Frank Bruni reviewed Keith McNally's new place, the Minetta Tavern, on Wed. and gave it three stars (excellent). Here is a link to the full review: Beef and Decor, Aged to Perfection.
McNally et al must be thrilled with the review, Bruni goes so far as to call it "the best steakhouse in the city". The review explains that the beef is grain-fed Black Angus from Creekstone Farms that is aged in a special aging room and aged for six to seven weeks. The results... Bruni calls the cote de boeuf a "sublime hunk of glorious meat that you dream about hours later..." etc. Wow. I'm not a big meat person, but still Wow.
Of course the interior has that fabulous lived-in, warm patina that McNally is known for. With red nailhead banquettes, pressed tin ceilings and black and white tile floors.
The website for the restaurant is still under construction, but it will be here.
113 Macdougal Street (Minetta Lane), Greenwich Village; (212) 475-3850.
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