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, 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.