Prime One Twelve

There's much more than just beef at this inventive New American steak house. Noncarnivores can also dine happily on creative "chef's composition" entrées featuring poultry or seafood (like wild salmon -- incomparably better than farmed fish -- with a lemon nage) or on meal-sized salads like the signature Prime 112 (romaine, spinach, cucumber, hearts of palm, celery, tomatoes, asparagus, and bacon chunks) or on cold-water oysters and other pristine raw bar selections. That said, the prime dry-aged steaks are superb, and so are the sides diners can order à la carte. These upgraded versions of steak-house classics -- vibrantly green creamed spinach with crispy shallots, cornmeal-crusted real onion rings, and the like -- plus unique creations like sweet potato and vanilla bean mash cost $12 each but well worth it. Reserving weeks in advance is wisest.