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Cuisine |
Steakhouse |
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Hours |
Mon-Fri noon-2:30pm; Mon-Thurs 4-10:30pm; Fri-Sat 4-11pm |
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Address |
32 W. 37th St |
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Location |
Btwn Fifth and Sixth Aves, Times Square & Midtown West |
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Transportation |
Subway: B, C, D, N, R, Q, W, V to 34th St./Herald Sq |
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Reservations |
Reservations recommended |
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Phone |
212/997-8940 |
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Web site |
www.frankieandjohnnies.com |
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Prices |
Main courses $25-$36 |
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Other Location: 269 W. 45th St. (at Eighth Ave.). tel. 212/997-9494. Subway: 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, R, Q, S, W to 42nd St |
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Frommer's Review
When restaurants open other branches of their originals, red flags go up. Does that mean the restaurant has instantly become a chain and thus quality has eroded to chain-food status? In the case of Frankie & Johnnie's, the legendary Theater District former-speakeasy-turned-steakhouse, which opened another outlet in 2005 in the two-story townhouse owned once by actor John Barrymore, those fears were quickly allayed after one bite of their signature sirloin. It also helps that the dining room on the second floor of the town house is gorgeous, especially the Barrymore room, the actor's former study with stained-glass ceiling panels, dark wood walls, and a working fireplace. Not only are Frankie & Johnnie's steaks vastly underrated in the competitive world of New York steakhouses, but the other non-steak options are superb as well. The crabcake appetizer had an overwhelmingly high crab-to-cake ratio -- and that's a good thing in my book -- while the sides of hash browns were the best I've ever had. Pastas and seafood are abundant on the menu and I'm sure they are excellent, but what's the point? Service is steakhouse old-school, and if you are staying in Midtown, the restaurant provides complimentary stretch limo service to and from the restaurant.
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