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Peter Luger

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178 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211
at Driggs Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-387-7400 Send to Phone
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Hours

Mon-Thu, 11:45am-9:45pm; Fri-Sat, 11:45am-10:45pm; Sun, 12:45pm-9:45pm

Nearby Subway Stops

J, M, Z at Marcy Ave.

Prices

$75-$95

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

  • Classic NY
  • Good for Groups
  • Kid-Friendly

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Required

Profile

The room isn't handsome, street-slick, or even particularly welcoming. It recalls the kind of establishment that sports a banner running from beam to beam every year proclaiming !oktoberfest! The patrons may have come here straight from their booths at the Javits Center. The staff goes about its nonstop business with cordial if mechanical efficiency, serving onion-and-tomato salads, creamed spinach, and pasty fried potatoes. So why is it always more crowded than Toys 'R' Us on the weekend before Christmas? Because there are few gastronomic sensations that confirm the good life better than a hunk of a spectacular steak. And Peter Luger can broil and deliver one magnificently aged and marbleized two-finger-thick porterhouse after another with the unfailing certainty of Dustin Hoffman adenoidally reciting baseball scores. So don't even ask for a menu. Get big. Eat beef.

Extra

Apply for your own Peter Luger credit card, or bring cash.

Recommended Dishes

Steak for two, $81; steak for three, $124.50; steak for four, $166; creamed spinach, $8.95; sizzling canadian bacon, $2.95/slice

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Brilliant Steak

VinnyMongru from 11419 | Posted on 8/30/07

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 8
Décor: 6
Value: 10

Now who says the waiters are mean? I went in completely expecting "crusty" service. Our waiter was cordial - he even snapped a photo of us! And the steak, my god - nothing is better. Make sure to start off with the bacon...Read More

The best

Natedogg72 from 92507 | Posted on 6/21/07

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 8
Décor: 7
Value: 10

Quite simply the best Steak in the five boroughs. Don't get a menu just do what the waiters tell you. The smaller cuts are generally a little better, so get two steaks for two rather than one steak for four...Read More

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