Celeb-adored steakhouse chain’s prestigious new location is torn to shreds in hilarious review that likens $53 roast chicken to ‘plane food’

The prestigious new location of a celebrity-adored steakhouse in Washington DC has been criticized in a scathing review from a food critic.

Restaurant critic Tom Sietsema visited the STK Steakhouse in the Marriott Marquis hotel and was not particularly impressed with the food.

According to his views on The Washington Posthe compared the “routine” $53 fried chicken to the kind of food you would be served “at 30,000 feet, eating an airplane meal.”

Sietsema objected to the price of the restaurant’s food, saying he felt like he was in London or Tokyo.

He said he sympathized with those who ate at the new restaurant, as “DC has so many good new restaurants worth your time and attention.”

Restaurant critic Tom Sietsema visited the STK Steakhouse in the Marriott Marquis hotel and was not particularly impressed with the food. In the photo: tuna tartare

Sietsema compared the interior of the prestigious restaurant to an amusement park because of its special design.

“Walking through it gives you both amusement parks and Jonah’s view from a whale,” he wrote in the Washington Post article.

“Reservation holders are ushered to their table in a dining room so loudly that you can’t tell if the waiter just greeted you or asked your water preference.”

He was not impressed with the price of the food served in the restaurant.

‘I’m used to high beef prices. But $53 for routine fried chicken? I expect the main course to come with all the bells and whistles,” Sietsema adds.

“Instead, it rests atop green beans and peas that are beautiful to look at but bore the tongue.”

The food critic claimed that STK was a “takeaway restaurant that just happened to serve food” and pointed out that the loyalty program asks if you want to be friends with benefits.

‘STK is not a situation you want to be in. With a few exceptions, the dishes are lackluster versions of steakhouse staples,” he said.

Sietsema compared the interior of the prestigious restaurant to an amusement park because of its special design

Sietsema objected to the price of the restaurant’s food, saying he felt like he was in London or Tokyo. In the photo: Baby Gem Caesar

Sietsema claimed the New York comic (below) is ‘all chew and has no taste’

‘Sometimes you get a free frying pan of bread that is hard and dry, or gummy. They all improve if you dip them in a bright green escort of chive oil, although the sticky stickiness remains.”

Sietsema adds: ‘I also suffer from the meat. Most selections require a sauce as a booster. (Try horseradish cream.) New York strip is all bubble gum and has no flavor. It was also grilled above the medium-rare we requested.”

He described the rack of lamb as ‘warm, moist and fuzzy’ and claimed the beef rib was the ‘saddest cut of them all’.

“The hostesses are friendly no matter how busy they are, but once you’re seated, be warned: your entire order will come out at once,” the food critic wrote.

“It’s telling that no one who ever dined with me at STK wanted to return, even as my guest. That’s a lot of rejection.

He described the rack of lamb (pictured) as ‘warm, moist and fuzzy’ and claimed the beef rib was the ‘saddest cut of them all’.

STK is owned by Denver-based hospitality company ONE Group, led by Emanuel Hilario (pictured), and has nearly 30 chains in the US and abroad

‘On its website, ONE Group Hospitality says its mission is to be the world leader in Vibe Dining.

‘On behalf of the diners, I fear for the future. How much more I wish the chain would end its neon motto: ‘Dare to be’… better, for starters.”

STK is owned by Denver-based hospitality company ONE Group and has nearly 30 chains in the U.S. and abroad.

Actress Sofia Vergara has been spotted at the restaurant in downtown New York City, while NBA star LeBron James has been seen at a chain in Atlanta.

DailyMail.com has contacted the restaurant for comment.