Luger-ese steak place in Manhattan, no cash needed either

So my cousin and I both had our wedding reception hosted at Jimmy Sung's on 44th. When it shut its doors a couple of years ago, it was pretty sad for both of us. But then it was replaced by Ben and Jack's Steakhouse, featuring Peter Luger style steaks with out the trek to Williamsburg AND they take credit cards too.

My friend HC is moving to India for work and he had a sudden craving for beef since it would be hard pressed to find a steak house in India, let alone a good one. We decided to check out this Luger spin off. (one of a few in the city) The decor was almost the same when it was that upscale Chinese place, down to the private rooms, huge mirrors and even the painting up front. It sure brings back memories of my wedding reception. Menu is pretty much the same as Luger, but without the attitude. Porterhouse was as good, greasy and tasty and my bone in rib eye was top notch. The German potato and creamy spinach sides are as good as any steak places. I always wonder how anyone can have dessert at this place when you had just devour a month worth allowance of red meat in one setting. But people around us were having desserts and they are not shy about piling on the whipped cream.

This meal definitely reminded me how great a good steak tastes, as I have not been eating much red meat since my biggest loser competition. 8 out of 10 in my book for a steakhouse. This is definitely a macho place and carnivore's pleasure den.

Thou Shall Not Move

or at least minimize the time you move.
Having recently sold our apt and got a house, Connie and I had the 'joy' of going through packing, moving and unpacking (which we are still in process of). Please refer to title of the blog to see how I feel about the whole process. The only semi-pleasant part of the move was the professional movers we hired. (OZ Moving) Having decent furniture to move for the first time in my life, I didn't want to mess it up with a U Haul truck and test my friendship by asking for moving help. They were fast, efficient and very courteous. But the process of sorting through and pack for even a 2BR worth of stuff is overwhelming. Neither of us took time off, so we had to use evening hours and weekends to pack. It is amazing how much junk one can accumulate over a short four year period at my apt.

Still going through finding different pieces from different boxes these days, I will probably be box free by Christmas time.