I am gay. I went to this place with my partner, I've gone many times before. I've experienced the stupidity of the Bronx. I realize now why everywhere else is elevating themselves and their processes to a higher level. I stayed and enjoyed myself and my partner up until karaoke, where they allowed someone to sing a song about "batty boys", which is the homo-paranoid lingo of Jamaica. When I address my waitress, who had been bubbly and friendly, I was openly attacked. I am a fiftynine year old gay black man, who has lived in New York my entire life, whose family was involved in the civil rights movement who was taken to the march on Washington and was just a few years from stone wall. I was appalled at the negetive behavior of this venue. Nowhere have I experienced this behavior in the City of New York, that has been pro-civil rights for all its population. I am disgusted and horrified at the behaviors and attitudes that I see in this borough and I am willing and ready to remove myself from this borough forever. I have lived in cities in the south, and have never experienced this level of stupidity and indifference as I have here. I wish the Bronx would remove itself from wonderful beautiful sophisticated renewing New York. I would support it to become its own third world city amongst the glory of the eastern seaboard. They have nothing in common with the rest of us. Thank you. read more

Was finally able to Step In to this neighborhood place that I've been meaning to try. The restaurant itself is nice and clean. And my server was friendly But I just wish they use better quality ingredients for the food. I ordered the " Cajun Chicken Salad" and there was absolutely nothing Cajun or spicy about it. It was basically just fried chicken cutlet over lettuce tomato, and store bought cheddar cheese. YUCK Maybe I'll give this place another chance but as of now I'm definitely unimpressed:/ read more

Just stopped in because I was in the neighborhood around lunch time. Attractive decor. Ordered grilled tilapia lunch special. Came with drink, choice of soup or salad, choice of veggies. Also option for steamed or sautéed veggies. Fish was delicious. Fresh and generous portion. I opted for rice and peas on the side instead of potatoes. They were a little spicy and very tasty. $14.50. Wait staff very attentive. I periodically have business in the area and I will be returning. read more

Ehh not too impressive for a sports bar, this place is small and really too loud , small selections of beers and I wanted draft beers they only have bottles.The waitress was friendly but The food isn't all that good,My chicken fingers tasted like school lunch. Step in is more like step out ..sorry ! read more

The drinks are always on point but their waiters are shot. Now I see why restaurants hire mostly women as waitresses. They hire older caribbean guys with a type of attitude like they want a tip as soon as they give you water in the first 10 mins. They also watch you when you eat and drink something until you are done, which gives a bad vibe. I love this place except for the waiters. If they hire a better staff this place would be fine. read more

I absolutely love this place , i have been going to step in with my husband for 2 years now and we can't get enough. Every Time we go we request the best server in our opinion (Richard), super friendly guy who always greets us at the door weather we are picking up or staying in. The food is amazing and their desserts are really good too. The atmosphere is great, music is always playing and most of the people who visit are from the neighborhood. The best part is most night they have events and every Wednesday they have live jazz music. Step in is my go to stop for good food in a good environment and a nice glass of wine or anything else. read more

The first time I ever visited Step In, I has the best mozzarella sticks and french fries plate. All the dishes that I've tried were tasty and worth the money. Burgers, primavera pasta, nachos and fries. I also had a tasty amaretto sour. My fav drink in the whole wide world. read more

The server was cute, polite and professional. The atmosphere is laid back, casual and old-school. The food was okay. The onion rings were too sweet. Oh yeah, when you walk in make sure you STEP DOWN or you will trip in thus the name of the restaurant. read more

The bar/lounge area of this establishment is officially closed. Saw a for lease sign on the bar door entrance. Not a surprise! The rrestaurant itself is still open and has undergone a major renovation. read more

Love, love this place. Definitely my go to when I want a drink and listen to great music. The DJ on Thur, Fri, Sat is such a great guy and has a great music style and variety, the regulars are always warm and welcoming and you do not have to worry about the okie doke here. You will always find a mature yet young at heart crowd. Been here for brunch, dinner and just some after hour drinks and have always enjoyed myself. Food and drinks always on point. :) read more

The renovations definitely made a difference. I can honestly say I finally have a good local bar in Parkchester. The food has always been delicious, but I think their new menu still needs some work. The wings are super delicious but their sliders need improvement. The pork is dry. Burgers are solid, but could have more flavor. Happy hour is solid. The crowd has a good vibe and they play good music, old and new. The waitresses are really nice as well. read more

I came here around the afternoon and the day bartender was amazing "Joe" hooked me up and kept great conversation going and the new look definitely helped!!! read more

I've been to Step-In a few times and have not had any complaints. The decor is warm and inviting. The weekend brunch has a pretty good variety. You can sit at the bar or a table. They also have take-out. read more

Very nice place for drinks and appetizers. I would definitely come back again! Our waitress was very attentive. Nice vibes and mixed crowds. The drinks were strong and there wings and mozzarella sticks were great. I would definitely come back again when I am in the area! read more

I literally love this place. So grateful that it is walking distance from my apartment. Their drinks are amazing (the bartenders are NOT stingy with the liquor). Great place to go for a chill night and still have fun. The DJ is always on point. The food is amazing! They literally have whatever type of food you can think of. From breakfast, brunch and dinner. Wings to pasta to seafood. Plenty of drink specials! Karaoke on Monday nights. It's great check it out. read more

Friendly atmosphere! Late night dinner, deff a place to step in while everything is closed in parkchester. The servers are very sweet. I rmr went here for brunch one time with my fiance and he ordered his first bloodymary, which comes with their brunch special and I guess the waitress we had, noticed he didn't really touch it cause he didn't like the taste and she talked to the manager and he came over and was the most sweetest man ever! he introduced him self and chatted with us, he even offered to get us another drink and my fiance got the mimosa, and it was much better. The food is great but the manager and staff is what makes this place perfect. read more

Cool place close to home good for dinner or a quick bite happy hour everything you can imagine

It's a family atmosphere here. The wait staff and the bartenders are down-to-earth and the patrons all know each other and made me feel quite welcome. The drinks are not watered down and from what I hear the food is pretty good also. The only food item I ordered was the chicken fingers but they came fast and they weren't dry. If you happen to step off the train at Parkchester, you should definitely stop by! read more

Came on a Sunday night- very friendly service, football game on multiple screens, and great food- the fish tacos were delicious. The music was also great. Would come back- no complaints. read more

This place is a good spot to chill with friends. The drinks are great and strong. I would recommend the salmon or tilapia with broccoli and spinach (they will substitute the potato for greens for a few dollars). The penne al vodka is really good too. I would not recommend the nachos at all. The place is clean and nice. On certain nights they have karaoke so it can be a bit loud but on other days it can be really quiet. read more

Step In Restaurant - Lounges Near Me - Bronx, New York

Small place but nice vibe. First time there I had the stuffed chicken and broccoli it was delish!! I will definitely be back.

Open 24 hours, great location right for the subway and the Cross Bronx, friendly staff and strong drinks.

Went out to Step In for a nice fathers day meal with my Family. My father barely leaves the house so I wanted this to be a nice occasion. Man, I wish that I could give this place zero stars. Let's start with the wait time. We ordered our food at 3:45 and didn't get our meals until an hour and half later. My niece asked for scrambled eggs with cheese. The order was wrong. So she sends it back for the correct order. Instead of making the eggs over, they placed cheese slices over the egg and melted it. She sent that back as well. The manger knew that we were waiting an obscene amount of time for our food so they comped our drinks. Second, there was an obnoxious group of people sitting in front of us. They were drunk, belligerent and abnormally loud. All the patrons were complaining and some families even left. We couldn't even enjoy our meal because of the loudness. Then when the manager asked them to leave they started getting more loud and cursing even though there were kids in the restaurant. It was just a bad experience. I will NEVER go back and I hope that other patrons will not go there. The food wasn't even all that. read more

My friend and I just had a wonderful brunch at the Step In. I had the cajun catfish with jalapeno cheese grits. It was oh so delicious!! I had so much catfish that I brought a piece home. The meal came with two drinks for each of us. My friend had eggs with cheese and bacon along with a side of jalapeno cheese grits. She also enjoyed her meal very much. Our waitress, Alyssa, was excellent. It was our first time back since the renovation. The place looks great!! The owners welcomed us back in a very warm and friendly manner. We definitely look forward to returning there for another wonderful meal. read more

I highly recommend the Spanish steak. This dish comes with tostones and a salad.

Awesome ambiance, friendly and fast service. I had the red velvet Belgian waffle brunch special with chicken strips and my husband had home fries. Everything was absolutely delicious. read more

Although this restaurant before yesterday was a top choice for me and my boyfriend it has lost us. The point of my review is to WARN all it's customers of roaches. I understand that roaches are inevitable but if we tell you about it and you come with a cloth and no disinfectant spray then obviously there's something wrong. To all their faithful customers look at the table before you sit. You might have a special guest eating with you. read more

Had a great meal! Newly renovated. Enjoyed the atmosphere! Will go back for brunch! Located in the heart of Parkchester! Highly recommend!

It's cozy for a post work drink. Not too fancy not too plain, close to transportation. The drinks are moderately priced and well made. Service is good. The bar menu is good read more

Nice little spot to enjoy yourself and hangout with friends and family. Service and food is usually pretty good! Nice vibe

This restaurant customer service is horrible. We were celebrating my mom and aunt birthdays. Big parties and we had more people coming. Waiter came over and told us that the owner said we were too loud. Ask for the owner who came and said that the waiter said we were too loud. It seemed like a more racial/discrimination matter. Let's be clear when I walked in there were several men at the bar yelling and screaming at the football game. Talk about loud. Owner only offer mouse cake when I stated and repeated my mom and aunt are diabetic. Clearly he has no common sense, customer service or pleasing customer nor has the ability to hear properly. The food was horrible. For crying out loud it's Parkchester. We've visited other 5 stars places and spent over 1,000 dollars and got better customer services. Interesting enough when we stated we were leaving he never cared nor show any sign of apologizing or wishing them a happy birthday. I hope your Santa Maria can bless you in your business because word of mouth is free and the people listen. Do Not GO there for any drinks or food take your business to McDonald's. read more

Amazing Brunch, Lunch and Dinner... oh and the Mango Mai Tai, my fav... Don't pass them by

The police are called often due to fighting (in the lounge), and the managers don't care. When you complain about a worker it's usually just brushed off as a joke. Food is ok but not worth the price read more

Been putting off going to the "NEW" STEP-IN, should have put it off for good. Food and drinks are horrible. Sometimes change is not good. Used to be able to go to step-in's and order breakfast at 3:00am (why not, I'm paying for it), now you have to take what's on the menu. REALLY!!! No bread given, only if requested and then IT"S BURNT. Female bartender (5:30pm -8pm) very nasty attitude when drink is immediately returned for being watered down. Unbeknownst to me, the NEW manager saw the whole scene and never once intervened until we requested a manager. He IMMEDIATELY took the side of the NON-PAYING BARTENDER. THEY JUST LOST 2 FAITHFUL PATRONS. HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT HAPPY with the TAKE-IT-OR-LEAVE-IT-ATTITUDE from new workers and management read more

As many have said in the past, this place in regard to the food is a hit and miss. The bouncers are cool people and do their jobs well. The bartenders are friendly especially the daytime ones. Unfortunately, there are a couple of bad apples that have spoiled the bunch (i.e. one or two rude bartenders that ignore you or do inappropriate things an feel its more important to hit on ugly women than serve customers). You have to strategically pick the right night to go here. Sometimes the crowd consists of a laid back older setting, which is cool then some days you get the ghetto wannabe thug crowd that brings unnecessary attention to the establishment. And some nights everybody just wants do drink and have a good time with no problems. If you go on a saturday just be ready to fight...come prepared lol because there is always that one dumbass patron that needs their ass whooped royally because they had a few too many drinks or took too many pills or smoked too much weed before they came so they don't know how to act. read more

Mothers Day was horrible. We waited one hour and a half for bread I had to beg for because our server Erica was sabotaged by the cook in the kitchen. The cook only made the food for the other servers and all her customers left. Never going back ever read more

the time has come for an entrepreneur to open a better dinner. hang it up step in, you have not kept up with the times.

This was my experience in 2011 (yeah, it's late but someone asked me to meet them here recently and it brought back the disgusting memory) - No I didn't go, I suggested another place: There were four of us in our party and we all had the taste for stuff shrimp. It was a mess, had a lemony taste (clearly not fresh) no one even ate 1/2 a shrimp. (there were 6) We were so hungry because we were out shopping all day, so everyone ate the wild rice and spinach. I summoned for the manager and the nice waiter stated he understood and would talk to him. The nice waiter came back with a whopping $5 discount off the $65 bill. I requested the manager table side. He came over and we showed him all the shrimp on each plate and stated we ate the rice and the spinach. I stated I would be more than happy to pay for the sides we ate but the shrimp was not good. He was furious and accused us of wanting something for nothing. He stated he would take another $5 off and that's it. I explained that another $5 would not work for me and he needed to call someone more reasonable as the main course was still on each plate. He threw up his hands and said just go. We gave the nice waiter $15 and left. I gave two stars because that wild rice was really good (or I was really hungry) either way I was introduced to wild rice there and that's a good thing. read more

There's a big difference in service. During the brunch hours you're welcomed with a smile and the staff are excellent, but if you try to attempt to have dinner at night you're treated horribly by the "bouncer"!!! He is nasty and rude. Someone needs to train him it's not rocket science, it's simple. "Hello, welcome to, Step In may I see your ID", instead you get treated horribly. So Disappointed. read more

the best food, the best atmosphere, great pride in service, anything you want and can think of they got it! the best drinks, if you know what i mean! they certainly got my business! try them, you wont be disappointed. read more