Chop Me a Salad

Through a series of fortunate events I found myself at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse today.

We have discussed Fleming's before, but I have something new to talk about.

I could go on and on about their prime steak, remarkable service, amazing (flavored) iced tea and their luxurious design.....OR I could talk to you about salad. Yes, salad.

Many of you may be outraged for what I am about to suggest, however I encourage you to try it first before nay saying me completely.

Fleming's Chopped Salad is Better Than Their Filet.

Bold, I know.

I sat down at Fleming's today for a business luncheon and placed my order for the the 6oz filet entree (which includes a salad by force). The Chopped Salad came out promptly and was delicately plated on a triangle shaped plate with fresh chopped tomatoes in every corner. At first glance I thought, "Salad, sick....get this away from me."

As I started to nudge it away to make sure it didn't get to close to me, I decided to give it one more glance........hmm....this salad does look interesting.

I approached slowly and lowered my fork down to get a very tiny bite.....the flavor was something I hadn't experienced before. It was fresh, authentic and full flavored with a hint of blue cheese. After a few split seconds I determined it was worth a second bite.

The salad itself has pancetta, olives, artichokes, asparagus, blue cheese and vinaigrette. About 6.8 minutes later I was licking the plate clean.

A little embarrassed that I had eaten a whole salad on my own, but still thrilled with how good it was, I asked the server to take my plate away immediately.

Hands down, the best salad I have had in my entire life. (However, I haven't eaten many salads so take my judgement for what it's worth.)

The glorious filet came out with two wonderful sides. Eh, after the salad I wasn't that interested.

I may have just been delirious, however from my experience the salad was better than the steak.

Yes, better.

This is what you need to do. Get a hot date, go to Fleming's and just order salads. Your date will be impressed because you're at Fleming's. You'll be thrilled because the salad is so good AND it's a lot cheaper than ordering two Filet entrees. Now that sounds like a prime experience.