I pretty much feel I said all I have to say in my last report on The Strip House, but due to camera issues at the time I swore I would re-shoot the dishes in all their non-camera-phone glory. This time I went with six guests, all of whom agreed at the end of the meal that this is by far the best steak they have had on the island of Manhattan, and these are the kind of people that do much business over charred bovine flesh.
I strayed from my standard food order this time as far as soup goes. Rather than my typical Lobster Bisque, I tried the Crabmeat Gazpacho. The soup itself had been pureed and passed through a chinois so it was beautifully and uniformly smooth. The flavors favored red pepper and sherry vinegar a little much for me. I expect light acidic sweet tomato flavors to dominate gazpacho and felt the acerbic sugars in pimento worked to mask whatever sweet or iodine flavors the crab might have brought to the dish.
I also diverged from my standard wine path when I discovered a “last bottle” sales page in the back of the wine list that had a ’00 Ridge Montebello on it at what seemed a fair price. If you go and it is still there, pay up a little for it. It is amazing with the chop.
As far as the rest of my order, the Bone-in Rib Chop cooked medium-rare was perfect as always and the Truffled Creamed Spinach was as spoon-sticking, mouth-stainingly rich as ever. Here is the better porn:
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