An Exceptional Steak Dinner: Angelo & Maxies

Angelo & Maxies - Corner of 19th and Park Ave. South

"When you're used to filet mignon it's hard to go back to Hamburger Helper." -Jay-Z


When asked where to get a good steak I usually respond in the following order:  1) Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse 2) BLT Prime  3) STK House 3) Strip House, and the only reason why Peter Luger's isn't on this list is because I haven't been there, yet.  I know, blasphemy. My boys wanted to catch up over a steak dinner, but since we were looking for something in the Union Square-ish area and I had walked by Angelo Maxies many a time and wondered what that was like, those four restaurants were out of the question.  So we hooked up a 6:30pm celebration and got it done.

Angelo Maxies' oak wood, stone-layered walls and dimly-lit environment make it the perfect place to catch up with you inner circle of friends.  The waiters are very old school and business-like in their service: they give you the food and the specials with a poker face, say thank you, and then quickly disperse so that you can resume discussing private matters unperturbed.  Love it.  We ordered Captain & Cokes all around and caught up.

Oysters

For an appetizer, we started out with oysters.  We had a mixture of Blue Points from Nova Scotia and Skookums from Washington State. All were fresh and lightly salted from growing in fresh salt waters, most-likely living there up until the beginning of this week. We used the fresh horseradish and cocktail sauce to enhance the flavor.

Ya'll know how I feel about calamari.

The "cali"(mari) was fresh-tasting, although a bit over battered.  Not as great as the calamari that I had a Nougatine, but this dish did the trick and I recommend ordering it.

Entrees..MEAT!

Waiting in anticipation..check out the smoke coming from the grilled wondrous dish..

Teriyaki Filet Mignon with Scallions, Mushrooms & Onions served medium and still smokin!

Eating a steak above medium robs one of the flavor of a good beef cut.

The Oscar - 14 oz. grilled filet mignon topped with crab meat and hollandaise served with grilled asparagus. Served medium rare-ish (in-between medium and medium rare).  Creamed spinach on the side.

All three of us got some variation of the filet mignon.  This was a deviation for me, as the bone-in ribeye has been the main staple in my steak arsenal.  But the last rib eye I got from BLT Prime proved to be too much for my gastrointestinal system to handle, so I opted out this time around. 

This had to be one of the most tender and flavorful filet's I've had.  The meat literally parted like the Red Sea when the knife got to work.  There was almost no work needed to masticate this beefy specimen.  We marveled at how buttery the meat tasted.  Slammin'. This was also my first time using steak sauce. I'm an idiot for not using it to this point..

If you're serious about steak, then Angelo Maxies has to be in rotation.  It's a great place to enjoy some steak with some peace and quiet.  Oh yeah, ask for Frank. He'll take care of ya.

Overall rating: A

Perfect for:  Small small birthday dinners, dinners with friends, and dates.