It's not every week you receive an invitation to visit a new friend with the intentions to check out martini bars and new restaurants. Flying Fig was my friends first choice for eating out in Cleveland. I'm no expert in this state, but the Flying Fig may have one of the most stylish decors in all of Ohio. Certainly Cleveland has never seen anything like it. The Flying Fig clan poured mucho dineros into the design alone. And the food...
My friend ordered a huge hunk of hangar steak and potatoes dipped in duck fat. She gobbled it down with pleasurable mmms. My order had simple ingredients done in a very interesting way. Richly wedged polenta, as well as flat bread pizza with ricotta and mushroom. The portions were fairly small and a bit overpriced. Though, the food was exquisite.
Whether you like the look or not, you've got to applaud such investment at a time when the humble gourmet eatery has become an endangered species in many towns all across the US.