New York's iconic steakhouse Peter Luger, where diners typically wait months to get a table, is now offering home delivery

• Peter Luger Steak House is offering delivery for the first time in its 133-year history.
• The iconic New York restaurant is also offering its famous porterhouse steak and burger, along with many of its sides and desserts, for takeout.
• Peter Luger is currently delivering to Brooklyn and Queens — and will expand to Manhattan this week.
• It joins a number of exclusive NYC restaurants that have adapted to delivery and takeout during the pandemic.

For the first time in its 133-year history, Peter Luger is offering delivery.

The iconic Brooklyn steakhouse — beloved among locals and tourists alike for staying true to its old-school roots — joins a number of exclusive New York City restaurants that have adapted their ways during the pandemic.

Before New York went into lockdown, it could take months to get a reservation at the Michelin-starred establishment. Hour-long waits for a table were the norm. The restaurant didn't even accept credit cards.

Now, New Yorkers can get Peter Luger's famous porterhouse steak or beloved burger delivered straight to their door. All they have to do is pick up the phone.

David Berson, Peter Luger's general manager and the grandson of its founders, first launched takeout at the restaurant in March

"Takeout allows us to feed the locals, allows us to feed some of the hospitals, which is really nice," Berson previously told Insider.

Now, the restaurant is also offering delivery to Brooklyn and Queens by phone (718-387-7400) and through the Caviar app from 11:45 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. daily.

Berson told Eater that delivery will expand to Manhattan residents within the next few days.

Along with its porterhouse steak ($57.45 for one, $114.90 for two), Peter Luger fans can also order the restaurant's burger ($18.95), which was previously only available during lunch and got a rave review from Insider back in October.

Many of Peter Luger's iconic side dishes are also on the delivery and takeout menu, including its creamed spinach ($12.95), German fried potatoes ($12.95), french fries ($12.95 or $3.95 with the burger), and extra-thick bacon ($6.95). Wine can be purchased by the bottle, with prices ranging from $19 to $69.

For those who don't fancy steak or burgers, the restaurant's lamb chops ($55.95) and grilled Atlantic salmon ($35.95) are also available.

If you'd rather do the cooking yourself, Peter Luger is also selling raw steak and chops straight from it's dry-aging room and shipping them across the country

The restaurant was selling butcher shop items before the lockdown, but Berson told Insider that he saw a spike in sales after NYC went into quarantine. He recommends cooking the steaks at room temperature, "aggressively seasoning" them with salt, searing both sides in a pan with butter, and finishing them in the oven.

The process is close to how steaks are done right in the restaurant, where they're cooked on the broiler and only seasoned with salt and clarified butter.

"We believe in, as my great-grandfather would say, simple goodness," Berson told Insider last year.

Peter Luger made headlines in October 2019 when The New York Times' restaurant critic Pete Wells gave it a scathing zero-star review.

But regulars were clearly protective of the legendary establishment. One bartender told Insider that many had been streaming in to show their support shortly after the review was published. Others called in to say how much the place had meant to them, including a couple who had been celebrating their wedding anniversary at Peter Luger for decades.

Berson likewise remained unfazed.

"We know who we are and have always been," he told Insider on the day the review was published. "The best steak you can eat. Not the latest kale salad."

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