19yrs…The Anniversary Flemings Steak House
Ok so my husband had been promising to take me out for a good steak for over a year. COVID-19 came and turned everyone’s world upside down. No one was goin NOWHERE. In fact it was so crazy, people went to Washington D.C. and stormed the capitol 🤦🏾♀️! It was definitely too nuts out there for us to be roaming the streets catching COVID or getting attacked. By August 2021 we had had enough. We were tired of being cooped up and I was particularly feeling like public displays of affection from my man was long overdue 🤷🏽♀️😂.
When I tell you this place was amazing I mean what I say. This is not a made up story…. We walked in the place and as soon as we walked in we were seated at our table and it was ready for the anniversary couple. There was confetti, a box of chocolates, and two complementary glasses of champagne complete with the most attentive waiter I ever met to pour it. Now don’t get me wrong I been to a few nice places so I know this is what should at least be the standard; but tell me, when was the last time you made reservations and came right in and your table was ready and waiting on you.
Let me start with this dessert, I need to get this off my chest… Chocolate Lava Cake. This cake came out warm and delicious. I mean, I could smell the chocolate being placed on the table. I imagined the way it tasted before actually tasting it and my imagination didn’t fail. This Lava Cake literally melts in your mouth. There’s molten chocolate in the center which I thought when I read the description, would be overwhelming; my concerns were immediately put to rest upon the first nibble. I think I’m going to have to go back for sure because I can’t remember the name of that cookie on the side, I neeeed to find out! The vanilla ice cream just set the whole thing off, it was the perfect combination of hot and cold, sweet and salty, hard and soft. This dessert ended the night sweetly.
Hold up, don’t do what I did and give this the side eye. This had me fooled for sure. My first thought was “I don’t really want to eat that, but my food addiction makes me try almost anything and boy was I wrong… Seared Pork Belly! OMG Jesus! I don’t know who’s idea it was to serve this pork belly on top of some cheese grits (NO WAIT, some goat cheese grits) but whoever came up with this deserves the MVP award for Most Talented Chef! This dish took real vision. The flavors exploded in my mouth. Excuse my language but it was de-fuckin-licious, glory to the highest praise. I think my new favorite meat is actual pigs belly now, especially if it can be made like this.
Now take a look at this… This steak is called the Prime Tomahawk! I wish you could hear my voice saying the name of this steak lol. This steak is big enough for two, maybe even three because you’re definitely taking some home with you when you leave. Don’t let the size fool you though, this steak was quantity and quality at the same time. I like my steak medium well and it came out tender and juicy, fantastically delicious. The Tomahawk was followed by Lobster Mac & Cheese, Roasted Asparagus, and Sautéed Shiitake & get this… Portobello Mushrooms MIXED. I’m definitely a lover of mushrooms so this made me excited.
My plate… The sides were a’la-cart so I was able to make my own plate with the perfect portions. There was enough left for me to take a little home for my kids to try. I use to always need to prove to them how good my food was because they had a hard time thinking something other than chicken nuggets could be as delicious as I say until they try the food too. Now they eat almost anything I eat. I think I’ve earned their trust now (wink)… and now my food bills are bigger smh.
My anniversary ended in the most spectacular way. You all are not going to believe this but we racked up an close to $300 bill that for sure was worth every penny but when the waitress came back with the bill she said a couple who had just left paid our bill for us already and our dinner was totally free. The Chef came out to meet us asking if we enjoyed our dinner and telling us that the couple who paid our dinner bill comes in often and selects random people to pay for their dinner. (These people like the food so much they come in and pay for other people to eat it!) We actually liked the food so much that for me it wasn’t enough for the Chef Erik to come greet me, I wanted to take a picture with him so I could remember the face who prepared this wonderful meal for us and pray that the universe keeps blessing this amazing culinary talent. It was a cherry on top of the pie when the Operating Partner, Kristi came out and greeted me as well. The customer service at Flemings Steak house is almost better than the food. This place is a “must return” for me just for the Pork Belly dish alone!