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| - Hands down, my favorite restaurant in Cleveland. I used to go at least every other week when I lived there.
To start, it is tucked in a cute little alley across from the Great Lakes Brewing Company and a wine bar whose name I can't remember....friendly to foot traffic and twinkling with lights that are strung across the sidewalk. The patio is a divine place to enjoy a summer evening.
The wine list is excellent and very reasonable, with many decent wines under $30. Servers actually know a thing or two about the wine, as well! If you're not a wine person, they have an interesting seasonal offering of beer as well, in addition to a full bar.
Now, the food. Can we talk about the short rib for a sec? Oh, man. It's always on the menu in one form or another, and while the sauce and sides change, the meat is always the same, in all of it's tender, melt-in-your-mouth perfection, with its perfect crisp edges. My husband and I love it so much that we finally, on our 100,000th visit, asked our waiter if we could have the recipe. Amazingly, the chef came out and chatted with us about his short-rib-cooking technique for a good five minutes. What service!
Other not-to-be-missed menu items: the bacon-wrapped dates, the seared scallops, the tempura green beans (which I know are sort of trendy, but FF does them exquisitely) and - save room! - the molten chocolate cake with fig ice cream. (If you're too full for a big dessert, at LEAST get a scoop of the fig ice cream - it's fantastic!)
I miss Flying Fig so much now that I've moved away from Cleveland. Truly a standout dining experience, even by big-city standards. (And at half the price as it would cost if it were in NYC!)
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