Fiamma Grille

Had a really enjoyable meal here for the first time a week or so ago.  You're looking at semi-upscale Italian/American type food and everything I tried was tasty and generously portioned.  The calimari with the citrus butter sauce and the crab cakes with succotash were both very good seafood-centric ways to begin a meal.  I then tried the special soup of the day, a smoky corn gazpacho.  Not too much corn for a corn gazpacho and it certainly could have used a bit more of that sweetness to cut through the intensely smoky flavor.  Some would find it terribly off putting but I actually enjoyed the smoke and heat it brought.  Had the beef medallions over the gnocchi for an entree and for perhaps the first time in my life I needed a box at meal's end.

Only thing I'd particularly change is bringing over the type of interesting and tasty cocktail list they're utilizing at Sardine Room next door.  Had a pretty awful old fashioned after a glass of totally sufficient red...

All things considered, this is one of the best places to grab a bite in the Northville, Novi, Plymouth area...

Food and service was great!!

We enjoyed our second visit to Fiamma Grill as much as the first. It is upscale and casual at the same time, offers patio dining in good weather, and attentive service. The menu includes small plates and appetizers that would be fine for a light dinner or lunch. The grilled beef tenderloin medallions small plate, which we had as a first course, comes with grilled onions, pearl onions, and sauteed mushrooms in a reduction sauce that is delicious. I had a nice, crisp caesar salad, which includes anchovies on request.

My son ordered a bone-in ribeye the size of your thigh that was perfectly prepared and delicious. I had the cioppino, a delightful combination of mussels, shrimp, lobster tail, and a tomato seafood stock. Both the steak and cioppino were accompanied by twice-fried blue cheese potatoes, which I added to the delicious tomato stock. My wife ordered ricotta gnocchi with beef medallions in a sherry reduction with asparagus tips and shallots, which were tender and delicious.

Dessert was a cheese tasting tray with a selection of Michigan cheeses and Brie with assorted crackers and grapes. Our server, who was very nice, was not knowledgeable about the cheese and mistakenly said the Brie is a goat cheese. The menu indicated the cheese course would include a Raclette, which my wife and I both love, but was not on the tray. The only other downside, which is minor, is our server did not know what fruit was in the fruit cobbler on the dessert tray and was not eager to find out for us.

We did not order wine, but the list was fair and the wine service was good as I watched nearby tables.  I don't know if the reds are stored at the proper temperature.

On the whole, we love dining at Fiamma and will certainly return. I rarely award 5 stars and the slight misstep on the cheese and dessert course is the only reason I am giving 4 instead of 5 stars on this one.