Joe- it will take another hundred posts to pick a restaurant.

Anyone want to meet in downtown Brooklyn (that should go over well)?

Joe, what say Sparks on Thursday night?

Sparks sounds good to me.

A little pricey for me guys.:(

i'm in...c'mon Barry- let's go!

Jeff- wanna make the res? i'm good to go anytime after 6pm

Sparks is an overpriced touristy place. Michael, you can find a better place for us to eat.

barry- i'm easygoing, if jeff & joe wanna goto Sparks, then i'm game, i've actually never been there. and besides, it is no more expensive then our usual meals (lugers, brazilian, morton's, etc)...same price point. and since we only have about 2 of these dinners a year these days, i don't mind the price tag.

c'mon Barry..... its not like we go out every week.

I'll even throw in a free ride home. :D

Sparks 7 pm Thursday night.

Right now the reservation is for three. Barry, sell some of those big pennies and get your ass into Manhattan!

Hey Michael- I think I will sit this one out. Enjoy, and I will hopefully join you all next time.

sorry to hear that barry- hoping you will reconsider. we all always have a good time at these dinners.

Barry - you will be missed.

I do agree with Michael though..... its really no more expensive than our past spots - - Lugers or that Brazilian place. In the same ball-park price-wise.

Let me think about it. There are so many great restaurants in the city and we are not picking one of the better ones. Judy and I ate at the Palm last month (she got a gift certificate) and it was super expensive and very mediocre. Sparks will likely be the same.

Barry, don't let the secret out: all the so-called great restaurants in NYC really suck. Paris too.

Barry... I agree about the Palm - and have eaten there many times.... and it is not spectacular.

since you said 'likely be the same' for Sparks....
sounds like this would be the first time going to that restaurant for you.

lets give it a shot!

Paul Castellano got rubbed out at Sparks...what if there's a hit on us too?

:)

Well Jeff's reservation is for three anyway, so why don't I take a pass this time. It's no big deal. I do appreciate the invite.

I cannot make this unfortunately but Sparks is without a doubt the best steakhouse I have been to and I have been to a lot of them around the country. I have never made it to Peter Luger's (altho' I must confess I prefer a personal NY strip to porterhouse for 2, 3 or more) which I know is considered the paradigm but my vote goes to Sparks. I've eaten there well over a dozen times and it's consistently great. Not cheap but value for money.

I've eaten at two on Long Island (Teller's and Blackstone) in the past year and they were way overpriced and frankly not all that good. There are plenty of mediocre steakhouses in NYC but Sparks is not one of them.

hi dave- thanks for the info...wish you could've made it...i'm looking forward to this steak!

Gonna try to make one.....
 

Let me know when y'all are planning to have this. It's been a while since I've seen everyone.

Regards,
Scott

hi scott- it's this thursday, 7pm, Sparks. let jeff know asap, so he can increase the res.

hope to see you.

p.s. i owe you a phone call.

Jeff--I will be in the city on Thursday and would love to attend the dinner. Please add one more to the reservation if possible.

Best--Jay

nice.... this is shaping up to be a good time.

See you guys Thursday.

So far it looks like:
Jeff, Michael, Jay, Joe
possibly - Scott

Any others? - please post here so Jeff gets the final head count.

Joe- Dar is coming too...Jeff already knows.

Ok, reservation for 5 for Sparks at 7 pm is set:

Me
Joe D
Michael
Dar
Jay

Please Add One More
 

Hi guys,

I know I've vanished for a while -- even from email. Sorry about that! Please add one more, as I haven't seen you guys in a while.

Thanks!

Robert S

Done. 6 people for 7 pm tomorrow night.

i have a head start for tmw...smoking a Robusto & sipping on Johnny Blue.

looking forward to seeing you guys.

MS

What a great steak - and a great night with friends.

Can't beat those get togethers. Just awesome.

Mike and Joe D say the steak was surprisingly non-mediocre!

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Did you guys see a lot of tourists?

Other than the guy from Staten Island who was sitting at our table, no tourists at all.

Really great steak, awesome company...fun time as always!

I had a fantastic time--thanks guys!

See any mobsters?

I would like to congratulate you all for making this happen in less than half the number of posts of the previous NYC dinner. Wish I could have joined you.
JimB

Hi Guys,
A few questions.....

1. Did Jay wear a Hawaiian shirt?
2. Did Sarno eat my Steak?
3. Did Joe and Sarno drink my share of Beer?
4. Did Barry go to sleep at the table???
5. Did Lichtman finally pick up the tab....:D

I'm glad you guys had fun... I told Levy I'm going to make a NY Dinner this year somehow....

Be well Brian

PS It's snowing like crazy here... and we are expecting 8-12 inches....:eek: