Peter Luger Steak House
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Peter Luger Steak House is a steakhouse located in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York City, with a second location in Great Neck, Long Island.
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[edit] 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. [1][2] In 1950, the original owners put the restaurant up for auction and Sol Forman bought it for "a whimsically low bid." His grandaughter, Jody Storch, now has the job of buying the meat for the restaurant. Famous guests have included James Cagney, Alfred Hitchcock, and Robert De Niro.[3]
[edit] Description
Peter Luger has been named the best steakhouse in New York City by Zagat Survey for 23 years in a row.[4] The only payment options at the restaurant are cash or the Peter Luger credit card.[5] 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." [6] The Brooklyn location now boasts a coveted Michelin star rating.
Their most famous dishes are shrimp cocktail, beefsteak tomato and onion salad (served with their famous steak sauce), German fries, creamed spinach, pecan pie, and porterhouse steak. [7][8] Steaks are served pre-sliced on an inclined plate so that the juices run down. Peter Luger also serves hamburgers, which are only available for lunch.[9]
Several waiters have since left Peter Luger's and have opened their own steak houses in Manhattan -- Wolfgang's Steakhouse [10], Blair Perrone Steakhouse [11], and Ben & Jack's Steakhouse [12].
[edit] References
- ^ Our Story, Peter Lugers
- ^ Bernardo, Leonard and Jennifer Weiss. Brooklyn by Name:How the Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks, Bridges and More Got There Names. New York. NYU Press:2006.
- ^ TONY chews the fat with a 37-year Peter Luger institution: waiter Wolfgang Zwiener
- ^ Zagat, Peter Lugers
- ^ Zagat, Peter Lugers
- ^ New York Times review
- ^ About.com review
- ^ Fodor's review
- ^ Peter Luger's Burgers in The New York Times
- ^ Time Out New York review: Wolfgang's Steakhouse
- ^ Time Out New York review: Blair Perrone Steakhouse
- ^ Time Out New York review: Ben & Jack's Steakhouse
