Inside the front entrance to Stripsteak lies a bar and lounge area with room for about 70 people. Situated at the beginning of the restaurant, its intent is to create a welcoming feeling. The bar itself is three-sided and made of glass; iridescent, it's surrounded by black barrel chairs atop chrome legs. Bottles sit inside open cases that are suspended from the ceiling. Tables and chairs are also provided for more intimate seating with friends. Being at the front of the restaurant, the bar and lounge are separated from the walkway of the hotel by large picture windows. Because the bar is a large and happening area, the noise level is quite high. Glass partitions act as a divider, however, between the bustling bar area and the quieter dining room. An interesting thing to note about the glass partitions is that they are fused with a fiberglass reinforced plastic that's modeled off of computer components, indicative of designer Superpotato's work, which often uses common objects to create a sensory experience.

With all that's going on at Stripsteak, it's hard to imagine more activity. There is, though. Lots more. And it's all happening in the kitchen. Through a window off the dining room one can see all the happenings in that kitchen, including the preparations, the plates, the smoke and the steam from the wood-burning grills, the whole deal. The kitchen and subsequent meat preparation is fascinating. The kitchen holds two 12-foot wood-burning grills with four chambers each, not to mention six circulating slow poaching chambers. Stripsteak has a unique, signature slow poaching method whereby they heat the meat for several hours. Of course, this is done at a low temperature in butters and high-quality olive oils. Afterwards, meat is finished off in a wood-burning grill. The meat retains the flavor and smokiness of the wood, but still stays tender and juicy. Stripsteak serves three varieties of beef - Certified Angus, American Kobe and A5 Japanese Kobe. Next to the window into the kitchen are yellow-lit glass chambers with multiple racks on which you can see your favorite pieces of beef aging right before your eyes. Next to these chambers are panels of galvanized scrap iron, which is intended to draw your eyes directly to the star of the show, the beef.