Andú Restaurant & Lounge Will Open Doors Sometime Before The New Year
Looks like we finally got an opening date for Andú Restaurant & Lounge. Sort of. We're told "late December." A few stats:
• Owned by brothers Antonio and Juan Pablo Viejo (How old are they? They seem kind of young, like our age, which makes us feel like slackers.)
• Executive chef Nate Martin, who was a sous chef at Nikki Beach for three years
• Consulting chef Jason McClain (of 8 1/2 and Nikki Beach)
• 4,600 square feet, 150 seats (60 in the lounge, 90 in the main dining room)
• They'll be doing lunch, dinner, and brunch, and will open until 5 a.m. on weeknights
As for the menu, it's "eclectic Mediterranean." Entree prices will range from $18 to $29. Here are some samples (we don't have the whole menu yet, just a few items):
• Mediterranean chef salad with chicken, jamon Serrano, chick peas, grilled vegetables, egg and asiago
• Goat cheese-crusted lamb loin with Provençal vegetables and orzo risotto
• Milk-fed veal parmigiana with eggplant caviar, oven-roasted tomatoes and lemon caper emulsion
• Porcini mushroom cannelloni with herbed ricotta and truffled sage jus
• Slow-baked macaroni and cheese with manchego crust
• Maine lobster mashed potatoes with scallions and English peas
• Florida orange glazed doughnuts with white hot chocolate
• 'Pineapple dreams': thinly sliced pineapple atop creme brulee with a scoop of vanilla pineapple malt
We were a little disappointed at first when we heard "Mediterranean," because it's been done, but after reading the menu descriptions, it certainly sounds more interesting than most Mediterranean menus we've perused. And we're totally craving a manchego-laced mac 'n' cheese right now.
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