We arrived in Key West, Florida today for a few days of vacation leading up to my college friend Jeanne's wedding this weekend. Did we rush right out for conch chowder or fish or shrimp? Hell no! We headed to the Key West outpost of Strip House, one of our favorite NYC restaurants and a place we dearly miss since moving to San Francisco.I like to describe Strip House as being "female friendly" - at least compared to other steak houses like Gallagher's, Smith & Wollensky's, or Peter Luger - all of which seem to run on testosterone.
Unlike the NYC version, we had the option to sit inside or to sit out on the porch to enjoy the sounds of the waves. While the latter option certainly sounds more appealing, we thought our food would be too heavy to be accompanied by humidity (funny - the locals felt it was hardly humid today while we couldn't get over the wetness!).
So, we had the dining room more or less to ourselves and enjoyed our usual order: petit fillet for me, the whole big mack daddy fillet for my husband, and side orders of potato puree and creamed spinach. Once again, Strip House proved that they have the world's greatest creamed spinach - laced with black truffle oil, it is indescribably decadent and delicious.
The only disappointment served by the Key West location was the lack of onion rolls in the bread basket. Perhaps onion rolls are a Northeast delicacy. In any case, we had an absolutely divine meal and enjoyed lovely, friendly service by everyone we encountered there.
We'll definitely take advantage of the fresh seafood on offer down here in Florida over the course of our visit this week - but meanwhile, Strip House was a perfect vacation kick-off.
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