Jake's Steakhouse
Traditional American steakhouse serving casual fare including bar snacks, burgers and sandwiches. The outdoor area beer garden and indoor bar feature craft beers including14 drafts and 14 bottled beers.
Address
2172 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554
Phone
(516) 222-8400
Credit Cards
American Express, Visa, Master Card, Discover
Hours
- Lunch: Monday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Brunch: Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Dinner:
Sunday through Thursday 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Fri & Sat 5:00pm-10:30pm
Seats
- Dining room: 110
- Lounge: 30
- Bar: 20
- Outdoor: 75
- Outdoor Bar: 25
Staff
- Owners: Margaret Ryan and Tony McGinley
- Restaurant Designer: Jack Baum, Treehouse Design, Inc., NYC
- Consultant Chef: Rick Laakkonen
- Executive Chef: Chris Hamaty
- General Manager: Michael McGinley
Signatures
- Signature Appetizer: Steakhouse salad w/ seared tenderloin tips, baby spinach, broccolini, cherry tomatoes, red onion, artichokes, red wine vinaigrette
- Signature Entree: Crispy red snapper with eggplant, olives and capers in a spicy tomato sauce
- Signature Steak: 35-day dry-aged cowboy rib-eye & Porterhouse for 2
- Signature Dessert: Strawberry Shortcake
Cuisine
Classic Steakhouse
Date Opened
July 2011
Tradition & Experience
Consulting Chef Rick Laakkonen will lead the culinary team as they open Jake’s Restaurant, a traditional American steakhouse serving casual fare in East Meadow, NY.
After graduating from The Culinary Institute of America in 1986, Laakkonen earned his culinary stripes working with Chef Charlie Palmer and sous-chef David Burke at The River Café in Brooklyn, New York. After three years, Laakkonen’s interest in pastry and bread making led him to France, where he trained at the renowned Ecole Lenôtre. Next, he served as executive chef at the highly regarded three-star Michelin restaurant Les Pres d’Eugenie before taking a position at Le Louis XV in Monte Carlo, under Alain Ducasse.
In 1991, Laakkonen returned to the United States and became the executive chef at Petrossian in New York, NY. A stint at Luxe followed, where he earned three stars from The New York Times. Chef Laakkonen then returned to The River Café in 1994 as Executive Chef, a position which he held for six years.
In 2000, he opened Ilo in the Bryant Park Hotel, which received praise from The New York Times as “effortlessly inventive but solidly grounded in the fundamentals of flavor, texture and harmony,” and was awarded three stars. In 2002 he earned a nomination from The James Beard Foundation for best new restaurant at Ilo. Most recently, he worked as the executive chef at Delmonico’s in New York, NY.
