Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Restaurants Two visits to Flip
Posted by Cliff Bostock @cliffbostock on Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 4:45 PM
I've been to Flip, Richard Blais' new restaurant, and I've seen the future of the hamburger...and the milkshake.
Two visits, with six other people, have allowed me to sample just about all of the menu, which I'll be reviewing in my Grazing column week after next.
A few random observations:
Make a reservation! I had 30-minute waits on Friday afternoon and Monday night. Yes, that's right. The most deserted night of the week in Atlanta restaurants is packed at Flip.
Best regular sides: The smoked Caesar salad with a couple of amazing tempura-fried anchovies and the fried rutabagas.
Best milkshake: The Nutella with burnt marshmallows. The Krispy Kreme, which literally includes a blended doughnut, was way too sweet for my taste. Not that I didn't consume every drop.
Best burger: So far, my favorite has been the "lamburger" with green-olive relish, cucumber yogurt, raisin ketchup and mint. A close second is the Southern one, "country-fried" and topped with pimento cheese and green-tomato ketchup (above).
Best non-meat burger: Maybe the codfish with malt vinegar, tartar sauce and pea-shoot salad.
Best hair: Richard Blais' faux-hawk has grown to wonderfully Eraser-Head dimensions. He said he's been unable to find the time to do anything but cook, so the broken windshield wiper on his car and his hair remain unattended. My server during my first visit, Neil McCarty (left), swore that Blais is not requiring other staffers to share his hairstyle. It's just a coincidence that Neil, who I think typifies the spirit of the new "burger boutique," shares the look.
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In march, after Blais has left due to 'creative differences' and the luster has worn off. :)
I just went to Depot on Memorial's website and it says: The Depot is now closed... We thank you for your patronage. Please visit our other restaurants. I hope someone puts that building to good use.
My wife and I went on Friday night (we beat the crowd, and got there around 5:45...no wait) and Neil was our server as well. I ordered the Pate Melt (which was amazing!) and the Tartare burger (quite tasy for raw steak), while my wife ordered one with blue cheese and sauteed onions. We shared an order of fries with "smoked mayonnaise"...I don't know how they make that stuff, but it's addictive! We finished it off with a Krispy Kreme milkshake (which totally lived up to the hype). The only complaint (and Neil said they've heard it a lot already) is that they don't do "to-go" cups for the milkshakes. If that's the worst thing they've got going for them, this place should be around for a long time!!
I got a Krispy Kreme Milkshake in a to-go cup the other day, so maybe they changed that. Delicious.
Thanks for the report, Ana. Sad news. The dressing on the Caesar salad also has the "smoked" taste, K-Dogg. Our server Monday night told us the secret is "liquid smoke." She did not say whether Blais is making his own version of the stuff.
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