Fleming's
Pime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
9712 West Northern Avenue
Peoria, AZ 85345
http://www.flemingssteakhouse.com/locations/az/peoria/
Long work week, too many quick snacks taking the place of a real meal, it's time for 'meat and potatoes'. I'm typically not a huge of fan of large steakhouse chains (ie, Morton's, Ruth's Chris). I find consistency to be the achilles heal for most of these places. It's not as if the prices are forgiving either, so my expectations for a good meal are never compromised. Now, I'm a definite supporter of any steak coming off the grill at Maestro's, but this night it was just a little too far to travel. In comes Fleming's Steakhouse.
I've been to their Boston location on previous occasions and have always come away satisfied with their meal. This night I opted for the special of the day appetizer, a seafood chowder advertised as having a large amount of shrimp and lobster. AVERAGE. Just your typical chowder with heavy cream, small pieces of minced seafood and a few bacon bits. Second, crab cakes with lime butter sauce. AVERAGE. I've never had a great crab cake. They are always under seasoned, filled with bread crumbs to increase size, and too greasy. This was not too much different. Greasy seafood by definition is never good. This is where Fleming's succeeded where Deseo failed (see last post). Next was the double thick Australian Lamb Chops with a champagne mint sauce and mint jelly. Cooked to perfection (medium rare), very well seasoned with a nice carmelization around the edges. Forget about the mint sauces, why mask the meat. Just a great piece of meat all around. I also sampled the bone-in ribeye (my personal favorite piece of meat) and this was also fantastic. Of course there were your typical steakhouse sides, an asparagus, potato gratin, french fries, onion rings.........yaaaawwnnn...who cares.
When ordering from chain steakhouses, its very simple. Minimize your bread, appetizer, and side dish intake. Focus on the meat, this is what they do best and it's worth your while. Ok, maybe add a few cocktails in there as well. Why get full on sides then throw away half of your $50 piece of meat.
If you want a very respectable piece of meat...go to Fleming's and stay focused, you won't be dissapointed.
2 comments:
Perhaps you should also consider Donovans Steak and Chop House... In my opinion its a better piece of meat....
I think if you liked the steak here you also had a lot of wine to go with it. I have tried the death of a steak Flemings and did not like it at all. The food was overly priced and the steak was a sore in my side. The service was there for the tips and not to serve. The wine selection was the best but unless you drank a lot of it the food flubbed. They forgot to hire a chef along with their wine expert.
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