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Menlo Park: LB Steak is now closed, temporarily

Original post made on Apr 3, 2018

After about six years in business at the corner of University Drive and Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park steakhouse LB Steak has closed temporarily to develop a new concept for the site, a team of restaurant owners, management and staff announced April 2.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, April 2, 2018, 5:42 PM

Comments (11)

Posted by JBCHAM
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Apr 3, 2018 at 12:30 pm

We have eaten there on five occasions and have found the food to be mediocre at best. The steak dishes we had were, quite frankly, not very good. I hope they improve the menu.


Posted by Steve_J
a resident of another community
on Apr 3, 2018 at 1:02 pm

Steve_J is a registered user.

Had dinner 1 time and it was 1 x too many No loss to Menlo Park


Posted by Menlo Voter.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Apr 3, 2018 at 1:45 pm

Menlo Voter. is a registered user.

We had dinner there once. Over priced steak. Sides were a la carte and expensive. And the sides were extremely over salted. as JBCHAM said, "mediocre at best". Let's hope they come up with something better next time around.


Posted by James Madison
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Apr 3, 2018 at 3:58 pm

As in the case of a group dinner upstairs at Left Bank, both a group lunch and also a group dinner in the back room at LB Steak involved a better menu, better prepared food and better service than at individual meals.


Posted by Betty T
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Apr 3, 2018 at 6:26 pm

Betty T is a registered user.

The happy hours were great. $6 appetizers $6 drinks. I am sorry the people who worked there have lost their jobs.

Menlo Voter your usual negative sarcastic tone


Posted by Menlo Voter.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Apr 3, 2018 at 6:42 pm

Menlo Voter. is a registered user.

Betty T:

apparently I'm not the only one that didn't like the place.


Posted by Menlo Person
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Apr 3, 2018 at 7:30 pm

Good Bye LB Steak. Terrible place. Hope they can reinvent a better place. Doubt it, but maybe. Sorry people lost a job but if they are good wait staff they won’t have a problem finding another gig.


Posted by Potter
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Apr 5, 2018 at 8:25 am

Great Happy Hour and good outdoor seating in warm weather. Bar was nice too.


Posted by Steak-umm
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Apr 5, 2018 at 9:34 pm

Menlo Voter, Menlo Person, and Steve_J:

1. Which Steak cut did you order?
2. What temperature did you request?
3. Where is your favorite place for Steak?

Complaints from the peanut gallery are tasteless at best...might you add some context for your audience, since you seem to have one (or want one)?


Posted by Menlo Voter.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Apr 6, 2018 at 6:41 am

Menlo Voter. is a registered user.

"1. Which Steak cut did you order?" Ribeye

"2. What temperature did you request?" Medium rare

"3. Where is your favorite place for Steak?" Right now, home. I can cook the same steak the way I like it and not pay a ridiculous price for it. When I find a steak house that doesn't charge stupid prices I'll let you know.


Posted by Clunge
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Apr 7, 2018 at 12:45 pm

Execs from my company have had several dinners at this restaurant (not sure if it was private mtgs or regular dining)
1. That shouldn’t matter
2. They’ve never come back saying ‘That was great’.
Never been tempted to dine there because I’ve never heard it was great.


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