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| - If only my wallet was a little fatter!! Thankfully we showed up for happy hour with a snacky appetite and thirsty palates.
Happy hour here (even on a Saturday) had deals on wine, select apps, and burgers. We decide to go with the wine specials and order off the happy hour menu since we were not planning on getting a $40 steak dinner plus sides. We will save that for another day, maybe a date night. We just wanted to blow through the $50 gift card as fast as we could.
The bartender started us off with homemade potato chips, lightly salted, to get our thirst going. Perfect munchies while we browsed the menu. After a bowl of chips and 2 glasses of wine, a booth opened up in the bar area so we decided to plop a squat and order something a little more substantial. For starters we went with the calamari and beef carpaccio. Both were delicious and would order again in an instant. It was enough for both to share. Even though its happy hour, the special apps are full size. For "dinner" the wife went with lamb and I ordered the French Onion soup - probably the best FOS I've had in a long time. I can't say that it's authentic using onions only, no beef stock, but between the flavor of the soup and the cheese factor, oochie mama, daddy wants some more. The chops were hit and miss. Two were over cooked but the flavor was spot on.
Each thing we ordered are described below.
TENDERLOIN CARPACCIO*
caper creole mustard sauce and red onion
SWEET CHILE CALAMARI
lightly breaded and tossed with sweet chile sauce
FRENCH ONION SOUP
baked with gruyere and parmesan cheeses
NEW ZEALAND PETITE LAMB CHOPS*
pistachio-mint pesto, "F17" sauce, polenta fries
I would definitely hit Flemings for happy hour again, especially knowing they run it on Saturday. However, I think everyone has caught on since it was packed when we arrived and packed when we left. If you want to do a little research, check out their website. Flemings lists the items on their 5 for $6 menu but I believe the items are rotated in and out. Another hint, take the free valet, parking can be a bitch. Lastly, if your cheap or just like to save some cash, you can get $100 in gift cards from Costco for $80. Enjoy!
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