The best N.Y. strip loin steaks in Toronto

Chefs pick T.O.’s best backyard barbecue

In our ultimate guide to throwing the most delicious backyard barbecue, we asked five chefs to grill popular barbecue items at home. Here chef Rosa Marinuzzi, from 7 Numbers restaurant, grills up six different New York strip loin steaks from local butcher shops. Find out why this Annex butcher’s steak was the clear winner.

Winner: Bespoke Butchers

“This one was really excellent,” says chef Rosa Marinuzzi. “It left a delicious mouthfeel. It was very tender and even more juicy.” 215 Madison Ave., $68.50/kg

Runner-up: Cote de Boeuf

This N.Y. strip loin steak was “absolutely the most flavourful,” she says. “It was the most juicy but cut poorly,” she says, as one side was thicker. 130 Ossington Ave., $34/lb.

Cumbrae's

“This one was buttery in flavour and scored an eight out of 10 in flavour,” says Marinuzzi. “It was the least tender, had a chew to it, so it was tough but tasty.”1591 Bayview Ave., $36.99/lb.

Magen Meats

“This one was really tender, but was thinner than all the other steaks,” she says. “It had a good flavour but was different from a traditional steak flavour.” 1118 Centre St., $36.99/kg

The Friendly Butcher

“This one was very tender and had the most fat,” she says. “It had less flavour than the others and a sponginess to it,” she says of the N.Y. strip loin. 3269 Yonge St., $31.99/lb.

Olliffe

This N.Y. strip loin steak was “very juicy,” according to Marinuzzi. It scored a six out of 10, when it came to flavour and was medium tender. 1097 Yonge St., $29.06/10 oz.