Jan
04

Char Steakhouse, Raritan, NJ

Char is a new steakhouse that replaced Acqua, an Italian restaurant. It has the same ownership. I never ventured into Acqua - way too many Italian restaurants in NJ and it really didn’t stand out. But Char is a different story. Just starting with the name - Char. I love that name, what a great [...]

Mar
31

KC Prime, Princeton, NJ

KC Prime is a steakhouse located in Lawrenceville, near Princeton. I had previously been there for brunch and wasn’t completely impressed, but decided that I really needed to try what it is really known for before I could pass judgment. That meant going back this week to try the steaks. A few people had raved [...]

Dec
10

Churrascaria Plataforma, New York

I first discovered Plataforma back in 1999. They had already been around for 3 years by then. I was watching some restaurant review show on The Food Network and they had a piece on Plataforma. I was on the Atkins diet at the time and this seemed like the perfect place to go to. It was fortunate [...]