Jimmy G’s, Cincinnati (Downtown)

And the good times keep on coming! This time I was not only able to catch up with two good friends, Morgan & Lauren, but Morgan’s mom was in town and seeing Mrs. B is always a treat. Morgan is probably the only other friend that enjoys a good steak as much as I do. So when she knew we would all be together she knew exactly where to take us.

Prior to sitting down we got drinks at the bar and before jumping into wine I got a dirty dry Hendrix Martini. It was of course exactly what I needed to start enjoying the weekend. To start Morgan and I shared the Crab Cake appetizer that had very nice sized clumps of crab. Few things are as disappointing than ordering a crab cake that has no meat in it! After that I transitioned to wine and the table was enjoying a lovely Cab from Walla Walla Valley Washington, L’Ecole No. 14. In fact we enjoyed it so much we ordered another bottle before the meals end. I chose the Dry-aged NY Strip Steak and was extremely happy- it was perfectly charred on the outside and had insanely good flavor. As a table we got the Mashed Potatoes and the description of “butter, butter, & butter” didn’t do it justice. I have never had potatoes as pureed as those, and coincidentally I now have a new mashed potato standard which may or may not be a good thing.