PETER
LUGER STEAK HOUSE 178
Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211-6131
Cross Street: Driggs Avenue
(718) 387-7400
Cuisine: Steakhouse
A local landmark since 1887. Diners don't even get menus
unless they ask; waiters are tersely matter-of-fact. The
dining rooms, with their exposed beams and worn wooden
furniture, are far brighter than they ought to be. But
don't complain too loudly: Luger's fiercely loyal regulars
will defend the place as passionately as they would their
own mothers. Everyone orders the hand-picked, dry-aged
porterhouse steaks and the butter-sluiced slabs arrive
on lava-hot platters. German fried potatoes and creamed
spinach are fine sides; starters include a salad of thick-cut
tomatoes and onions, and crispy double-thick bacon. Desserts--chocolate
mousse pie, New York cheesecake.
