their own card.
Maybe they do debit? Lol idk. Cash only seems like they lose alot of customers
@@Happycamper808 CASH or the Peter Luger Card.
Peter Luger is a huge disappointment. Overpriced, mediocre steak that comes with sauce to cover crappy meat, rude staff….don’t go here. Plenty of way better options.
I have to ask, how do you have your streak? Those who know know
You may not like Luger but they set the market for USDA PRIME so it's far from crappy meat.
Why must you cut our steak before you serve it!
When I think of NYC, "steak" doesn't even make the top 10. I'm thinking more along the lines of 1) mountains of trash bags on the street, 2) huge rats, 3) unaffordability, 4) dirty subways, 5) smelly homeless bums everywhere, 6) thieves, 7) rampant drug use on the streets, etc.
What about food though
@@xavierpaquin Pizza, corned beef, pastrami, hot dogs, cheesecake, bagels
@@xavierpaquin I would still love to eat at Delmonico's, but I have never been able to get a reservation.
Why go to a steakhouse and spend charlatan prices for a steak I can make just as good if not better on my gas stove and oven?
I've cooked better looking steaks for way less
Sad this reporter guy asked for medium well steaks, effectively ruining the meat, not sure how he landed the gig
Benjamin's is invincible, quality in-house dry aging & just kosher salt
Not impressed...the steak looks pretty much frozen before cooked.....
Wrong! Its temp controlled from the ranch to the retail location until its served. Its never frozen. If you call them up, they will give you the temps from ranch to there location. In the trucks there temp recorders for the whole trip, and the readings on the bills of ladings.
Ignorant
@@interstategar Dude that shit meat is green when they pull it out of storage and the owner is a literal and figurative slime-ball.
Peter Lugers is far from the best steakhouse and I wonder how much money Peter Lugers avoids paying the IRS being cash only?
Total front for money laundering. Imagine the stress of ordering $500+ in food and wine for your party and then having to dig around for cash. Legacy place.
Those looked medium and seemed disappointing. Someone who eats a steak medium should never talk about food.
Hahah, why? MEDIUM RARE is better?
I usually order MEDIUM RARE. What about me?
I'm a medium rare fan but the black & blue crowd has it's fans.
yeah ok bud like medium is sooo different from medium rare
@@KvltKommando it's better Medium Rare or not?
lmao, peter luger? That place sucks. I'm glad it got wrecked by that food critic.
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