Fins
To feel defeat at the hands of a chef is a rare and wondrous thing. As soon as I walked in to Fins tonight, Matt (the bartender) said he knew what I would be having as my entrée. I figured they were having an unusual special and I was in for a treat. I was not disappointed. This trip to Fins started as so many before have, with the sashimi plate. The regulars were there, tuna, salmon etc… along with a newcomer, some of the Thai red snapper. The addition made this a large dish but it also added an extra dimension simply because the taste and texture was so different from the sashimi’s I normally have. Sliced think and folded in a long row, the Thai snapper had an almost oily taste that differentiated itself from everything else. An excellent experience I must say and this was only the beginning.
The special of the evening was big eye seared steak. My only words are wow. He started with the biggest tuna steak I’ve ever seen served. It was the size of an 8 inch pizza at the very least. The steak was seared ever so slightly with a crust of salt and cracked pepper. Then it was topped with huge sliced mushrooms and diced bok choy. The finisher was a slight drizzle of spicy oil (I forget the type of pepper but it wow it was good). To say the least, this was amazing.
Unfortunately I was unable to finish the whole meal, the addition of another type of sashimi to start and the extremely large tuna steak did me in. But I’ve never felt less regret about leaving food behind.
-Matt