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Get outta town South Bay - Broadway Grill

Sunday, 06 January 2008

Burlingame’s Broadway Grill has a big city sophistication about it. The 4,100-square-foot restaurant is housed in a historic building that was a Bank of America since 1923. The name references the theater district of New York – even the menu pays tribute to Broadway with dishes named after shows (“King and I” clams), but lest you think the Grill is all gimmick, the food is actually quite good, in particular the “Double Cooked Prime Rib of the Stars,” which lives up to its name. Aged Angus beef is slow roasted and then grilled, creating a charred, crisp outer coating and a smoky, robust essence akin to a barbecued steak. It’s served with traditional au jus and creamed horseradish. Because it’s cooked twice, you can only get it medium to well-done – I am a fan of medium rare myself, but the medium was still pink and the enhanced charcoal flavor is worth the sacrifice. If you absolutely must have your prime rib rare to medium rare, Broadway Grill also offers it cooked traditionally – slow roasted without a turn on the wood-fired grill.     Broadway Grill: 1400 Broadway Ave. (near El Camino Real), Burlingame, 650-343-9333, www.broadwaygrill.biz