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BLT Prime

111 E. 22nd St., New York, NY 10010 40.739278 -73.986198
nr. Park Ave. South See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
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Cuisine: American Traditional, Steakhouse
Price Range:
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Hours

Mon-Thu, 5:30pm-11pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11:30pm; Sun, 5pm-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at 23rd St.

Prices

$24-$82

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa

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Full Bar

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The newest outlet of Laurent Tourondel’s booming BLT franchise is a doppelgänger of BLT Steak, on 57th Street. The sleek zebrawood tables are the same as the ones uptown, as are the large circular lamp shades. But at BLT Prime, the proprietors have added a glass meat locker. The meal proceeds according to the expansive, expensive, and by-now-familiar BLT formula. If you have a taste for beef, lots of sauces (about eight), and endless varieties of potato (nine), this is not a bad thing. The simple roasted beets are recommended as is the house “BLT”: ciabatta layered with tomatoes, bacon bits, thin slices of American Kobe-beef skirt steak, and foie gras. The top-dollar steaks are fine (the ten-ounce American Kobe rib eye costs $92), though a version of barbecued beef brisket seemed way too sweet, as if it had been smothered in marmalade. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

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Laurent Tourondel is a genius with fish, but the seafood here is uninspired. If you tire of beef, order the excellent roast chicken.

Recommended Dishes

New York strip steak, $42; leek hash browns, $8

Food:	6

Service:	9

Décor:	9

Value:	5

My boyfriend and I ordered salmon and butternut squash soup for appetizers, ribeye for 2, leek hash brown, creamy spinach and a bottle of Cabernet. The salmon was fresh and the fois gras truffles in the soup were good. The ribeye was burnt but my boyfriend insisted it was ok. I asked the waiter if it was supposed to be burnt but he too insisted that's the way they cooked medium rare. The creamy spinach was average and the leek hash brown had a nice crunchy texture but pretty bland. Dinner came out to $300 even. I would have been happy to spend it at Luger's but I read the top steakhouses to go to on nymag and decided to try.. fail.

BLT Prime

The best BLT restaurant

Represent_the_ppl from 11105 | Posted on 8/20/09

Overall Rating: 1010 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	10

Décor:	10

Value:	10

This is my favorite BLT restaurant! It has a little bit of everything! BLT Fish and Fish Shack has mainly seafood, BLT Steak has mainly steaks, etc. I am completely in love with this restaurant! Their staff is more than helpful (managers included)! I have to say that I have never had a bad experience in this restaurant. If you are looking for a great quality meal, and have never been to any of the BLT's, then I think you should definitely go to BLT Prime first. They have an amazing wine selection also. Great food, great service! A definite must. Pros:Has a little bit of everything - amazing quality meal

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