Blacklock was in the building that housed a former brothel and lap dance club.  The area of Soho, where it’s located was known for its “night activities” and bars.  It’s below street level and open daily but now serves steaks and chops as the original chop house in this chain of restaurants.   Each of the restaurants is a little different, but they feature “Butcher’s Cuts” where irregular shapes and imperfect edges make up these more generous cuts.  Each day the available sizes are written on the columns in the room and marked off when that size is bought.   There were also chalkboards listing available regular and butcher cuts and wines on tap and a printed menu.  I found it a bit confusing to tell the difference in the same named cuts written in many places but customers seemed to know the system and servers were quite helpful.  They are also known for their chops which the server tried to talk us into, particularly the chop plate that comes with different meat selections.  We really wanted to try some of the butcher’s cut options which we did and they were okay, but nothing to ‘write home about.’  The place has character, the servers are friendly and you can get inexpensive wine in a jug but I think if you’d be able to find tastier meat and fries at another place. Continue reading →