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| - When my parents came to town they wanted to take us to a restaurant we hadn't been to yet. FlatIron immediately came to mind, not only because I've passed it several times while in Davidson, but also because I had a nice little Groupon to use. We made reservations through Yelp for a Saturday night dinner and were able to get a table reserved for 6:45.
We arrived right on time and were immediately seated. My mother wasn't happy with our current table and the hostess happily moved us to a spot that was more acceptable. The interior is pleasant, with a modern, trendy feel. At first glance it seems to me more of a taphouse/[pub, but the menu is definitely more worthy of a steakhouse. The beer and wine menu is also very impressive, with quite a few microbrews to choose from. Our server was very knowledgeable and attentive, coming to check on us often through the course of the meal, but not in an annoying way.
For an appetizer we all shared an order of the calamari ($9), and it was some of the best I've ever had. Rather than the usual rings and tentacles, these were thick, meaty strips that were fried in a very light batter. The calamari was very tender and the sauce it was served with melded wonderfully with the calamari.
For dinner I ordered the ribeye steak ($26). The steak was just the right size and cooked to order (medium rare), but I found it slightly tougher than I've had at other restaurants. It's covered in their house-made steak sauce which was an initial turn-off since I prefer my steak naked. But I have to say that this steak sauce was pretty spot on and definitely made up for the quality of the steak itself. The steak fries are more like potato wedges, so they are very cakey and potatoey, and they were decent. I'm shocked to say this, but I actually liked the smoked asparagus more than the potatoes. The smokiness of the asparagus was amazing and really made those greens better than I've ever had them. If I have the option, it's smoked all the way for my asparagus future.
My wife ordered the sea scallops ($27) which were excellent. They were clean and tender and had a wonderful taste. It was served with a sweet potato rissoto which was the star of the dish in my mind. It had such a great taste, it is up there with some of the most amazing sides I've ever had. I don't know what FlatIron's policy is towards switching out sides but I know I would love to get that with any entree I wanted.
My mother was feeling a sweet tooth attack and ordered two desserts for us to share. There is a bread pudding option that changes daily, and it happened to be French Vanilla ($7) when we were there. This was some pretty banging bread pudding. It is a huge portion that was plenty for the four of us to dig our forks into. There was a crisp crust of something on top of the bread that made you savor every bite, and the entire thing was topped with a heaping scoop of homemade vanilla bean ice cream. The plate was drenched in a raspberry compote, and all these flavors came together for one heck of a dessert. The other dessert we ordered were the truffles from the Davidson Chocolate Company ($8.) It came with three little truffles along with some strawberries and candied walnuts. There were two really bitter, really dark chocolate truffles and one milk chocolate covered in sea salt. The strawberries were very fresh and sweet, and the candied walnuts were good. Still, I felt that the dessert was not worth the $8. I enjoyed the bread pudding a lot more and felt that the quality and quantity you got outweighed that of the truffles.
FlatIron is a decent place to get a good meal or grab a beer or two with friends. I was a bit disappointed in the quality of their ribeye steak, but I would be willing to go back again to give it another whirl at some point in the future. While I found the steak to be lacking, I will say that the desserts are definitely legit and worth checking out.
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