Here's Where to Enjoy a Non-Traditional Beef Dinner for St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick’s Day is all about celebrating Irish culture. There will be parades and parties throughout the city, a veritable sea of green and gold whichever way the eye turns. All that partying and having fun is bound to make celebrators absolutely with a St. Patrick's Day appetite! What better way to satisfy these munchies than by going all in and enjoying one of New York’s most delicious beef inspired dishes.
If you're looking to shake up traditions this year, you're going to love digging into these beef dishes without the traditional side of cabbage and potatoes. So if you're just not that into corned beef and are looking for non-traditional alternatives, but would still like to celebrate in Spirit of St. Patrick's Day, then you're going to love dining at the following eateries!
Sur Argentinian
314 New York Ave Huntington, NY 11743
Naturally the first place to go to satisfy that craving for steak after much St. Patty’s Day celebrating is a steakhouse. Long Island is brimming with steakhouses, and one of the best is Sur Argentinian. Start things off right with appetizers like beef, spinach and feta, corn, ham and cheese, or chicken empanadas, camarones al ajillo, which is shrimp sauteed in garlic, white wine, and spanish paprika and served with herbed toast, provolone Agrentino, which is baked provolone cheese stuffed with green olives, ham, and roasted red pepper, with a sprinkling of oregano on top, and Matambre Argentino, which is stuffed veal breast with roasted red peppers, carrots, spinach, broiled eggs and ham served with a side of homemade argentinian potato salad.
For main courses, steak is the centerpiece with options like Bife De Chorizo, which is a 22 oz new york strip cooked to order with salsa criolla and chimichurri, Parrillada Tango Especial, which is a mixed grilled platter with short ribs, shell steak, argentinian sausage, morcilla, sweetbreads, pork chop, pamplona, which is a stuffed rolled chicken wrapped in bacon, and beef kidney, all complemented with salsa criolla and chimichurri, and Lomo a la Pimienta con Papas a la Crema, which is a juicy 14 oz. filet mignon in a black pepper sauce with grated creamed potatoes. This St. Patrick’s Day, there will be no shortage of steak options to chow down on at Sur Argentinian! HungerPass it for 10% off!
IMC Restaurant & Bar
279 Main St, Huntington, NY 11743
This newcomer to the prolific restaurant’s row in Huntington, IMC Restaurant and Bar is all about steak and doing it right so diners get the most deliciously satisfying steak experience of their lives. This place strives for perfection and has some of the best quality cuts of meat around. Starters for large groups include a cheese platter with the Chef’s choice of cheeses and cured meats, or the Duck platter with Foie Gras en Croute, Foie Gras Ganache, Duck Prosciutto, Duck Rillettes, and Duck Salami. Other starters include baked littleneck clams cooked in oregano, garlic, and breadcrumbs, fried calamari with spicy mayo on the side, and wagyu beef meatballs with pickled daikon and spicy mayo.
Now on to IMC’s speciality, steaks. Wagyu beef is one of the most sought after cuts of meat on the market, and IMC has an entire section of it’s menu dedicated solely to this highly prized ingredient which includes a 16 oz Wagyu skirt steak, an 18 oz. Wagyu NY skirt steak, a 16 oz. Wagyu Hanger steak, and a 12 oz. Wagyu Petit tender steak. From the Prime Steak section hungry St. Patty’s Day revelers can enjoy choice cuts like the 10 oz. imperial filet mignon, the 24 oz. rib eye steak with the bone in, the 42 oz. porterhouse steak, and the Butcher’s platter which has Bacon Wrapped 10oz Filet Mignon, Wagyu Beef Ribs, Cheesy Crab Fondue, Steak Fries for a truly spectacular steak experience! Using HungerPass gets you 15% off here!
Shogun Hibachi
111-16 Queens Blvd, Forest Hills, NY 11375
To keep with enjoying some not so Irish cuisine on what is traditionally an Irish day, head over to Shogun Hibachi once the parade has been thoroughly enjoyed and the stomach wants to be filled. If the heart wants to enjoy steak then Shogun Hibachi is bound to deliver in spades. Start things off right with appetizers that include hot wings, gyoza, shumai, sushi and sashimi. Hibachi is the main event and there are several steak filled options to choose from. Diners can enjoy such dishes as hibachi New York steak, filet-mignon tenderloin, hibachi steak and chicken, filet-mignon and chicken, and the shogun special which is steak with blue and mozzarella cheese.
Looking to shake things up with seafood options? The land and sea section of the menu has steak and shrimp, steak and scallop, filet-mignon and scallop, filet-mignon and lobster tail, udon noodle with steak, and a lovely steak dinner bento box. This St. Patty’s day, Shogun Hibachi is a great place to enjoy great food with a show added in! Use HungerPass and get 10% off your next meal!
El Nopal
631 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
It might be St. Patrick's Day but no where is it written that one cannot spice up their dining and go the path less traveled for some good eats. El Nopal Restaurant located in South Slope Brooklyn is a great place to enjoy some not-so-traditional dishes for St. Patrick's Day this year. Start things off with appetizers like spicy Ceviche de Pulpo, which is Octopus marinated in citrus juices, cilantro, cherry tomatoes, red onions, and avocado and served with plantain chips, Queso Fundido which is Oaxaca hot melted cheese with spicy chorizo, corn, and sauteed onions and served with Flour, tortilla, or corn chips, and classic Elote, which is steamed corn with olive, mayo, cotija cheese, and hot chili pepper.
Main dishes include beef empanadas, steak and cheese quesadillas, super nachos with perfectly marinated steak, huarache norteno which is homemade thick corn tortilla topped with black refried beans, tomatillo sauce, romaine lettuce, sour cream, pico de Gallo and cotija cheese and the option of marinated skirt steak on top, Burrito Monterey with pulled Strip Steak, sauteed peppers, tomatoes, onions and jalapenos all wrapped in a flour tortilla with black beans, guacamole, lettuce & Monterey cheese. Sour cream, cheese & guacamole finish things off by being piled on top. At this Mexican eatery you can add a beef option to nearly everything on the menu, so what’s not to love?
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