December 12, 2011
I don’t eat a lot of steak, but every once in a while I get a craving for it. And tonight that craving has kicked in big time. A while back, MAD commenter and 365 co-pilot, Al, suggested I go to Sparks, a classic New York steak house, which I’ve never been to. That was going to be tonight’s destination, but then I found out they’re not open Sunday’s. Now that’s old school! I’ll have to take a cheeseburger break one of these Saturday’s and try it out. In the meantime, I remembered another classic joint in midtown, Gallagher’s. So that’s where Sunday dinner is happening this week.
Here we are, Gallagher's Steak House.
The meat in the window makes me think of SCTV's 3-D House of Beef.
The main dining room is crowded...
So I decide to sit at the bar.
Will the bartender chats with some regulars at the bar.
Classic red checked tablecloth covered tables line the wall opposite the bar. And there's tons of pictures everywhere, let's check some of them out.
Here's a Gallagher's staff portrait from days gone by.
A signed photo of Paul Newman proclaiming Gallagher's as, "The best!"
Here's Mohammed Ali signing a table.
And here's another boxer, Max Baer who is also the father of Max Baer, Jr. a.k.a. Jethro Bodine.
This clown painting creeps me out a little.
And back at the bar, it looks like dinner is about to be served!
I got the jumbo lump crab meat salad to start it all off. It was really good and the sauce was super tangy. Will told me they use homemade horseradish in it.
And now the main course, I got the signature dish, the 14 ounce prime sirloin steak. They age the steaks for 21 days.
For a side dish I got the sauteed mushrooms.
Now that's a steak!
One of the best Sunday dinner's ever! I had a Budweiser for dessert. Goodnight everybody and see you tomorrow after dark.
Gallagher's Steak House
228 W. 52nd St. (Near Broadway)
212-245-5336
Further Reading: Wikipedia, New York Times and The Intrepid Travelogue.
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