From the moment this Del Frisco's opened, I was hearing good things. I believe the term "my new favorite restaurant" was uttered by at least one friend and other reviews were similar. However, there was one small but unforgivable issue that kept me from visiting: Del Frisco's did not recognize happy hour. I repeat: DEL FRISCO'S DID NOT RECOGNIZE HAPPY HOUR. Since Happy Hour is like a religion to me, this was unacceptable and I would not be patronizing their establishment. However, I have great news for everyone (including them): DEL FRISCO'S NOW HAS HAPPY HOUR. And it's a good one! SEVEN days a week and it lasts til SEVEN each day. We're talking double sevens here people, they really impressed me with that!
The ever eloquent Lance S. and I went before a movie last weekend and it was damn good. Just a side note: Lance has been mixing coconut water with rum and using it as a hangover cure for at least a year now. Del Frisco actually legitimized it and turned it into a drink called "The Morning After" and it is delicious. I had the Jalapeno Marg which was pretty standard for a drink that many have added to their drink menu, but still good.
The real food standout was the tomato basil flatbread. For $6 it's about the size of a small pizza (6 square slices) and the tomatoes are so freaking fresh, I started reminiscing about that Seinfeld epsisode where George is pondering why the tomato "never really took off as a hand fruit". I would probably eat Del Frisco's tomatoes like an apple if given the chance, that's how wonderful they were.
All in all, a great addition to Esplanade, especially with the AMC Theater being my new most favorite theater in the world. We'll be moving right next door in a week and I'm really glad Del Frisco's decided to come back from the dark side and add itself into my rotation. I'm a fan!