Palm

The Palm Restaurant is one of the oldest, family-owned, white tablecloth restaurants in the United States. Original started as a New York City steakhouse in 1926, it has since grown into a restaurant chain of over 25 restaurants. The name, Palm, originated when the proprietors obtained a business license. They wanted to call it Parma, but because of their Italian accents, it translated into...

The Extras: If you tell your waiter that it's your first time at the Palm, desserts are on the house.

If you tell your waiter that it's your first time at the Palm, desserts are on the house.

"Everything's big" at this "macho" steakhouse chain – from the "brontosaurus"-size chops and "monstrous lobsters" to the "high prices"; it's a natural "when you just want to eat a lot", but be prepared for "gruff" service and not much decor, save for "fun" caricatures on the walls (the 1926 original at 837 Second Avenue is best ambiancewise).

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From coast to coast, people know that The Palm is synonymous with prime steaks and outrageously outsized lobsters. What many don`t realize is that The Palm is thoroughly family-bred. It has been run by the sons and now by the grandsons of both founding partners.

In fact, The Palm Restaurant is the oldest family-owned white tablecloth restaurant to expand across the United States and still...

Though tablecloths are employed at The Palm, they do little to quench the rough and tumble masculine air. The waitstaff is all business---they want you to eat sirloin and lobster and the half-and-half, an addictive side-order of fried…

The Palm Restaurant is one of the oldest, family-owned, white tablecloth restaurants in the United States. Original started as a New York City steakhouse in 1926, it has since grown into a restaurant chain of over 25 restaurants. The name, Palm, originated when the proprietors obtained a business license. They wanted to call it Parma, but because of their Italian accents, it translated into...