I gotta agree with this guy, surf; I'm horribly underwhelmed by the palm (both in philly and in nyc).... And white castle is awesome. I don't care what anyone says.
My steak at the Palm was soggy....where is that nice deep seared outer layer? The Palm is overated IMO, I guess just surviving on tradition or something.
Palm started out as an Italian restaurant, I agree they do lack consistency with the steaks, but when they are good, they are great... Their club members get a free giant lobster on their birthdays, so that keeps me coming back for more! I agree with the second part of your post about Tads-- its only worth what it costs, but its not as bad as one would suspect. Everyone should give it a try if they are on a budget--- surf
interesting, while I have had a bad experience there with the food and its inconsistent, I really like the one in Philly-- like it better than the other steak choices near Walnut--- in NYC I agree there are much better places..... As soon as you enter the restaurant in Philly, look to your right, my fat face portrait is directly next to Mario Andretti--- from back in the day when i was a party boy. LOL surf
I can understand that (free lobster), and as far as the Palm I only went once but when you are paying $50 for a steak, one bad one is enough to not go back, especially given the abundance of great steakhouses here in Manhattan. Went to a place called Empire Steak House last week with a fellow trader and we split the Porterhouse for two....thought it was damn good.
I have never been to the either of the Palms in NYC--- I tend to agree, with that huge choice selection-- Many likely have it beat-- however, in Philly and in the Hamptons its the best imho.. Thanks for the tip, I'll check that Empire out. Another relatively inexpensive place I like is Ted Turner's Restaurant in midtown-- awesome burgers and steaks ( bison if you want it) and not overly expensive. Anna says its too "freshly killed" tasting for her, but I love it. surf