Quick recap - love Susur Lee and I wanted to love this place, but I don't.
Susur Lee and Drake's swagger - what could go wrong with the combo? Surprisingly, the food. Having seen Drake the night before at ACC, I wanted to go to Fring's to cap the weekend with one more great experience.
Don't get me wrong - the food was not bad. Started with $20 truffle fries - good but not great. Sorry but I expect great food for $20 appetizer. Next was Spicy Rigatoni Rosé - again quite good but not great. Second entrée was Pan Roasted Salmon - once again good, but not great. Dessert was Crème Brûlée and I hate to say this but it was one of the worst I've ever had.
The ambiance was great and very cozy. Service was great, expect when we left - getting the bill took forever. The server while very pleasant had too many tables to serve and he was running around like crazy. He tried to save some time by bringing a single bill to our table without asking, but we wanted a split bill. He said the terminal doesn't allow that (first time I ever heard) and he was splitting the bill by calculating the prices by using his phone while looking anxious by the fact that it took so much of his time.
I might come back here for drinks, but not food. I ended up paying $127 for a meal that was worth maybe half of that.