“Where can you go to get a lap dance and a decent steak?”/“The New York Strip Club.”

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Entry from January 30, 2018

“Where can you go to get a lap dance and a decent steak?”/“The New York Strip Club.”

A “New York strip steak” has nothing to do with a New York strip club (although some clubs serve the steak), but there are jokes. “When I’m in a steak house I order the NY Strip. I’m happy with the steak, but I actually hope to get a lap dance instead” was posted on Twitter on April 11, 2013. “New York strip - how does a steak get a dance name?” was posted on Twitter on August 1, 2015. “Not too sure if the ‘NY strip special’ is some sort of lap dance or a steak??????” was posted on Twitter on August 15, 2015.

A riddle was posted on Reddit—Jokes on January 31, 2018:

Q: Where can you go to get a lap dance and a decent steak?
A: The New York Strip Club.

Wikipedia: Strip steak
The strip steak is a cut of beef steaks from the short loin from a cow. It consists of a muscle that does little work, the longissimus, making the meat particularly tender; although not as tender as the nearby psoas major or tenderloin. Fat content of the strip is somewhere between the two cuts. Unlike the tenderloin, the longissimus is a sizable muscle, allowing it to be cut into larger portions.
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Delmonico’s Restaurant, an operation opened in New York City in 1827, offered as one of its signature dishes a cut from the short loin called a Delmonico steak. Due to its association with the city, it is often referred to as a New York strip steak.

Twitter
Tom 🦉‏
@AdmiralTryggBar
Alright guys… What the hell is a new york strip..?
11:58 PM - 19 Mar 2013

Twitter
David Seeman‏
@bigspoonseems
When I’m in a steak house I order the NY Strip. I’m happy with the steak, but I actually hope to get a lap dance instead
7:29 PM - 11 Apr 2013

Twitter
The Dad‏
@thedad
New York Strip Steak wouldn’t have to strip if her dad had gone to more of her dance recitals.
8:28 PM - 6 May 2014

Twitter
Matt Coats‏
@matthewcoats80
A lapdance is so much better when the stripper is a New York Strip steak you are allowed to eat.
7:41 PM - 24 Jan 2015

Twitter
Amanda K‏
@MzMandaK
New York strip - how does a steak get a dance name? Random thought. :-D
3:25 PM - 1 Aug 2015 from Fargo, ND

Twitter
syd-knee‏
@sydneytate22
Not too sure if the “NY strip special” is some sort of lap dance or a steak??????
3:33 PM - 15 Aug 2015

Reddit—Jokes
Where can you go to get a lap dance and a decent steak?
submitted January 31, 2018 by Oneamongthefence24
The New York Strip Club.

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