Mr. Paul’s Supper Club – Edina, MN, USA
Our initial reaction was one of hopeful curiosity. The smell was good and cheesy, but the (rolled!) carpaccio was hiding under a large bed of carrots, jicama and watercress.
Redux – Ken Stewart’s Tre Belle – Bath, Ohio, USA
Great recovery Tre Belle! Although I rated this dish a 2/10 back just about 2 years ago, today’s offering was a vast improvement and salvaged the offering for future tastings.
Donatello Italian Restaurant – Tampa, FL
Wow. Just wow. This is pretty much the definition of a deconstructed dish but the most notable feature is that this was a SINGLE piece of meat. One, gigantic, plate-filling, perfect cut. I have never seen that pulled off before.
Forbici Modern Italian – Tampa, FL
Apparently, Tampa Florida shares some important similarities with the Netherlands. They both touch water, and they both seem to have carpaccio on every menu. Win for me.
Bern’s Steak House – Tampa, FL
I’ve heard from some Tampa locals that they don’t even try to go to Bern’s because it’s impossible to get in. They have a pretty amazing server training program and they really focus on doing things better than they need to be.
Ken Stewart’s Tre Belle – Bath, Ohio, USA
There are lots of things to say about this rendition, but most important is that it was hard to get past the fact that the meat was so cold it was literally half frozen to the plate.
Smith and Wollensky – Chicago, Illinois, USA
Initial hint of lemon. Very strange ring around outer edge, as if there was some sort of riser put on top of the meat in order to stack plates.
Fleming’s Steakhouse – Akron, Ohio, USA
Happy New Year! The subtitle of this review shall be: “The Plate With Potential”. It’s the sort of dish that I would order again just to see if it improved.
Louis Restaurant – St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
It’s been a long time since I’ve had a perfectly, and I mean perfectly balanced carpaccio – and this one fits the bill.
NOLA Restaurant – New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
On the advice of a friend we tried out NOLA restaurant, and it was a pretty fantastic experience overall. In addition to the carpaccio we had the stuffed chicken wings which I highly recommend.