NYC Tastes

My friend was in town for a quick visit and asked if we could meet for "a massive steak near the Carnegie Club".  Talk about the easiest food request ever!  I had been dying to try out a full meal at Quality Italian, the sister restaurant of Quality Meats, and the location was perfect.  So after a quick check on Opentable we found ourselves at the restaurant dining on huge Stone Crab Claws and drinking wine in preparation for our meat-fest.  The Bistecca Fiorentina Porterhouse for two completely fit the bill as being "massive".  It arrived to the table sizzling slightly with a nice buttery shine on top and a crispy char on the edges.  The meat was well marbled and cooked perfect...not exactly up to par with Luger's but certainly not far away either. The Bone-In Filet Mignon was also surprisingly "massive".  I can usually finish a filet with ease but I got about halfway through and had to hand it over to the men....although that didn...

I'm a huge fan of Quality Meats...it's got one of the best steak tartare's in the city and a pretty exquisite space for a steakhouse.  Their newest venture Quality Italian, is also billed as a steakhouse but with an Italian-American flair.  Once again the space is gorgeous; much more masculine than the sexy Quality Meats with an Old World charm that made me just want to curl up inside and sip on a big glass of red wine. The main dining room is upstairs on the 2nd floor with a smaller, quieter space on the 1st floor just for grabbing a quick bite or a drink.  I sat at the latter and enjoyed the people watching scene of 7th avenue while enjoying a small bite from the bar menu the Lobster Fra Diavolo Roll. If you think this looks delicious your completely right.  It's basically a rich, creamy lobster salad stuffed inside a buttery piece of garlic bread and then pressed until warm and toasty.  It's not huge but for only $6 this little snack was incredib...