Bistro Elephant Steakhouse, Syracuse

Best NY Strip steak I've had in Syracuse. That's really all that needs to be written.

But I won't stop because the appetizers were fabulous too. I don't see any of them on their menu now, maybe they were the specials that night - a Kobe beef tartare was mouthwatering, various softshell crab dishes were gorgeous, and the rest I didn't try, but they looked excellent.

Back to the Ny Strip - dry aged, prepared without any of their sauces, and didn't need a thing - medium rare it tasted like a steak! The sauces were apparently terrific per all the rest of the folks at the table. The fries were perfect, skinny, tasted like pommes frites.

The coup de grâce was the dessert menu. The table ordered one of each (and there were ten!) Their dessert menu isn't on line, but it's also shared with Lemon Grass. From the Chocolate Can-Can, to the Banana Crème Brûlée, the warm chocolate cake, and the various fresh fruit desserts and sorbet, every one was fresh, flavorful, and the presentation of sorbet balloon frozen and expanded with liquid nitrogen was something. The whole place was fabulous, and service impeccable. Highly recommended.

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