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Zagat's Secret Menu Items

1. 21 Club

21 W 52nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 129 tips and reviews

Mike S.Mike Strocko: Secret Menu Item: Steak Diane - medallions of beef in a cognac-mustard cream

2. 508 GastroBrewery

508 Greenwich St (at Spring St), New York, NY
Gastropub · Hudson Square · 54 tips and reviews

Mike S.Mike Strocko: Secret Menu Item: Rib S'Mac sliders - rib sliders topped with mac and cheese

3. Gotham Bar and Grill

12 E 12th St (btwn University Pl & 5th Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 220 tips and reviews

Mike S.Mike Strocko: Secret Menu Item: Classic Chicken - roasted chicken with shoestring potatoes, spinach, and multicolored carrots

4. The Red Cat

227 10th Ave (btwn W 23rd & W 24th St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Chelsea · 130 tips and reviews

Mike S.Mike Strocko: Secret Menu Item: Bacon Tempura

5. Via Tribunali

122 Ludlow St (Delancey), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Lower East Side · 38 tips and reviews

Mike S.Mike Strocko: Secret Menu Item: Stella pizza - a "four point" pie stuffed with the freshest ingredients of the day

6. Marble Lane at Dream Downtown

355 W 16th St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave.), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Chelsea · 28 tips and reviews

Mike S.Mike Strocko: Secret Menu Item: Murder by Burger - a monster burger with Pat LaFrieda beef, Comte cheese, a fried egg, bacon, tomato, avocado, mushrooms, onion rings, and steak sauce.

7. Peels

325 Bowery (at E 2nd St), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · East Village · 381 tips and reviews

Mike S.Mike Strocko: Secret Menu Item: beef burger on a fried onion roll with house-made pimento cheese, bacon, pickled jalapeno, and red-onion slaw.

8. Morimoto

88 10th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Chelsea · 344 tips and reviews

Mike S.Mike Strocko: Secret Menu Item: a Japanese wagyu "beef bop"

9. Craftbar

900 Broadway (at E 20th St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 154 tips and reviews

Mike S.Mike Strocko: Secret Menu Item: "pork three ways," using cuts from Fossil Farms. Order in advance.

10. Locanda Verde

9.1
377 Greenwich St (at N Moore St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Tribeca · 508 tips and reviews

Mike S.Mike Strocko: Secret Menu Item: Vermont guinea hen.

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11. The Brindle Room

277 E 10th St (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
American Restaurant · East Village · 192 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Beef is the star of the show in the steak house burger. The thick patty is seasoned liberally & pan-seared for a sturdy crust, gushing with funky flavor that pools up in the loosely packed interior. Read more.

12. Hillstone

9.1
378 Park Ave S (at E 27th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoMad · 265 tips and reviews

Mike S.Mike Strocko: Besides the Hillstone Burger, they serve an off-menu Hickory Burger. Topped with cheddar, chopped onions, Canadian bacon, and hickory barbecue sauce.