![]() The bowl of greens, tomato, shrimp, bacon and crumbled blue cheese is large a popular, shareable starter. It is used on the popular Manhattan Chop Salad. The sauce is not reserved only for steaks. However, she does offer customers a steak sauce which she compares to that found in the famous Peter Luger Steakhouses in Brooklyn and Long Island. ![]() Purisic brags that the steaks are so flavorful they need nothing additional to enjoy. A server carves it tableside, spooning the jus over the sliced meat as it is plated. A bone-in New York strip with filet mignon, ranging in size from 38 to 76 ounces, comes out sizzling in its own juices. Porterhouse, for two, three or four, is a Manhattan Steakhouse signature. Purisic says the relationships her family has forged allow her to source high quality beef at more affordable prices than many similar establishments. The restaurant specializes in dry-aged, USDA Prime beef. She wanted to set an example and show them that a woman can be successful in an industry predominantly run by men.ĪLSO: Take a trip to Portuguese wine country, without leaving Southwest FloridaĪND: Iconic Fort Myers Beach cottage celebrates 100 years on the waterfront Perhaps her biggest motivation for opening Manhattan Steakhouse was her two daughters. She wanted to bring a taste of the Big Apple to Southwest Florida, hence the restaurant’s name. Purisic comes from a family in New York with a long and successful history in the meat and steakhouse business. Her reasons for starting the business were many. MORE: Let's take this outside: Two Fort Myers restaurants move, expand outdoorsĪND: Open season: 26 new restaurants launch across SWFL “It’s very unusual,” she says, “a woman owning a steakhouse.” He owns Molino’s Italian Ristorante in the nearby Promenade at Bonita Bay. She opened the restaurant in 2011 at the urging of her husband, Kenny Purisic. Steakhouses often have a masculine feel, but this one has a subtle, feminine touch thanks to owner Bella Purisic. The tables are covered in linen and perfectly set. The roof of the spacious, outdoor courtyard is draped with fabric, greenery in the corners. The main dining room oozes a New York steakhouse vibe with wooden panels, chair rails and decorative tiles on the ceiling. 41 in Bonita Springs, with little more than a warm glow of lights as a clue to what's inside. The restaurant is tucked in the back of a business and retail complex off U.S. ![]() Manhattan Steakhouse defines the term hidden gem. ![]() View Gallery: Off the Eaten Path in pictures: Manhattan Steakhouse ![]()
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