Everything about Peter Luger Steak House totally explained
Peter Luger Steak House is a
steakhouse located in the
Williamsburg section of
Brooklyn,
New York City, with a second location in
Great Neck, New York, on
Long Island.
History
The Brooklyn location was established in
1887 as "Carl Luger's Café, Billiards and Bowling Alley" in the predominantly
German neighborhood under the
Williamsburg Bridge. In
1950, the original owners put the restaurant up for auction and Sol Forman bought it for "a whimsically low bid." His granddaughter, Jody Storch, now has the job of buying the meat for the restaurant. Among the current owners of the restaurant is Amy Rubenstein, wife of Howard Rubenstein, the legendary PR man whose clients have included George Steinbrenner, Rupert Murdoch, and Donald Trump. Famous guests have included
James Cagney,
Alfred Hitchcock,
Robert De Niro, and
Henry Kissinger .
Description
Peter Luger has been named the best steakhouse in
New York City by
Zagat Survey for 24 years in a row. The only payment options at the restaurant are cash or the Peter Luger credit card. The Brooklyn location is known for its long wooden bar, and the "dining rooms have a
teutonic air, with exposed wooden beams, burnished
oak wainscoting,
brass chandeliers and weathered beer-hall tables." The Brooklyn location now boasts a coveted
Michelin star rating. In 2002, it was named to the
James Beard Foundation's list of "America's Classics".
The menu is surprisingly sparse to first time diners (who may be even more surprised when the waiters recommend the meal order for the party without even offering menus, which is often the same as what the party eventually decides to order if they do ask for menus), with the only entrees being
porterhouse steak for 1 to 4, Lamb, and Salmon. Their most famous supplementary dishes are
shrimp cocktail,
beefsteak tomato and
onion salad (served with their famous
steak sauce),
German fries, creamed
spinach, and
pecan pie. Steaks are served pre-sliced on an inclined plate so that the juices run down. Further, the edges of the plates are heated to approximately 400 degrees
Fahrenheit, allowing diners to cook their steak further if they so choose. Peter Luger also serves
hamburgers, which are only available for lunch.
Several waiters have since left Peter Luger's and have opened their own steakhouses in Manhattan--Wolfgang's Steakhouse, Blair Perrone Steakhouse, and Ben & Jack's Steakhouse --while Robert Dickert, great-grandson to Carl Luger, left New York City to establish Great Uncle Peter's steakhouse near
Scranton.
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