- Food critic Tom Sietsema slammed the new STK Steakhouse in Washington DC
- He compared his $53 ‘routine’ roast chicken to a meal served on an airplane.
The prestigious new location of a celebrity-loved steakhouse in Washington DC has come under fire in a scathing review by a food critic.
Restaurant critic Tom Sietsema visited STK Steakhouse inside the Marriott Marquis hotel and wasn’t very impressed with the food.
According to your opinions on Washington Postcompared his “routine” $53 roast chicken to the kind of meal he’d be served “at 30,000 feet, eating airplane food.”
Sietsema took issue with the price of food at the restaurant and said he felt like he was in London or Tokyo.
He said he sympathized with those eating at the new restaurant as “DC has a lot of good new restaurants that deserve your time and attention.”
The prestigious new location of a celebrity-loved steakhouse in Washington DC has come under fire in a scathing review by a food critic.
Restaurant critic Tom Sietsema visited STK Steakhouse inside the Marriott Marquis hotel and wasn’t very impressed with the food. In the photo: tuna tartare
Sietsema compared the interior of the prestigious restaurant to an amusement park due to its unusual interior decoration.
“Walking through them evokes amusement parks and Jonah’s vision from inside a whale,” he wrote in the Washington Post article.
“Reservations holders are shown to their table in a dining room so noisy that you can’t tell if the waiter has just greeted you or asked your water preference.”
He was not impressed with the price of the food served in the restaurant.
‘I’m used to seeing high beef prices. But $53 for a routine roast chicken? I hope the main course comes with luxury,” Sietsema added.
“Instead, it rests on green beans and peas that are pretty to the eye but boring to the tongue.”
The food critic claimed that STK was a “hookup place that just happened to serve food” and pointed out how the loyalty program asks if you want to be friends with benefits.
“STK is not a situation you want to be in. With few exceptions, the dishes are mediocre versions of steakhouse staples,” he said.
Sietsema compared the interior of the prestigious restaurant to an amusement park because of its unusual interior decoration.
Sietsema took issue with the price of food at the restaurant and said he felt like he was in London or Tokyo. In the photo: Baby Gema César
Sietsema claimed that the New York strip (below) is “all chewy and tasteless”
‘Sometimes they give you a frying pan with hard, dry, or rubbery bread. Everything gets better when you dip them in a bright green chive oil mixture, although gummy is still gummy.
Sietsema added: ‘I also have problems with meat. Most selections need a sauce as a back-up. (Try horseradish cream.) The New York strip is completely chewy and flavorless. It was also grilled beyond the medium rare we requested.
He described the rack of lamb as “warm, moist and lazy” and stated that the beef rack was the “saddest cut of all.”
“The hostesses are friendly no matter how busy they are, but once you’re seated, be careful: your entire order comes out at once,” the food critic wrote.
It is telling that no one who has dined with me at STK has wanted to return, even as my guest. That’s a lot of rejection.
He described the rack of lamb (pictured) as “warm, moist and lazy” and stated that the beef rack was the “saddest cut of all.”
STK is owned by Denver-based hospitality company ONE Group, led by Emanuel Hilario (pictured), and has nearly 30 chains in the United States and abroad.
‘On their website, ONE Group Hospitality says their mission is to be the world leader in Vibe Dining.
‘On behalf of the diners I fear for the future. How much more do I wish the network would finish its neon thought: “Dare to be”… the better, for starters.’
STK is owned by Denver-based hospitality company ONE Group and has nearly 30 chains in the United States and abroad.
Actress Sofia Vergara was spotted at the downtown New York City restaurant, while NBA star LeBron James was spotted at an Atlanta chain.
DailyMail.com has contacted the restaurant for comment.
