Keens Steakhouse

Keens Steakhouse

Founded in 1885
New York

Albert Keen, manager of the New York City Lamb's Club, originally a London-based theater and literary group, opened a chophouse in Herald Square in 1885. The independent restaurant became a favorite haunt for famous actors and other celebrities. Famous for serving mutton chops, it sold its 100,000th chop in 1935, The New York Times reported. The gentlemen-only (until 1905) establishment's famed Pipe Room has been frequented by notable playwrights, journalists, theater producers, and prominent names such as Teddy Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, and John Barrymore.