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| - I remember when STK opened, their advertising had the slogan "not your daddy's steakhouse". Let me preface this by saying that I'm actually quite fond of the old-school, traditional steakhouses my dad used to go to, even if they could be a bit pretentious and male-dominated. And I'm always a bit wary of these trendy, dark, wanna-be-hip steakhouses. It's the same for sushi places - I always get a bit nervous when I walk into a sushi place and it looks (and sounds) more like a lounge/nightclub than a sushi place.
However, STK delivers on the food. I loved my wedge salad and also stole some of my friend's crab tortellini, which was excellent - the cherry tomatoes were a nice touch. I ordered the bone-in ribeye medium rare, and it was cooked perfectly - a nice char on the outside and exactly half red in the middle. Our party got too many sides for me to remember (we were hungry!), but I did particularly enjoy the asparagus and the mashed potatoes. I've had a couple bad Strip steakhouse experiences, so in some ways it was a bit of a relief to have everything executed perfectly.
And to be fair, the lounge atmosphere is achieved well here. They had a live DJ spinning and it was a really good mix, mostly open format but with a lot of hip-hop including a mix of both old and new - and the volume was not too high that it kept my table from conversing.
Overall, a great visit here and look forward to coming again.
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