Abe & Louie’s -793 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 (617) 536-6300
This past Sunday I had a chance to go to Abe & Louie’s steakhouse. Now I have heard alot of great things about this place. (There is another location in Boca Raton, Florida) This steakhouse is part of the Back Bay Restaurant group.
Well, I was with a group of people and we had the whole second floor to ourselves on a hot sunday night. From the personalized menus (I was there for a private event), service and food, we all had a blast. The bread plate was wonderful-I loved the crisps with the baked in cheese, the multigrain bread, or even the thin raisin bread crisps-you could not go wrong. The butter was a bit hard, I like mine a little softer as it is easier to spread.
Starters-I got the lump crab cake with mango fruit salsa and giant shrimp cocktail. My friend loved her giant shrimps (she mentioned she had never seen shrimp this big before!). I enjoyed my lump crab cake and the accent of the fresh mango salsa added a great accent and texture component. I opted to get the pear, blue cheese house salad and I enjoyed it. The hint of cinnamon crusted pear slices with the great dressing tossed with the greens and nuggets of blue cheese did please. The caesar was enjoyed by my friend but she didn’t eat all the shaved parmesan cheese.
For my entree, I got the one pound sirloin and I was pleased. My sis thought the outer part was too “black” but it as a perfect medium in the center. It was flavorful and so big that I had to eat only half of it (I did want to eat dessert.) Such a lovely tender piece with nice marbleization. The sides did their job-grilled asparagus, mixed mushrooms and whipped potatoes. The finale was the dessert. I didn’t have the cheese cake but the BIG chocolate dipped strawberry sure got my attention! (But I must admit it looked forlorn with no sauces or other adornment.) The warm apple pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream hit the spot and all the right notes. Good basic and great meal overall.
9 Forks out of 10 Forks
Tags: Abe and Louies, American, Boston-MA, Eats, Reviews
