Not so cheap but excellent meal

Last week a couple friends from Youngstown came up and we saw a great movie at Capital Theater and then went to dinner.  We decided to go to Ohio.  One of my friends suggested the Flying Fig.  I am so glad she did...I forgot how amazing the food was at this little Ohio City location.  This was not a typical $10 per person meal like many of my suggestions, however, if we were to look at quality and price it was definitely a frugal living meal.

The three of us decided to share our meals so we each ordered 2 appetizers and a salad.  Each item was $6-9 each.  There were three salads on the menu and we ordered one of each.  Each was slightly different, light and fresh.  One was an arugala salad with fresh herbs and a lemon, garlic and Olive oil dressing.  Another had beautiful young kale and the third had tiny fresh asparagus. 

The six small plates we orders were also amazing, well prepared, fresh, and the perfect size.  All three of us enjoyed the burratta cheese with a lovely olive tapenade.  It was soft and creamy and full of flavor.  The waiter had to bring us more crostini as we did not want to waste a single morsel.  My friend also ordered the mussels with a chorizo, tomato and saffron broth.  Personally, I am not a mussel fan but the smell was amazing and my dinner companions both loved it.  The mushroom tacos were not at all what we expected.  They were small, almost dollar coin size, tortilla rounds with a mushroom mixture on top that had a slight creaminess to it.  Also on the sharing menu was the herbed ricotta gnocchi which my friend ordered specifically because it was served with ramps.  The fifth item was the tempura battered green beans.  This may have been the best tempura green beans I have ever tried.  The batter was so light that it was more green then tempura.  The green beans were so fresh and still slightly crisp.  There was no grease.  The batter was flavorful as were the two sauces served with it.  The last dish was the flat bread pizza.  It was light and crispy as a flat bread should be.  it was topped very simply with mushroom, thin slices of red chilies goat cheese and arugula. 

It was such a lovely meal.  Not only was the food delectable but the company was great.  The atmosphere just lends itself to a long Sunday dinner with friends.