Fleming’s has been serving their “5 for $6 ‘Til 7” special this summer and, frankly, it’s the best deal in the city. They’re offering a selection of 5 Cocktails, 5 Wines and 5 Appetizers for $6 initially, until 7pm but it now is running all night.  If there is a downside to tasty and affordable beef carpaccio, seared tuna, lump crab cakes and top shelf cocktails it’s that the bouncy castle for sale dining area is not a rooftop deck. That said, the rooftops seem to be aloof and un-apologetically trendy to a fault.

So I find myself more often than expected enjoying an after work snack of seared tuna with a lovely wasabi/mustard sauce and a nice glass of Mondavi’s Solaire Chardonnay. Followed by a Dimond Rita (glorified margarita with Herradura) or a Grey Goose Appletini hold the apple and the jumbo lump crab cakes – all together you’re looking at $24. Not bad at all.

The best part is when you get these appetizers the portion size is extremely generous. $6 for huge honking apps… deal. $6 for your pick of good wines and top shelf/call cocktails… deal.  It makes me regret the one time I made the mistake of going to The District.

I always make a note of the line waiting to get in to Uno’s next door… have a drink while you’re waiting. From the Five Rivers Cab to that lighter, summery, Chardonnay you’re really not going to go wrong. While they’re not high-priced bottles, they are very well selected.

Fleming’s
25 E. Ohio
312-329-9643 (wine)