For a celebratory dinner, we decided to go to Porterhouse in Columbus Circle. We had a deal with Jodi: I would get my steak and she would get the dessert that she has been eyeing for some time…

To celebrate, we got two cocktails: the penicillin (Japanese whisky, honey, lemon, ginger and laphroaig 10 years myst) and a margarita…that was not what we originally ordered.

I started off with their jumbo lump crab cake that was served with a horseradish-mustard sauce. Quite good, although not the best, I was expecting bigger pieces of crab in it (well it says jumbo, so…). Still, good.

For her main, Jodi got the burrata salad composed of tomato and basil. Classic and refreshing.

It was small though but we were planning on sharing sides. The first one was the pan roasted mushrooms that was delicious. I often find roasted mushrooms to be a bit boring, but not this one. The second side was their crispy hash brown. Wow, this was fantastic! Definitely crispy, and cooked all the way through.

For the steak, after a bit of hesitation, I chose their chili rubbed ribeye. Perfectly cooked medium rare, with a nice crust on the outside, it was tender and juicy, nicely fatty and not at all overpowered by the chili rub that gave a very slight kick and to the contrary enhanced the taste of the meat. Superb!

I should mention that I ate it with béarnaise sauce that is my go to sauce with steak. And they made it well.

Bearnaise sauce at Porterhouse in NYC, NY

Last was the long awaited dessert. We shared their coconut cake that is probably the best I ever had. That says a lot because I am not always a fan of coconut cake but this one was fantastic: light, with a delicious cream, it was not too sweet.

So, after reading this, you probably understand that we had an amazing meal. Porterhouse is for sure a place to know for steak.

Enjoy (I really did)!

Porterhouse - 10 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10019

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