Steve's Sizzling Steaks — Restaurant in Carlstadt

Went to Steve's Sizzling Steaks (SS) and I can confidently say this will be the last time I will ever go there. Steve's Sizzling Steaks is an institution and been there for many years. It has its core customer base and this review is not for them but for the first visitor who may want to try this establishment.

I've been coming to SS for years but I'm a steak guy and not the biggest fan of this place, the reason I kept on coming back was that my young boys love the steak specifically for the salty sauce they put on their steaks, and delivered on a hot sizzling metal plate with fries. This is their signature style. I hated going there but for my sons who wanted to go there we said ok, we'll grab dinner.

After this dinner even now my youngest son said he doesn't want to go back. Let me explain - the 1st main issue with Steves is their pricing. They're steaks are ok grade. They're not using USDA prime cuts here. Using their salty sauce masks the quality of meat, and makes it more tender to eat. But during and after COVID, Steves like many other restaurants bumped up their prices. As someone else mentioned here, they're charging $65 for a Filet Mignon steak - which is on par what you pay at a 'real' steakhouses like Capital Grille down the highway. This is highway robbery.

Decor - the place is more diner meets hunter lounge inside and isn't what you consider your traditional steakhouse venue/interior as well.

Parking is bad - hard to get spots even on a none busy night, and its right off a busy part of Rt 17. as well.

On this particular dinner night, it was the worst. My son asked for medium-well (he's a kid) and the steak he got was basically burnt to a toast. It was so burnt that all the sauce was evaporated. Again this is a $65 steak here. On top of that they were serving burnt/black fries with the steak. Look at the pics. Ridiculous for them to served overcooked fries like that.

My son obviously didn't enjoy the steak and now understanding the value of money cause he does weekend jobs to make spending money, he knows the value of $65 (I paid but he still likes to look at the bill at restaurants).

He told me he doesn't ever want to come back.

So summarize to 1st timers: don't believe the ratings and if you want some good steak don't bother to come unless you are a high net worth individual and have money to burn. Lots of better steak places in the area including Capital Grille, Eddie Vs, Ruth Chris, and more.

Note: On the uploaded pictures thats my NY Sirloin (ordered medium), not my son's steak. But I got burnt fries also. Look at the onion rings as...

We stopped for a late lunch early dinner at Steve's Sizzling Steaks. It had a many very good reviews so we tried it. It's located on Rt. 17 South. So if you are coming up on Rt. 17 North you will have to make a u-turn because of the concrete barrier separating the two direction. The restaurant dose have on site parking. This restaurant was established in the 1930's and has a history. There is one doorway to enter and another doorway to exit. The restaurant is decorated with wood paneling, stuffed wildlife and fish mounted on their walls. In addition to vintage sports, family and patrons pictures. You may even see newspaper articles. The restaurant has two bars with tables as well as separate dining rooms. This restaurant has a charming character. We ordered an Old Fashioned and an Octoberfest beer which was on tap. The drinks were very good and reasonably priced. We ordered a cheeseburger which came with steak fries and onion rings. While, I ordered a Black Angus Prime Rib with crusted horseradish. Yes, I did jump on the recommended options of having it served on a very hot metal plate with their special sauce. By the way, the steak came with steak fries and a side small salad. The salad appeared to have been premade since it appeared to be wilted and not as fresh as it should be. The steal was cooked to a perfect medium rare but, chewy and slightly tough. The special steak sauce was way too salty for my taste and I like salt. So my recommendation is get the steak sauce on the side. As for the sizzling hot plate. Skip it unless you eat fast because, your medium rare will still be cooking. The steak fries weren't crispy but, soggy. As for the cheeseburger. It was the winner. Cooked perfect and tasty, while again the fries were soggy. Burger was very good as for the steak I had better. I should have gotten the burger because the steak was...

We have thought about trying this place for years. Two things made me reluctant: mixed reviews and the prominent steak fries at a place that charges so much. There is some good and bad but ultimately we decided we won't be back. The maple/grease smell called out in many reviews is real and not pleasant to me. It should be expected I guess, but expect to be bombarded by smoke from steak during a visit and taking it home with you. The service was great other than the speed they threw courses at us (still working on others when main arrives). The table was small which made the above even more uncomfortable. We had zucchini sticks for appetizer. They were crispy and the horseradish sauce was great. Wife had french onion soup and I had the salad. Tried the blue cheese dressing on recommendation from other reviewer. It was very mild which I enjoyed. We both had steaks, I the ribeye and she had the sirloin. If you do not want a giant steak this is not the place to come unless you are good with lesser cuts (wife settled as others were too big). I enjoyed my steak though I think the sauce would of worn me down if I hadn't kept the horseradish sauce to dip it in. The sauce they put on the steak is what I can only assume is a soy sauce base. It gives a nice punch(at first) and adds lots of salt but would prefer to taste the meat. The mushrooms on the plate are presumably canned and I did not care for them. The steak fries were not good. They had varying degrees of being cooked, no salt/seasoning and are piled on top of the steak with no room to move them. Lastly we decided to share a dessert and went with the key lime pie. This was disappointing, the texture was not super smooth and it had coconut in/on it for which I am not a fan. I would never expect coconut in a key lime pie and if it had it I would expect it to be labeled "coconut key lime"...