Frankie & Johnnie's Steakhouse
This local mini-chain has been serving quality dry-aged steaks for more than 75 years.
(347) 537-3439
32 W 37th St
New York,
NY
10018
40.7507
-73.9843
Neighborhoods: Midtown, Midtown South Central
Hours:
Lunch 12pm-3pm
Dinner Mon-Thu 4pm-10:30pm
Dinner Fri - Sat 4pm-11pm
Price:
$$$$
Last updated 4.30.09
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Frankie & Johnnie's Steakhouse
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Frankie & Johnnie's Steakhouse presents its fourth and newest location - 32 West 37th Street, New York City. While it has all the ingredients of the original Frankie & Johnnie's Steakhouse as far as cuisine, the new locale offers an extra dash of history: it was once John Drew Barrymore's townhouse. The first floor has the same warmth as upstairs but with more casual dining booths and a dark wood bar to match the walls, three quarters the length of the room.
The menu at all four Frankie & Johnnie's steakhouses includes quintessential fare of steaks, chops and seafood, distinguished by the exceptional quality of the USDA certified prime dry-aged beef and the house hallmark - the secret blend of spices that season every steak before it hits the grill.
The Editor
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In Short
The original opened as a speakeasy in 1926, and the other locations retain much of that atmosphere, with deep velvet benches and wooden tables topped with white tablecloths. Alongside the USDA prime dry-cut steaks, the menu features standard steakhouse fare: appetizers like shrimp cocktail, fresh oysters and clams, an array of salads, soups, pastas and vegetable sides, and non-steak entrees like lamb, veal and pork chops, lobster and more.
User Reviews
dnl1219
January 30, 2009
After reading several reviews my friend and I decided to go to Frankie and Johnny's for restaurant week. We were greated at the door and sat upstairs next to the fireplace which has a nice atmosphere. The waiter promptly took our drink order and returned with the wine. He then disappeared for quite some time. He finally returned and I ordered a shrimp cocktail and my choices off of the price fix menu. Now I have to tell you that the entree comes with absolutely nothing. I had ordered the petit filet mignon, a baked potato and a side of broccoli with the holondaise sauce. My friend ordered the same thing but got mashed potatoes and creamed spinach. My shrimp cocktail arrived a few minutes later with only four shrimp. At $18 you would expect to get more. They were however very large and tasty. We then got our salads, nothing to write home about but hey it's salad. Some time later our entrees were brought out. The steak was a little on the small side but I expected that. The broccoli and the sauce were ice cold, and the steak was on the cold side as well. Now as anybody knows you can't heat up steak because you change the the wellness of it. Our waiter never came back to check on us and actually after our entrees were served we had different server take our dessert order. So who knows what was going on there. I am a former waitress and I know that service can make or break a restaurant. My assumption is that these servers figure oh great cheap restaurant week diners and don't think that we will be back on a regular basis once the event is over. I work for a very large firm and set up a lot of lunch and dinner events with clients. When I tell you this is one restaurant I will not be setting up any events at. If you want a great steak dinner and great service take it from, go to Del Frisco's.
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debbie157
September 16, 2008
I had a dinner with my family a few nights ago. In general I don't go to fancy restaurants too often - but when I do, I really don't mind paying a lot for quality. This was paying a lot for an ok- food, and ok- anything else. I think it's hightime these guys got their stuff together. The quality of the meat was average. I tasted better for less. Service could do better as well. In general - I don't think they'll be seeing me anytime soon.
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Yank5723
August 17, 2008
Well, my experience failed to live up to even modest expectations. I recently (8/16/08) dined with my brothers at the 37th street location. We stayed very close to Capital Grille, but were looking for a New York steakhouse. Peter Luger seemed a bit over-the-top from what I read online and in my continued search I came across Frankie and Johnnies. I read reviews and looked at the website and it seemed to be pretty great. The disappointment began immediately. It's a pretty ugly location. I'm not sure why the owners decided on this particular spot, but it doesnt' do much to make the diner feel like throwing down massive $$$ for dinner. The staff was ok, not what I would call friendly, but not rude either. We ordered an appetizer which turned out to cost $110...absolutely not worth it. It was good enough (4 shrimp, a few oysters, crab meat, 2 lobster tails and 2 lobster claws), but definitely not worth the $110 it cost. My brother got the tbone and it was FAR from being cooked properly. He ordered it medium-well and large portions of it were rare, and it tasted "old" (I tasted it to verify what he said, and I can't explain it but it did just taste old). My other brother and I ordered the sirloin. Both of our steaks were cooked ok (for the most part) and had pretty good flavor, but had a lot of fat running through them. None of the steaks were anywhere near worth the prices (sirloins were $41 and the tbone was $46). My nephew got the shrimp scampi, which I tasted, and that was the best thing at the table. We had the broccoli with garlic and garlic mashed potatoes, and both of those were ok, though the potatoes definitely tasted like the instant variety. Sad to say that shrimp scampi was the best thing in a steakhouse. Dinner was so disappointing we didn't hang around for dessert. We definitely should have saved time and $$$ and gone to Capital Grille. I've eaten at Capital Grille numerous times and Frankie and Johnnies isn't even close on quality.
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The Extras:
Frankie & Johnnie's Steakhouse has four New York area locations.
Save Time:
Online reservations are available through the company's Web site.
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Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, Diners Club, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Romantic Dining, Special Occasion Dining, Business Dining, Lunch Spot, Online Reservations, Group Dining, Notable Wine List, Prix Fixe Menu
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Message from Frankie & Johnnie's Steakhouse
- Steak and Seafood Dishes
- Online reservations available
- Extensive wine list
Frankie & Johnnie's Steakhouse presents its fourth and newest location - 32 West 37th Street, New York City. While it has all the ingredients of the original Frankie & Johnnie's Steakhouse as far as cuisine, the new locale offers an extra dash of history: it was once John Drew Barrymore's townhouse. The first floor has the same warmth as upstairs but with more casual dining booths and a dark wood bar to match the walls, three quarters the length of the room.
The menu at all four Frankie & Johnnie's steakhouses includes quintessential fare of steaks, chops and seafood, distinguished by the exceptional quality of the USDA certified prime dry-aged beef and the house hallmark - the secret blend of spices that season every steak before it hits the grill.
