tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post114652743673749541..comments2024-03-08T01:56:08.358-05:00Comments on Tony the Tour Guy's Mostly 1970s NYC History Blog: Steak and Brew - Gristle, Sizzle and Skimpy SudsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-51037075408597112992024-01-02T04:10:23.790-05:002024-01-02T04:10:23.790-05:00While stationed at the US Coast Guard Training Cen...While stationed at the US Coast Guard Training Center on Governors Island, a large group of us well shorn, fresh outta boot camp, former hippies, hayseeds, and a smattering of trust fund n'er do wells, would make a weekly trip into the neighbourhoods of NYC to visit yet another Steak and Brew. <br />I somehow remember there being 31 locations and our goal was to hit a different one every week. We had to. For our ringleader would wait until all his minions had drank there fill and paid their bills. He would then follow us out the door, a la dine and dash.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-61239404957742954202023-01-08T17:42:39.475-05:002023-01-08T17:42:39.475-05:00Please tell me what was in the Pirates Grog with t...Please tell me what was in the Pirates Grog with the rum?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-19470923574961787022023-01-08T17:41:23.641-05:002023-01-08T17:41:23.641-05:00Yes! The Pirates Grog was my favorite. Do you reme...Yes! The Pirates Grog was my favorite. Do you remember what was added to the rum?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-5098500348650149132022-12-24T18:52:11.635-05:002022-12-24T18:52:11.635-05:00Ate at the one in Pompano Beach almost every week ...Ate at the one in Pompano Beach almost every week back in the 70's. Good food, good service and never had a problem with beer refills. Bring it back!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-32484869160064552692022-01-04T10:41:15.178-05:002022-01-04T10:41:15.178-05:00We loved this place (always thought it was called ...We loved this place (always thought it was called Brew & Burger and that it was very close to Madison Square Garden, on 8th or 9th Av near W 33rd St). I believe we would hit between 1975 & 1778. We were young teens and ID was NOT needed... we would literally pour out of the place after hours of the ulimited beer option. Disgusting but I'll never forget doing the nasty on some huge stone staircase "railing" near one of the entrances to MSG / Penn Station. Witnesses were agas... uugghh... very bizarre behavior looking back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-60853453558317697532021-11-24T10:23:53.210-05:002021-11-24T10:23:53.210-05:00I worked as a dishwasher there in 1972 and 1973, I...I worked as a dishwasher there in 1972 and 1973, I remember all them peel and eat shrimp, I used to eat there a lot too ,it was one of the best jobs I ever had as a teenager, the waiters and waitresses would always make sure I have a fresh picture of beer and a burger during my shiftAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012104322372794890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-5068696776901082462021-10-24T17:54:03.873-04:002021-10-24T17:54:03.873-04:00I worked for Steak & Brew 1973 thru 1975 in Yo...I worked for Steak & Brew 1973 thru 1975 in York, PA, Cheltenham, PA, Pennsauken, NJ, and did stints at the King of Prussia, Camp Hill and Willow Grove, PA. Dishwasher, busboy, lunch bartender, prep cook, line cook, cashier, host, and kitchen manager. NY Strip steaks were USDA Choice which nowadays would be called prime. Think they were 12 and 16 oz versions.Surf & Turf was a big seller with a 4 oz lobster tail. Whole lobsters, scampi-like broiled shrimp overpover white rice, honey dipt fried chicken, teriyaki or broiled half chicken, sauteed mushrooms, shrimp cocktail, filet mignon, desserts we're cheesecake, key lime pie-like thing. Breads we're good quality fresh baked and their salad bar was for real. All their dressings were quality and the blue cheese dressing was thick with real cheese. Tap beer was not watered down in any store I worked and I know because i often changed the kegs when they were tapped out. Sangria was burgundy wine, 7 up and fruit. We would do 500+ covers on a Saturday night in the York store year long. Used to be a store near Garden State Race Track in Cherry Hill, NJ not far from Cinnelli's Restaurant. I think they had a mob shooting there once but cant vouch. I know they had units as far south as FL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-56334920450655901702021-05-10T19:52:41.238-04:002021-05-10T19:52:41.238-04:00When did they stop unlimited beer?When did they stop unlimited beer?JgOtthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967115615677877220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-72835129718486882152020-11-26T08:20:55.065-05:002020-11-26T08:20:55.065-05:00New York in the early seventies,
World Trade cente...New York in the early seventies,<br />World Trade center coming out of the ground, all rusty red steel going up. <br />Lots of workers, hardly any safety cables. <br />Busy town, busy studying and we had a Steak & Brew Restaurant at Washington Square Park. <br />All the beer you could drink, all the salad you could make and a good piece of meat. Take that for $ 4.50 and we had a jolly afternoon. Just wonder if I can attach a copy of the slateboard menu now hanging behing me in my office.<br />Those were the days. Springsteen, Dylan and Elton John were all in the making.<br />Here it comes if it works <br />Does not seem to workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-39599030462233312892020-04-08T15:53:54.729-04:002020-04-08T15:53:54.729-04:00I'd take the bus down to NYC from Albany for c...I'd take the bus down to NYC from Albany for concerts (Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Todd Rundgren, Genesis, etc.) Pre-show we always went to a Brew Burger to have dinner and get a cheap buzz on with the unlimited beer, wine or sangria. Made for a great show!jay mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530504567134039272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-63330360532665132682019-12-31T20:45:26.825-05:002019-12-31T20:45:26.825-05:00I will give you 100 dollars for that menu. I also ...I will give you 100 dollars for that menu. I also had one and someone broke into my apartment and stole it .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09996964963135175871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-15920757918404309892019-09-01T20:53:20.680-04:002019-09-01T20:53:20.680-04:00Were there steak and brews located anywhere in New...Were there steak and brews located anywhere in New Jersey in the 1970s?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751909446250197908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-39040642053208685532019-06-04T12:07:29.940-04:002019-06-04T12:07:29.940-04:00Cheap Food. Would go there before concerts or rang...Cheap Food. Would go there before concerts or ranger games. Free beer did not hurt eitherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-30936388937623269542019-03-30T08:26:10.071-04:002019-03-30T08:26:10.071-04:00I remember Steak and Brew as a place a bunch of us...I remember Steak and Brew as a place a bunch of us would go frequently for cheap dates and mass drinking. Beside the steak dinner you would get all you could drink beer or wine, all you could eat salad and bread. As poor students, we would all go there, order a burger(cheaper item on the menu) and then eat and drink and drink til closing time, which in nyc was 4 am(?).<br />I think there was one on 5th Avenue down by NYU. For awhile there was also an Italian takeoff, Enrico andPagliari’s or something. Same deal with wine, sangria, and beer. A great place for a cheap date. I don’t think they were around very longAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374392203782500402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-26187581723685420342018-10-11T13:27:58.221-04:002018-10-11T13:27:58.221-04:00I worked at the KING of Prussia Pa location I beli...I worked at the KING of Prussia Pa location I believe our sangria was port wine mixed with ginger ale or soda water with oranges. We also had to pay union dues, which was funny as we were high school kids and they took about two hours pay each month. Years later the union started sending me their new journal lol I was a fun place to work<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11987239582810183007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-91991969218830377032018-04-01T21:07:00.409-04:002018-04-01T21:07:00.409-04:00When I went to NYU I would go often to one on 13th...When I went to NYU I would go often to one on 13th St and 5th (?). Steak was actually good. Nice char on it. Beer was Rupert's which the name was taken by Rheingold when they went bust. By the second pitcher it was fine. No problem with service, just tip a buck or so per person up front and regular tip at the end. Joeyjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738650005477502816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-55286101699545443142018-03-21T18:25:18.600-04:002018-03-21T18:25:18.600-04:00Don't forget the bread bar, the bread was alwa...Don't forget the bread bar, the bread was always fresh baked and the butter melted on it. My favorite drink if I recall correctly was the pirates grog. A real short bus ride from Jersey City to port authority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-2827589341475656902017-11-02T10:06:05.603-04:002017-11-02T10:06:05.603-04:00I worked as a waitress "79" for Brew Bur...I worked as a waitress "79" for Brew Burger in many Manhattan locations. 7th ave and 47th street, park ave south, 44th street, etc. The beer was knickerbocker and mostly flat. German tourists appeared to be our target market.The cheesecake was amazing by any standard.....<br />David Caruso worked there too..... like Rick said Mr. Avinash sent people around to different locations no matter how horrible or great of an employee they were....Employee retention skills.<br /><br /> "Salad Man" on 5th ave bet 42nd and 43rd was another Reise restaurant I was sent to work at. That place was a circus and a half. What comes to mind immediately is the fly infestation. The running joke was to set the table with a knife, fork, napkin, flyswatter.<br />Young Chinese guy was the manager can't remember his name..... nicest guy though..... he seemed traumatized.<br />Waiters were snorting something out of a bottle that they said they acquired at a "head shop."<br />Those were cigarette shops that sold a little something extra run by mostly middle eastern men ( that's a whole other blog)<br /><br />"The Boss" was another one. All you can eat shrimp and salad bar. Sangria was made with Carlo Rossi wine 7up and orange juice....<br />I doubt That business model would ever fly in today's world....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-11345172958504676092017-10-07T10:14:10.151-04:002017-10-07T10:14:10.151-04:00I worked at Steak and Brew. The beer wasn't &...I worked at Steak and Brew. The beer wasn't "watered down". It was Knickerbocker beer right out of the keg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-46830938022880818202017-09-29T14:49:36.295-04:002017-09-29T14:49:36.295-04:00My Dad was the manager at the RT-17s Paramus, NJ l...My Dad was the manager at the RT-17s Paramus, NJ location. 1970-71 time frame. I remember drinking right out of the tap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-8489318454048829322017-09-22T02:30:06.511-04:002017-09-22T02:30:06.511-04:00No,Tony,it was just the cheapest beer to begin wit...No,Tony,it was just the cheapest beer to begin with!Coophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109658313367318448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-91201552862282044782017-09-22T02:29:54.280-04:002017-09-22T02:29:54.280-04:00No,Tony,it was just the cheapest beer to begin wit...No,Tony,it was just the cheapest beer to begin with!Coophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109658313367318448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-52534176582109112222017-03-27T23:24:00.887-04:002017-03-27T23:24:00.887-04:00We served eveybody..no i.d.required!We served eveybody..no i.d.required!Coophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109658313367318448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-57140240582296212742017-03-27T23:22:49.219-04:002017-03-27T23:22:49.219-04:00I worked there from 77'-79' as a waiter,ba...I worked there from 77'-79' as a waiter,bartender,and manager.Was 21 years old!Burgers and salads were goood!,and their apple pie was fantastic.Coophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109658313367318448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14542766.post-10281485388541665102017-02-28T09:26:59.935-05:002017-02-28T09:26:59.935-05:00Tell me, Rick: did they really water-down the beer...Tell me, Rick: did they really water-down the beer there? I thought they did. We went there because it was cheap, and they didn't check IDs.Tony the Tour Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11039925491136850949noreply@blogger.com