Keens Steakhouse

6.7/10American

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Get the . It is huge, and even people who dislike say it comes out tender and mild rather than gamey. The is what people argue about. Fans love it, others got an underseasoned or lukewarm for a lot of money. Creamed spinach is the side everyone names. The lunch special runs about $30.

NYC classic — Albert Keen opened Keens in 1885 in what was then the Herald Square theater district, making it one of the oldest steakhouses in New York. Its ceilings hold more than 50,000 clay pipes once checked by patrons including Theodore Roosevelt and Babe Ruth. The mutton chop, whose one-millionth serving came in 1935, is still the signature dish. Wikipedia

72 W 36th St., New YorkMidtown, ManhattanGoogle Maps

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  • Steaks were good. Mutton was even better. The steaks didn't even need it but their steak sauce was to die for. It's hard to beat the atmosphere. Elegant, yet cozy. The restaurant seconds as a museum. 10/10.

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    T Bone was not great, under seasoned and ate pretty dry though we ordered medium rare. Service was awkward at best, not at the level you'd expect at a place charging the amount they do. Overall, don't see myself returning, plenty of better steakhouses in the city imo.

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  • Here’s the pro move. You order the Keens King Cut prime rib rare, and ask them to put a little char on it with the grill.  Tenderness of the roast with the flavor of a steak

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  • Keens has great meats aside from the mutton (which I don’t really like) Get the T Bone with a side of mushroom sauce. I would eat scraps of the steak just about every day and no matter the temperature, it was delicious.

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  • replying to u/not_charles_grodin: We have never had a bad experience at Keen's. Every single time we've been there, the service, food, and atmosphere have been exactly what we had hoped for. I know it can be a touristy "best of" place, but it really is that good.

    Sadly, I strongly disagree. Went once with high expectations and was severely disappointed. Got the porterhouse for 3 and it was bland, wrong temperature, shitty crust, and fat was grizzly and chewy. The server didn’t check on us a single time after dropping off the steak and it took 15 minutes to get the check. 2/10

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