Thursday Night At fM

​        Last night my daughter Theresa and I had a hankering, despite the 90-degee heat,  to hike  several blocks down  Hamilton
road

...to the fM restaurant, a Gahanna eatery that sports a classic rock 'n roll motif,

​...as well as a pretty outdoor patio.

    Now, despite how close this restaurant is to our house, and how often we eat out, I'd only ever been to fM one time before;  and so I'd forgotten about its fun decor and how vast the place is:

The lobby is cavernous,

​...with one of its walls lined with record albums from the 1950's and 1960's.

    Anyone remember these gals?

    The spacious dining room is divided into two areas :

The larger of the two dining areas also has:

     A dance floor,

...a band stand,

...and a mechanical bull, which I'm guessing is a left-over from this building's previous tenant, a country-western night club called The Whiskey Ranch.

    Along with the dining rooms there is also a pool room with lights  suspended in blue bottles,

​...a Vegas-style lounge,

...and another bar.

    As I walked around the restaurant looking at all the neat areas I thought, wow this would be a great place for a rehearsal dinner - or, if they'd block off the bigger dining area for you, even a classic rock-themed wedding reception. And the bridal party could sit in this booth next to the band stand.

   But over and above the looks of FM, the food and service was great. 

     There was a "seat yourself" sign in the lobby, so we found a cozy little booth in the smaller dining area.

     I was afraid maybe the wait staff wouldn't see us, but as soon as we sat down a friendly server came over with menus and to take our drink orders.
     The menu offerings were voluminous, with lots of choices of everything from appetizers to "pub food" to entrees.
      Our meals came fairly quickly, and the presentation was beautiful.
       Theresa ordered the Margherita Flatbread, which is described in the menu as "Fresh-sliced Roma tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil and garlic oil, topped with balsamic glaze." As Theresa gave me a wedge of her flatbread  to sample, I can testify that it was delicious.

    I ordered the Vegetarian Gyro,  "A warm pita stuffed roasted vegetables, shredded lettuce, red onion, cucumbers, tomatoes, feta cheese and tzatziki."     My gyro was likewise yummy, the vegetables fresh and the pita warm, but the piece de la resistance was the fries.  The were fresh, hot and crispy.

    It's  come back to me that the last time I was here I had a burger, which I remember as also being  especially good, rare and juicy.
    Still,  despite the neat decor and wonderful food,  the place was pretty empty for a Thursday night.  there were some ads in the lobby for a band that would be there on the weekend, so I wonder if the weekends are when they have most of their business. 
    Anyway, we had a great dinner at fM last night.   The we walked home.

​...though I expect we'll be walking back again in the not-too-distant future.