chophouse

At that Brooklyn chophouse, three partners brought a famous-but-closed restaurant out of dormancy and then pulled it through a yearlong Covid delay to become one of the critical and popular dining successes of 2021.

This Italian chophouse from Andrew Carmellini is the latest in the collection of high-profile dining rooms on the South Street Seaport district’s renovated Pier 17.

First out of the gate in a few weeks will be the Flamingo Grill, a chophouse.

“Do I cook meat? Absolutely. Do I feel like we’re a chophouse? Absolutely not.”

The concept for Verna’s is fairly simple — a casual American chophouse with classic cocktails.