More Steakhouses. Please. We Don't Have Enough.
We know you haven't yet had nearly enough steak to satiate that carnivorous appetite of yours, so we're happy to announce that yet another steakhouse will be joining the 10,000 currently dominating the Miami restaurant scene. This one is a product of Jeffrey Chodorow called Kobe Club, which currently has just one location in New York City; Miami, fortunately, will soon be blessed with the second outpost. We don't know any other details, aside from the fact that he's planning to open next year, but we do know quite a bit about the New York restaurant, thanks to the wonders of the Internet.
Let's start with the ambiance. See the photo? That is a shot of just some of the 2,000 samurai swords attached to the ceiling. They are supposedly anchored securely, although we would probably opt for the not-potentially-lethal section of the dining room. Call us wimps, whatever.
On to the food. From Frank Bruni's unflattering review in February (that led Chodorow to take out $80,000 worth of ad space in the New York Times to defend himself):
The server volunteered that number, appended with an assurance that the blades, firmly anchored, shouldn’t cause any concern.Gimmicky? Overpriced? Not a problem! It'll be a hit in no time.The food and the bill should. Although Kobe Club does right by the fabled flesh for which it’s named, it presents too many insipid or insulting dishes at prices that draw blood from anyone without a trust fund or an expense account.
For the most part it feels like a cynical stab at exploiting the current mania for steakhouses in Manhattan by contriving one with an especially costly conceit and more gimmicks than all of the others combined.
Kobe Club [MenuPages]
Kobe Club [Official Site]
Giving Luxury the Thrill of Danger [New York Times]
Photo: Flickr
Comments
I'm going to Miami in a couple of weeks for a one-night layover. I'm a chef in Chicago and I want to know the best place to eat in Miami but not seafood as I am going to tropical island. Got any suggestions?
Posted by: suzy | January 5, 2008 04:34 PM