"In Las Vegas, Golden Steer is an institution. Most booths are named for the famous souls who sat there. It's where Frank Sinatra (booth No. 22), Dean Martin (No. 21), Sammy Davis Jr. (No. 20), and the rest of the Rat Pack relaxed. It's where Elvis Presley rested his swiveling hips (booth No. 26). Later it was, famously, a mob hangout where Chicago mafioso Tony "the Ant" Spilotro huddled over martinis with his lawyer (and future Vegas mayor) Oscar Goodman (booth No. 11)."
"Walking into the dining room, diners pass a western scene wrought in scarlet-and-ruby-stained glass, a pair of silver spurs from the 1800s mounted in an alcove and a larger-than-life Doc Holliday slot machine. The main dining room is accessed through a long narrow room called "the Strip," one of the many homages to Las Vegas. Above the booths along the walls of the Strip, mounted on striped wooden paneling, are paintings of steeds galloping, cowboys mid-whoop, lasso cocked."
Golden Steer opens at One Fifth Avenue, transplanting the 68-year-old Las Vegas steakhouse to New York. The Las Vegas original built a reputation as an institution frequented by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Elvis Presley and notorious mob figures, with named booths commemorating famous patrons. The New York location emphasizes a glitzy, kitsch Old West theme with scarlet-and-ruby-stained glass, 1800s silver spurs, a Doc Holliday slot machine and paintings of galloping steeds. The dining room combines frontier chic with classic steakhouse elements: red-leather booths, fan-folded scarlet napkins on white tablecloths, velvet chairs and a coordinating black-and-red carpet. Ownership is held by Amanda Signorelli and Nick McMillan.
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