Came here on a Saturday night. Booked an 8 PM reservation by phone weeks in advance.
TIP - they block off the peak hours on open table here so if you want a reservation after 6 or before 9:30 I suggest you call.
I don't think I will return to Fring's. It was a bit too dark and way too loud. The table they initially seated us at was in the middle of the room with huge furry chairs that were slightly too low for comfort. We moved to a dark table against a wall, which was only slightly more comfortable. We had to yell over the music.
The service was excellent.
We had:
Chicken sliders - 2/5 - nothing special.
Mushroom and prosciutto toast - 4/5 - very tasty but the prosciutto added nothing.
Salmon cruda - 2/5. This was a tremendous disappointment. Salmon sashimi with ponzu sauce and a jalpeno. Nothing I haven't had at like 100 different places. However Fring's puts citrus cured apple on top of the salmon which is like a PUNCH IN THE FACE of citrus. So sour it made my mouth pucker. We picked it off and the dish was palatable but NOTHING unique or special, which is really disappointing for a place by Susur Lee.
Lamb chops - 2/5 - mediocre. The lamb had almost no salt. The best way to eat this was to take a bite with the over salted okra on the side. A bit too much work to make the food taste good IMO.
Branzino - 3/5 This was good. I liked the pumpkin seed topping and the side dish it came with.
For desert we had the monkey bread which had the consistency and flavour of a cinnamon bubka. The ice cream it came with was good. 3/5
All in all I would say Fring's is overpriced for what it is and a tremendous disappointment if you are a fan of Susur Lee. This restaurant is extremely middle of the road. Not offensively bad, but there was really no standout dish. I would not return, nor do I recommend it.