Nana’s Chophouse
Nana’s Chophouse is an often overlooked source for an excellent steak and wine dinner. When most people think about a steak dinner in downtown they think about Sullivan’s or Second Empire. Personally i think Nana’s Chophouse is much better. They keep their offerings fresh and the chef constantly adjusts the items with freshest local sides. Here’s what i had:
I started with the arugula salad. It’s fresh arugula topped with carmelized pine nuts, sliced pears and fresh chevre. The whole thing is sprinkled with a delicate balsamic vinaigrette. If you like a pear/gorgonzola salad, you’ll defintely enjoy this one.
Another salad i highly recommend is the grilled ceasar. They take whole romaine leaves and slightly char them on their grill. Giving the salad an almost smokey flavor. It’s an experience if you’ve never had this dish. As with everything else, the remainder of the ingredients are above par and freshly made.
My entree was one of the house specialities. the grilled ribeye This dish has morphed into what i would consider one of the best steaks around. It’s a large ribeye (prepared how you’d like, they recommend medium-rare or medium) It sits atop a serving of risotto. They’ve flavored this differently in the past sometimes with sweet pea this time i believe it was a 3 cheese blend. Either way, and excellent substitue for the standard baked potato. The side this night was a serving of local wilted greens. An excellent choice, I love greens. The dish was topped with a red wine reduction that was almost sweet. It made a very nice compliment to the steak.
The chophouse part in nana’s name is important. Ask your server the braised selection. They’ll typically have something fresh with that you’ve probably never had before. I’ve enjoyed the mustard crusted porkchop (a dish that’s standard on the menu now), braised pork ravioli, and gingered short-ribs. These dishes are worthy of their own article, so i’ll address them later.
Nana’s takes the time to make sure everything they offer works, so if you hear something that piques your interested, give it a shot. They can definitely cure your steak craving.
–Matt