Cuisine:

• Others
• Homestyle
• Steak House
• American

Parkers on Ponce Description:
Reared in DeKalb County, the Scott brothers have given Decatur a fine independently owned steakhouse named for one of their sons. Two stone-faced fireplaces create a warming environment for a cold day, while the patio provides al fresco options in good weather. The Irish onion soup is made with Guinness and a plump aged-cheddar crouton filling the surface of the bowl. If dining with friends, share an opener of fat, beautifully deep-fried calamari laced with cannellini beans and traced with a light aïoli. The black truffle "mac 'n' cheese" made with orecchiette and lots of cheese just doesn't work in our view; a few specks of truffle and a too-heavy application of cheese belie what makes mac 'n' cheese comfort food---richness and easy enjoyment. However, you'll find some of the best-value steaks in town, with a wide price range. The onion rings, thin and crisp and not the standard fat rings, could make a meal. The bread pudding with Maker's Mark caramel sauce is first-rate but a single portion after all this meat will fill any voids for at least three people. Ditto the rich caramel-topped bananas Foster cheesecake. The reorganized wine list, now nicely presented, has some respectable values, such as the Campo Viejo Reserva.


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