Another delicious comped company dinner. Sure, the economy sucks hairy ones..but on the bright side of things, at least I get to eat well when I am hard at work during conferences!
Tonight's selection was Mesa - the fiery headed Bobby Flay's restaurant. It was kind of a last minute decision which meant that all the tables were reserved, so we had to settle for the area behind the bar that is best suited for drinks and appetizers at most.
This was a tad impractical and we had to deal with the constant flow of people traffic that siphoned between our seating area and the bar, but the food was good enough to send me on a euphoric high that I could care less that I had to eat a 5 star meal using my white napkin covered quadriceps as a makeshift table.
To start, we had the goat cheese queso fundido (a.k.a. fancy pants nachos w/ gourmet cheese) and crispy squid (a.k.a. calamari). My main course was the blue corn crusted halibut and a side of roasted corn. I had one of their signature margaritas and it was good - but nothing out of the ordinary.
Everything was so rich and seasoned to create what I can only articulate as a marvelous explosion of flavor overload. The exhibition kitchen was a nice touch, too. This is so not the place for you if you like bland or simple food.
Mr. Flay puts the TA-DOW! How ya like me now! in your plate.