. "3"^^ . "1"^^ . . "0"^^ . "I tried very hard to love this place. In the end, it was maybe a 3.5 for me.\n\nThe overall dining experience and quality of food was great. But being a steakhouse, first and foremost, I feel my steak didn't wow me. My New York wasn't seared very much and the presentation made it feel like it was just a massive side dish. Seasoning could've been better and it just ended up a chore to eat. Also, I've never really been a fan of a high-end steakhouse slicing your steak for you. It gets cold too fast and deprives me of the exercise. ;)\n\nA bit disappointed with the steak here, Tom Colicchio!\n\nHere's what *did* work for me @ Craftsteak:\n-Daily oysters. Fresh, GREAT horseradish and thank you for letting us order less than a dozen! I'm usually the only one that likes raw oysters in my party, so doing a dozen would be like a full meal for me. Most places won't even consider doing a half dozen. Kudos!\n-Seared scallops\n-mushroom and prosciutto risotto - i did WORK on this side.\n-brussle sprouts w/ bacon(!!)\n-the free bread. they look like those hawaiian sweet rolls you get from lucky's but they were surprisingly good. Warm and toasted with a bit of salt on top to counter the sweetness of the bread. nice.\n-my long island iced tea was solid. actually both of them were...\n\nIn conclusion, the overall dining experience here will bring me back. Unfortunately, I won't be having another steak here for a while. I will, however, check out the famous braised short rib next time."^^ . . "2012-01-17T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ .