It's Time to Wine Down - Urban Flats

Urban Flats on Sand Lake Road is a wonderful new addition to the traditional upscale dining in the Dr. Phillips area.  Not your average restaurant, Urban Flats has an attitude, and a bar crowd to follow. 

The location rocks, in Via Dellagio, overlooking the road in a way that makes you forget that you are looking at a street.  Inside is huge, with tall ceilings and floor to ceiling glass seemingly everywhere.  The light is just right, with fancy low-lit drop lights surrounding the inside bar. 

Wednesday is the night to visit.  Wine Down Wednesday is what Urban Flats is famous for, and the night I went did not disappoint.  From 5 - 8 pm and $20, you can drink yourself silly and snack on appetizers and flatbreads. 

The crowd was extensive and well dressed.  With a dj posing under a large piece of art, it felt, well, Urban.  Great tunes and wine flowing ever so easily, was it a haze that I saw inside or the wooziness of the unlimited wine.  Let's just note this:  getting close to the food was hard, so I forgot about it. Oooops.

If you do get a change to eat at Urban Flats, the flatbreads are great, and try the Hummus Sampler.  It is so yummy, with two types of hummus and an olive tapanade.  I had a Cesaer Salad Flatbread, which was great! Having not been to an Urban Flats in a few years, and several bad food experiences at the downtown location, I was incredibly suprised.  This is some great food!

Most of the Wine Down crowd is inside, but if you check out the exterior bar area, it's a little quieter and still has a nice crowd.  With tables scattered around and a gorgeous wrap-around granite bar area, it's more comfortable outside than in.  Imagining a hot night with upscale rhythms playing, I can already see the summer social scene.  This is not your average happy hour, this is a whole new twist on an old rite of passage. 

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