BLT Steak LA

12/02/09

Great meal at BLT

by davidmhughes at Citysearch

the popover buns were awesome, food was excellent although portions were quite small. Jalapeno mash potatoes side is for one, not for 3 or 4. Fries and onions rings were great.Tuna tartar was delicious.

• Pros: Terrific food
• Cons: Service was a little slow, was a long dinner

12/02/09

Great steaks and a fun scene

by BearTree at Citysearch

Fun place for a night out on the town. Steaks were great...mine came perfectly prepared. Appetizers and main courses were generous, but the side dishes were remarkably small (especially mashed potatoes).

Menu is quite large with lots of fun items on it...I'd go again!

• Pros: good food, attentive management
• Cons: noisy, sides are small

12/02/09

Sophisticated food!

by Howardmarks at Citysearch

This is a great place for eating steak and enjoying original dishes.

The cheese bread is a delight in itself.

Recommend it for foodies.

• Pros: Original menu with a strong French flavor
• Cons: Service a little slow and loud room

11/18/09

BLT - on the short list of great steaks in LA

by juliebear at Citysearch

I had dinner at BLT last night and it was a fantastic experience! I'm still gorged and very happy. I started off with a vodka cocktail while waiting at the bar for the table (vanilla vodka / lavendar soda) which was different and delicious. The bartender was very nice and made it for me without sugar. Since it was a party of eight, we ordered a variety of appetizers, sides and entrees. I was thrilled to be able to try so many items from their menu. The popovers were warm, tender and buttery. A great start! The stand out appetizers were the double cut bacon and burrata. The most memorable side dishes were the creamy spinach, potato gratin and onion rings. For entrees we ordered the porterhouse for 2 (very good), new york steak (very good), bone-in rib eye with bone marrow (very, very good), a lamb steak that was a special (excellent) and, my personal favorite, the short ribs. They were truly outstanding - the best thing on the menu. I wish we could have tried dessert but we were just too full and had to be on our ways. Our waiter brought us out warm dollops of (what I think was) chocolate chip cookie dough with the check and we were all over the moon. What a great meal! I'm now a Laurent Tourondel fan and I'll be buying his BLT cookbook for that short ribs recipe, among others.

• Pros: uhh...steak!

08/17/09

Nice Ambiance - Weak Service

by TPerkins at Citysearch

The place is nice, food is good but service needs help! I was there with three of my friends for dinner. We all loved the food but felt uncomfortable sitting there long because some of the employees kept staring at us - including the gentleman wearing a suit (maybe the manager?! Not sure) that marched in front of our table every couple of minutes smiling at us. Not sure I will be back!

• Pros: Nice Ambiance - Good food
• Cons: Service - employees

04/09/09

Deelicious and wonderful staff!

by loose54 at Citysearch

Went there recently and I thought it was amazing. It was pricey however you do get lots of little goodies from the chef along the way - chicken liver pate(superb), popovers (cheesy yorkshire puddings), and the most amazing molten chocolate cookie/brownie things PLUS you get a goody bag of cakes to take home with you! I had the 8oz filet which was cooked to perfection and the veg sides, although pricey were yummy. To start I may add I had the pea soup which was so flavoursome and came with bits of bacon ahh was sooo good. Everyone raved about their meal esp the halibut poached in olive oil which was a special.

Recommend it highly, especially for a special occasion and the waiting staff were all lovely.

• Pros: Pea soup divine
• Cons: bit pricey but worth it.

01/27/09

2nd visit...

by lenielle at Citysearch

Much improved. Went to BLT last Saturday night. I had a previous visit over the summer, with a so-so experience. My husband and I decided to try it again. Not in the mood for steak, I opted for the veal chop. It was delicious. My husband had the Ribeye, cooked to perfection. We had root vegetables and creamed spinach both seasoned perfectly. The made-to-order doughnuts were so good, we would come back just for them!

• Pros: food
• Cons: traffic on sunset

01/16/09

Maybe if you enjoy cold $80 steak

by Phroggy at Citysearch

My girlfriend had just received her annual bonus, so we decided to splurge and eat and one of those "nice restaurants". BLT Steak had just opened, and we had heard about it from a friend who had eaten at the one in NYC. So we decided to give it a shot.

BLT Steak is part of the Sunset Plaza, which if you're not familiar with the area, means free parking! You don't need to use the valet (in fact, I encourage you not to if you eat here since you'll need the extra $$) -- you can park in the Sunset Plaza parking lot for free.

So apparently BLT is known for their popovers. They give them to you and say "this is what we're known for". They even come with a recipe card so you can go home and try making them yourself. They were ok, nothing to write home about. We ordered the porterhouse steak for two, which was $88 (thought we'd save a little by splitting). They brought it out in a room-temperature cast iron pan with a huge slab of butter on top of it. The only problem was that the butter wasn't melting...at ALL! We each took a couple bites and decided to send it back.

Note: I NEVER send things back!

They apologized and brought it back out, but the damage had been done. It looked and tasted like they had reheated it in the microwave or something.

Anyway, I figure if I pay $88 for steak, the butter better darn be melting by the time I get it. Good steakhouses know how to do it right. A couple weeks later I went to Outback Steakhouse and it was 100 times better (and cheaper). And from now on, for those special occasions, I'll stick with Ruth's Chris or Mastro's thank you.

• Pros: Free parking
• Cons: Cold steak, expensive

11/19/08

Try out the bacon appetizer!!

by Stusant at Citysearch

BLT has a couple of spots around the country and this one matches all the rest. It's the place to be seen or to see people. If you're in LA and up on Sunset Blvd, give a shot.

• Pros: Great food and very trendy spot.
• Cons: Pretty expensive..

Acclaimed chef Laurent Tourondel springboards his stylish New York steakhouse "bistro" to the Sunset Strip.

by Martha Burr at Citysearch

In Short
Ghosts of Frank Sinatra, Gregory Peck and Julia Phillips may still be lingering over the legendary old Le Dome space, but they're making room for the modern Hollywood elite who now fill their reupholstered VIP booths. The name stands for Bistro Laurent Tourondel, not the sandwich, and it's a sister spot of the chef's acclaimed New York flagship. A crush of young Armani-clad agents, "ER" heartthrobs and pop star wannabes punctuate the caramel-toned banquettes and Macassar ebony tables, but the bustling see-and-be-seen lounge at the entrance and long raw bar showcases a lot more meat than the Black Angus and American Wagyu steaks. Sweet, plump Kumamoto and Malpeque oysters may not be needed for romantic persuasion after a few potent cucumber gin cocktails, but go ahead, indulge.