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Michael Jordan's The Steak House N.Y.C.

23 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY, 10017
nr. 43rd St.
212-655-2300

6.4 "Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
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57% Would you go back?
57% Would you take a date?
14% Would you take kids?
68% Would you go on business?
50% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 7.0
Service: 6.3
Décor: 7.7
Value: 5.0
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Bickering Waiters

amj03d from 32304 | Posted on 8/31/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 9
Décor: 9
Value: 9

The food was amazing. No doubt about it my complements to the chef. However, there seemed to be disharmony between the waitors. First someone who most certainly was in charge stood next to our table and yelled at the waitor for taking to long to put silverware on the table next wo where we were sitting. Then twenty minutes later two different waitors were yelling at each other as they were walking around. Very inappropriate for a place where people are paying alot of money to enjoy their time. Other than that the place was amazing. I would recommend it to anyone!

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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Cold and dry

jbenobu from 10010 | Posted on 12/16/08

Overall Rating: 3 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 3
Service: 4
Décor: 7
Value: 3

Best to go somewhere else for good steak. Our porterhouse was served cold, dry, no sizzling butter, very very sub-par.

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2 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

Seating & Service

mlmadrid from 93711 | Posted on 6/28/08

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 8
Décor: 8
Value: 8

The food was outstanding. We were placed in the outside section without being asked if we would like to sit inside which we could see was quite empty. I felt very slighted by that as I felt we were not good enough for the inside section. The service was so-so. We were not approached to see if everything was okay or if we needed more to drink. The wait staff needs to improve their service.

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11 out of 17 people found this review helpful.

Nice place, Average food

Natedogg72 from 92507 | Posted on 6/21/07

Overall Rating: 4 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 5
Service: 7
Décor: 10
Value: 1

Grand Central is a nice place to eat dinner, but I've had steak that tastes like that at Outback...and I didn't have to pay $200 a person there

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189 out of 369 people found this review helpful.

Very good, great porterhouse and striking setting

tanyaturnernyc from 10014 | Posted on 12/19/06

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 8
Service: 9
Décor: 9
Value: 8

We were surprised how much we enjoyed this place given the other reviews. We went for the holiday lights really and because we remembered it as a great setting to have a special dinner. The big surprise was the steak, which was really fantastic. Shared the porterhouse which had melt-in-your-mouth filet mignon and very tasty strip. Creamed spinach was good, hashbrowns a little salty. Service was excellent, waiter and sommelier very friendly and knowledgeable. Overall the price is the same as any other good steakhouse in the city (e.g. Dylan Prime) and with such a fantastic location it makes a good change.

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258 out of 523 people found this review helpful.

Tourist Trap!!

Bollan | Posted on 8/15/05

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 1
Service: 3
Décor: 7
Value: 1

We were promptly seated but hardly welcomed at all. Got seated right next to a HUGE floor standing air con. Whats this Bangladesh or? Asked the maitre for a wine recommendation and straight he went to a 280 USD recommendation. Really sad and unprofessional. Starters were below average especially the asparagus wich were almost still frozen. Onto their famous steaks. Overdone of course (as almost always in NY) with a BLACK and BURNED thick crust on them. I really stated to the waiter the we wanted our steaks rare as they should be if you expect high quality meat but to no avail. All in all we felt sad and extremely dissapointed after spending 600$ in a classic tourist trap!!!!! Two tables next to us also seemed to have different problems both with food and service. Remarkable even when the restaurant was almost empty (no surprise). What a dissapointment!!!!!

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336 out of 713 people found this review helpful.

good palce to eat while in Grand Central Terminal

Teresa from 07740-6616 | Posted on 3/16/05

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? (NA)
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? (NA)
Would you go on a special occasion? (NA)
Food: 8
Service: 8
Décor: 8
Value: 8

Their prix fixe menu was good esp. when you have teenagers. A place to go when you visit the terminal.

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315 out of 647 people found this review helpful.

Jordan's Misteak: No Kobe Beef on Menu

deanchristopher | Posted on 12/7/04

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 8
Service: 6
Décor: 8
Value: 7

Does Michael Jordan have a beef with his "Air" apparent? I was shocked to learn that despite the obvious marketing opportunities, Michael Jordan's Steakhouse in New York's Grand Central Station does not offer Kobe beef on its menu. Then again, there's certainly something fishy about the 10 ounce "Dolphin Francaise" offered at Shula's Steak House. Perhaps Jordan's posh dining experience isn't quite as upscale as he'd like us to believe. And perhaps MJ, ever-protective of his legacy, will never accept that Kobe beef is better than anything on his menu. http://deans-list.net

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256 out of 586 people found this review helpful.

Don't waste your hard-earned money

KarenB | Posted on 11/8/04

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 5
Service: 2
Décor: 6
Value: 1

It seems the waiters have respect only for the white or wealthy. People who came to the restaurant way after me were served first even though we pretty much ordered the same food. I was also very annoyed by the fact that the bread for the soup came when I was almost finished with my soup (not so for the couple next to me served by the same waiter). It is ridiculously expensive which is not a problem if the food is of the same calibre but it is only mediocre. Believe me, you won't get the value for the price. What a wate of my hard-earned money!!!

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297 out of 635 people found this review helpful.

good food .. ek serivce

aLLy | Posted on 12/28/03

Overall Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 8
Service: 3
Décor: 9
Value: 4

Unless you look like a rich white person, you are not going to get the service you deserve. In order to get to another table, the waiters constantly nudged my chair w/o apologizing (I tried pulling myself so close to my table i could practically wrap my legs around the table leg). After an hour and a half, we were rushed to leave (even though the place was 2/3 empty). If you take the plate and then ask your customer if they're done yet I really don't think that's how you treat a customer paying $150 for a meal for two (2 appetizers, 2 entrees, 2 sides). I rather eat at McDonald's, because at least there I would get the service for what I'm paying for.

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310 out of 635 people found this review helpful.

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