 STK’s tag line is "…not your daddy's steakhouse." Well, if your daddy likes a modern and vibrant ambience, he’ll love it. The space once occupied by Bridge has been taken over by the restaurant group that also owns One Sunset in Los Angeles and STK in New York. It has been completely transformed by designer Lionel Ohayon who created three distinctive areas for dining, and also for drinks. The main dining room, in black and white tones with curvy, creamy leather banquettes, makes a statement with its 100-plus white bull horns adorning one wall. For a more intimate dinner choose the "bistro room" awash in black and lavender. Many choose to linger at the well-populated bar. The company’s executive chef, Todd Mark Miller, and chef de cuisine Larry Greenwood, formerly at BOA Steakhouse and The Standard, have put together a menu centered around meat that you can order in three different plate sizes (small, medium and large), bearing eleven different cuts of beef (only) with six different toppings, eight sauces and ten side dishes. The pair is also offering salads like roasted beets, jumbo lump crab or a tuna tartare to be eaten with plantain chips, and a shrimp bisque with shrimp rice krispies for appetizers. You can also order a seafood platter, oysters and clams from the raw-shellfish department. Alternatives to the grill options include bigeye tuna served with a porcini potato purée and a mushroom bordelaise sauce; a perfectly cooked snapper in a ponzu-shiitake brown butter; duck breast; and roasted lamb porterhouse with English peas and a fresh mint jelly. The wine list, which explains each varietal, emphasizes California wines. If you want to celebrate, there is also Champagne and a long list of cocktails, some exclusive to STK. Aren't the desserts a tad too classic, with milk and cookies, strawberry shortcake, and a Nutella sundae, for a restaurant where people come in large part for the energetic atmosphere?
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