Bordaux - Beyond A Steakhouse

Bordeaux, 1920 Cortelyou Road. Are you Shai? >> Hey. >> How did you make this the most amazing restaurant in Brooklyn? >> You need to see yourself. >> Let's go inside. >> See what we have. >> Cafe Bordeaux built their name to be the number one rated restaurant. Let's see why. Let's go inside with Shai, the owner. Give my kick. Wow. >> Yeah. Now it's before 5:00 so you can see everything. >> Cuz after 6:00 you can't get in there, guys. >> Yeah, it's like, you know, yesterday you see what I mean. >> here yesterday. >> Yeah, by 6:00 you cannot do the video. >> Wow, beautiful ambience. >> place. >> Go Wow, look at that welcome you get. You walk in and the actual cow welcomes you, no? And the cow tells you hello. >> you eat. >> You see what Give my kick. How do you see what you eat? >> We have a big booth so you get the privacy. Uh >> I love that you do this by your restaurants. Like we all know you have more than one restaurant, many more. And you have a certain thing that you make a privacy. People love that about your restaurants, that it's private. You're actually sitting here, a wall between each one makes it very cool and private. >> Here is the party room. >> Wow. >> So we have a few party rooms. We have three, actually. >> Three party rooms here. >> Three party rooms. This is the first party room. >> Very cool. >> It's big enough to tell the people. >> And you have the wine on the wall. Nice design over there. >> Yeah. This wall is open so it can be one room or two room. >> Very cool. >> room we have another party today. >> What are you talking about? So this could open up to be one huge room. >> Yeah, so it's all one for 45 people or two for 15 and 30. >> So this opens up, could be huge one or two small ones. Let's go further. >> And if you go in you see the bar. >> Look at that. Hey, what's up? >> Ooh, beef and wild mushrooms on a bed of white root puree. >> Nice. That's a dish. >> Yeah, you can try it. Let me know what you think. >> Give my kick over there. This is good. Shy, let me try. Now we we know that all the everything over here is under tactical action. Come on, kick over there. Bravo. That's a mushroom. What's in there? >> Mushroom and beef. Wow. Mm. Amazing. This is great, Shy. This is amazing. >> Thank you. >> And here we go. >> Seabass bites, shredded filo dough wrapped in seabass, potato mcbooger, jalapeno and spicy mayo. >> Ooh, wow. Come on, kick over there. This is not some sushi. This is something else. How do you get these dishes, Shy? >> Yeah, we working on it. We try. >> It's like extra hard, but they're real. Look at that. Look at that, guys. Look at that. Wow. And this is surprise steak accompanied by a mushroom sauce finished with bone marrow and some vegetables. Enjoy. >> This is our one from the famous margarita that we do here. >> Come on, kick over there. The famous margarita. Look at that. The cherry on top. That cherry. With the straw. So, you know what? They have one of the best bars out there. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, famous. One of the best bars, the toppings, all type of drinks. >> Here is the other party room that we have or you can record it outside. So, the roof is open, like the ceiling is open. And in the summer like it's feel like outside but it's >> Really? You open the roof? >> Yeah. Can you open the roof? We do it our parties. It's big party room. >> Look at this. So, what a shame of broches. Say >> Yeah, all over. >> Look at that. Shy, you got it and I love the way you always pick. Look at that. He always picks the wine to cover the design here. Tequila, tequila, tequila. Shulam ran special for you. got these tequilas. Beautiful. Oh, Shai, you you really, you know, delicious. >> I tasted it. Okay, you need to try everything. >> I need to try everything now. >> nice. >> That's the surprise steak over there. >> Yeah. Enjoy. >> Gevabeter Gevabeter wow. >> Thank you very much. >> Now, what the best about it all is I am Shai Ashkenazi. >> I am Shai Ashkenazi. And delicious food, the best chef. And the best house. >> How many like this? You open for how many years? >> So, we opened here by 2016. >> 2015 11 years Guys I'm here a lot. This This is the first restaurant you opened? And since then how many restaurants do you have? >> Over 20. >> Over 20 restaurants. Unbelievable how Shai pulled off over 20 restaurants in 11 years and counting. More restaurants to come. Shai, tell us the secret. >> Be calm, be nice, and you make people love you. Try to make sure that everyone is happy and you work for the people. >> Nice. All right, Shai, after seeing those foods, I got to see where they make it. Let's see how they make it. >> to the kitchen. >> Gevabeter Gevabeter the kitchen. It's a clean. It's a shine. Talking about restaurant kitchens are flying. Look how neat and organized everything is over here. Oof. The onions over there. I have sauces. garlic So neat. So organized. You know, Shai, most restaurants tell me, "Chaim, do not come into the kitchen. Stay out." But Shai says, "Come inside." That means He has what to show for here over here. Shai, can you get into make us something good? I want to see how they make a good good good dish. Oh, wow. >> Hello, guys. We're going to do fillet for for the order. >> As fillet. >> I'm going to put some salt. Margarine. >> Ooh. I like that. >> [laughter] >> This is a special for tonight. >> That's the special for tonight, guys. Look at that. You just touch that with your hand? You What are your hands made out of metal? >> Michael is professional. >> Michael is professional. Shy only has the best of the best chefs out here. >> Bingo. Fillet steak, baruch hashem. >> Baruch hashem. See that? The chefs, you know to say baruch hashem. They make the best of the best. Look at that steak. It's coming out good. Coming out good. What are you putting over there? What is that? >> We're putting some fresh herbs, thyme, and rosemary. So that's a very good flavor. >> That's a good flavor. Nice. How do you enjoy working here? >> Oh my god, this is my second house. I cannot live without >> Really? >> Yeah. >> Your second house here. Look at that. How do How long do you leave that on the fire? >> All right. So this is going to take maybe like a like 10 minutes in the fire. So we're going to do a slow fire. So the same crispy on the side and really nice color color inside. >> Okay. >> Looking through have a medium rare steak. So this is steak is very juicy and tender. >> Mhm. >> medium rare >> Most guys like medium rare or more fully cooked? >> Uh most of the guys they like rare. >> Rare? >> fillet fillet they like a >> I got it. All right. Let's see it come out soon. Shy as a as a owner of so many restaurants, which we know you have Pescada, you have Milchik, and you have Fleishig restaurants. What do you prefer better? >> Uh yeah, the Fleishig. >> Fleishig? >> Fleishig. Yeah. I can eat every day steak. >> You can eat every day steak. >> but I can. >> You don't get bored eating steaks? >> Yeah. >> You got to keep of shias steaks. >> I need to try it as well. >> Get my kick. Look at the inside. Look at the inside, that pink. >> Yeah, it's perfect, man. How do you order it? >> Look at that. >> And You can try it. >> Yes, serve me over there. >> Serve you. >> Okay, look how pink and nice it is inside. Look at that bone marrow. That the marrow from that bone. Out of the world. Shias, this is insane. >> Let me try. Let me try. I need to try it. >> Shias, when you say I eat it, you know you're going to taste over there. >> Wow. Perfect. >> Shias, you don't get bored of it. Every night a steak. Amazing. The plating, the marrow, the marrow, the drinks. All right, let's see your plate, let's see your plate, man. >> saw how I'm going to plate it. We have the marrow bone here. >> The marrow bone. How do you get such good marrow bones? Look at the inside of the marrow over there. Woo. Wow. >> Shias, we get only the best of the best. >> Shias, gets only the best of the best. >> Yeah. So, here is my plate. >> That's your plate. >> We're going to start to We're going to start with our creamy butternut squash puree. We're going to do some vegetables. With the marrow bone. Asparagus on the side. And we're going to go get the prime fillet that is in the oven. >> Let's get the prime fillet, guys. Where is it? Oh, you put it in the oven. >> yeah. Cool. Medium rare inside. >> Get my kick. Get my kick. Wow. >> So, we're going to put it a little bit in the oven so it get like a really good flavor. >> Wow, get my kick. So, it's a whole process. It's not just you put it in, it's like >> Yeah. >> from here to there to that oven and now to this oven. Oh, look at this oven here. Look at the fire. So, this has a fire on top and on bottom? >> Yes, that's how you call it a broiler. >> A broiler? >> a regular grill. Can I flip it and you see how it has the marks? >> Look at those marks. >> Like this. The customer leaves with a very good flavor in the mouth. >> Amazing. All right. >> Like so. >> Perfect. >> We're going to start to slice. >> Look at that. Look at that. Look at that pink. I don't get how your hands don't get burnt over here. >> I'm getting used to it. >> You're used to it, huh? Look how nice. Look how nice that is. >> Put it here. We do some more little bit of salt. >> Mmm. >> And finish it with my special master sauce that I have. >> Look at that. >> That's all my dish. >> And that's it. That's your dish, ready to go. >> Ready to leave. >> Guys, now we know it's all under the tactical exercise. So, Borough Park, Williamsburg, this is for you. Borough Chai is waiting for you with his whole entire team. Chai, if someone wants to make a corporate party, a birthday party, a Bar Mitzvah, a Bat Mitzvah, >> Definitely we do it. >> Three party Three party rooms. >> Every day in is the best. >> I want to just give a disclaimer to my followers. Don't think you're going to come here and you're going to find an empty table. You must make a reservation cuz this place is packed. I came earlier in the day, it's still empty. You come anytime after 6:00, 7:00, you cannot get a table. So, make sure to make a reservation. The phone number I'm going to put on the screen right here. Make a reservation before you come. Book a birthday party with the same phone number here on the screen. Chai, so happy you invited me here to your restaurant. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Kevin, see you around. >> Good to see you. >> [music]