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| - I'll admit it, I love steak. I could never, ever, survive as a vegetarian. So, naturally I was super excited to try Fleming's during Charlotte Restaurant Week and perhaps add them to my Charlotte "steak place repertoire." Many, and I mean, many of my buds in Charlotte crush hard on Fleming's, but I'm really bummed to say that I just don't share in the love nearly as much.
Fleming's inside is lovely, a dimly lit and posh-like restaurant with a lovely bar and comfy seats. Fleming's also has one of the most impressive wine by the glass menus I've ever seen. They have roughly 100 wines by the glass and most of them are fairly priced.
I'll throw it out there right now that our server was friendly but a little distant, as he seemed a bit frazzled with his customers. I can only assume that Restaurant Week certainly made things busy for them.
On to the food. Here is how it panned out.
Bread: Fleming's offers two (tasty) spreads, feta cheese spread with chives, roasted red pepper spread. Yum.
Caesar Salad: Super fresh romaine with a healthy amount of Parmesan cheese shavings. However, the dressing was way too anchovy infused for my liking. That's just my preference though and I know that is a traditional Caesar, it was just too strong for me.
*Hubs and I split our main courses when they came to the table to create our own surf and turf.
Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes*: A generous portion of three jumbo crab cakes set with a side of remoulade. These cakes looked really, really pretty when they were placed in front of me. However, when I dove in I was a little disappointed. They were a bit fishy and a bit bland. I was looking for more spice, more pizazz, more POW. They just didn't do it for me.
Filet Mignon*: A beautiful piece of steak, but it came out a little undercooked for a medium (one side was a little purple-y), but hubs didn't care, he ate that side. While the meat was delicious, it was way over salted - to the point I had to chug down water because of the coarse salt I just rolled over my taste buds.
Sides: First up, Fleming's Potatoes, the star of the night. A big block of potato stuffed with jalapeno cheese and covered in cheddar cheese. Unhealthy? Oh yes. Delicious? Absolutely. We also ordered the asparagus which was just fine.
**Hubs and I also split our two desserts.
Desserts**: Cheesecake with Berry Sauce and Chocolate Mousse. I was delighted that the servers bring out delish Chantilly cream with every dessert. That's a nice touch. Overall, these desserts were good but not great. Nothing really to write home about - the chocolate mousse was a bit bland and one note, and I am a chocolate fiend. However, the cheesecake was rich and well made.
So, overall, I really wanted to add Fleming's into my steak house rotation, but based on this meal I just don't think it's going to happen. Maybe it was the rush of Restaurant Week or the late dining time we arrived for, but it just didn't live up to its hype. It wasn't a "bad" meal, it just didn't knock my socks off.
There are so many other fab steak joints in Charlotte that my taste buds and belly prefer to frequent.
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