Cuisine:

• Homestyle
• Steak House

Charcoal House Description:
Charcoal House is a neighborhood steakhouse that makes you think you're back in the Eisenhower administration. The dress code is less formal, however, than it would have been then, with tidy sport shirts sharing tables with coats and ties. It's frequented by a lot of families and seniors who come for comfort food from the iceberg era, which is exactly what the salads are, a polite gesture before the Big Event. The house is far stronger on beef than seafood, which tends to be overcooked. But the steaks are noteworthy, from fine porterhouses to a tender and tasty filet mignon. There's not much of a wine list, but you'll find a few satisfactory choices in what is primarily a beer and highball spot. There are good, somewhat more contemporary desserts like chocolate suicide cake, but this is really a place to finish a meal with something from the bar, like the Tumbleweed: Kahlúa and ice cream whizzed in a semi-antique blender. Service is old-fashioned and friendly too.


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