Yes!!! A dinner at Dino & Harry, one of my favorite steakhouses in Hoboken! We were so excited to go there as we always had great food there (well except for Restaurant Week where the quality of the steaks was not that great...)! My only complaints would be the noise level, but we asked to be seated next to the windows where it is quieter (also for the light for the photos...).
So, the ritual is always the same: we get the bread basket and butter.
Then, we got our steaks! Jodi ordered her usual petite filet mignon, served with mushrooms.
She also ordered some delicious béarnaise sauce with it. I think it is great when steakhouses propose a petite version if a filet, because otherwise, the pieces of meat can be so big! So it can satisfy anybody with a small appetite (compared to me...). The filet was very good as usual, tender and perfectly cooked (Jodi asked medium-well). Also, we appreciated the fact that the mushrooms were not overpowering at all!
Then was my steak: ribeye!
That was huge! 24 ounces! Probably the size of my head...I ordered it medium-rare and it was fantastic: tender, juicy, with a nice char and this incredible taste of charred fat! This is one of the best ribeyes I had! I know: that's a statement I have to live with!
With the steaks, we were happy to see that they resurrected the Mac & Cheese, one of the best dishes with meat, I think, besides fries or mash potatoes.
Well it was not the Italian Mac & Cheese they used to serve and that I tried to reproduce (check this recipe), but still. It was deliciously creamy: definitely recommended.
Last we got dessert. I admit that I saved myself for dessert this time by not eating the entire ribeye. At least, in the US, if we do not finish, we can take the food home and not waste it. It is a concept that does not exist in France (although quantities are smaller), except for wine in very limited number of restaurants because patrons were not ordering a bottle (wine by the glass is rare), thinking that it would be a waste.
So, back to dessert, we decided to go for the Snowboken: vanilla ice cream, chocolate fudge, marshmallow, crumbled Oreo cookies and shaved coconut.
I liked it, but Jodi not so much! It was a good take on a sundae and perfect for a warm weather.
It was a great dinner: great food and great service. Dino & Harry remains one of my favorites!
Enjoy (I did)!
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Ate there last night. Porterhouse for 2 was so good. Cooked just right and sliced into nice pieces. We really enjoyed it. Must go back again, soon. 2/19/13
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it. In my last visit I also had the porterhouse and it was fantastic. They also have incredible lamb chops, but the best for me remains the ribeye!
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