Steak 954

• Cuisine(s): American, Contemporary, Steak House, Steakhouse
  Hours: Daily 7am-11pm
  Price: $$$$ $$$, $$$$
  Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
• Attire: Business
  Features: Banquet Facilities, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
  Serving: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
  Alcohol: Full bar
• Reservations: Accepted, Highly Recommended, Recommended for Large Parties
  Parking: Valet

Description

This is a steak house of great refinement, in spite of a menu that looks like the same-old, same-old. You walk past a tank full of black-lit jellyfish to get to Stephen Starr's Steak 954, set in the austerely swank W Hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach, and by the time you've finished dinner, you'll feel nearly as graceful and buoyant as those medusae. Refreshing cocktails are made with exotic elements such as aloe or ginger beer. A slider is not just a slider: It's Kobe beef topped with the sweetest caramelized onions and sandwiched between rounds of buttery brioche. A bone-in veal chop is melting and juicy; a plate of Mediterranean bronzini, with a jewel-like array of vegetables, is as light and delicate as any fish that ever swam. Even a tuna-foie gras taco, weird as it sounds, is a luscious flavor pairing. Don't skip dessert: Toffee pudding with pomegranate sorbet or a pineapple soufflé by pastry chef Tai Chopping may be the city's best sweets.