What is the scoop on top of that steak? If they found a way to artfully combine steak and ice cream, that might be my championship meal.

Had lunch at Frank and Nic's yesterday...I really enjoyed it. I didn't like not being able to get a side salad in place of fries, even for an extra fee. Other than that, the food and service was really good. I hope they make it!

Heather, it looks like a petite scoop of butter pecan ice cream with caramel sauce.

Think I'd prefer coffee ice cream with caramel sauce

I'm going to guess its gorgonzola on top of that steak?

Or a mini scoop of pistachio ice cream.

Ice cream? It would have to be some sort of butter, wouldn't it? Like, say, bacon butter?

OK, OK. It's merlot butter. EL

I feel so damn foodie right now.

Is that really the serving size or was this supersized for the photo shoot? I would scape this off onto a bread plate. Would anybody, with the exception of Paula Dean, eat that much butter with a steak?

I don't understand why restaurants won't let you substitute - even for a price.

I think that might be Southside...

Would anybody, with the exception of Paula Dean, eat that much butter with a steak?

Yes.

It looks like they put the gravy on top of the butter. M-m-m butter 'n' gravy.

You have a good eye. The caption says merlot butter and demi glace. EL

That looks like a scoop of three days in the ICU. Mmmm..... I've seen a glimpse of what lies beyond this mortal coil and it's a little scoop of pleasure.

Mmmmmm butter ice cream.

Seriously, I was served something similar-looking on top of a steak at the Hamilton Tavern, except it was more empurpled..... some kind of wine butter, I guess. It sounded cool on the menu, but a big hard cold ball of whatever on top of my steak was not all that great. It didn't really melt. The little part that melted tasted good, but the fact that it didn't melt just got worse the longer I had the steak. I just didn't get how a cold hard ball of unmelted whatever was going to make the steak better.

I saw this technique of putting a ball of flavored butter on top of a steak on some PBS cooking show (the one with the super-nerdy guy - america's test kitchen?), but then they tented foil over the hot steak and the butter ball, and the butter ball had all but melted at serving time.

i dunno, give me a wine reduction sauce or brandy peppercorn sauce, or no sauce, anytime over the cold hard ball o'butter.

The green beans look like they're covered in streusel topping. eeew.

Had lunch at Frank and Nic's before Opening Day yesterday. Very nice meal and experience. The place was understandably slammed with people but it only took around 15 minutes to get a table. Our server was pleasant and on top of our table. We didn't have to wait for drink re-fills or the check. For their first Opening Day they seemed to have their stuff together pretty well.

Enjoyed the food quite a bit. I got a grilled chicken sandwich with havarti, bacon and honey mustard on a very nice fresh roll. Loved the shoestring fries and appreciated them providing me with a side of honey mustard to dip them in without even asking.

All in all a very nice experience. Hope this place makes it!

OOOH a nice meal AND table dances. :-)

Andrew, did your server do a little dance while on top of your table?

Stacy, your description was kind. I love green beans and those look as as if they have been previously eaten.

How about "Harbor West" ?