Hello my Beauts! I hope that all is well with you. I am excited to let you all in on a few of my newest favorite restaurant finds in the QC! At the thought of losing a staple restaurant like Las Ramblas, my very favorite, spanish tapas restaurant in Dilworth, I felt as though the owners - the masterminds behind Bonterra - had made a huge mistake taking this gem out of the neighborhood... after hearing the "agenda" I may be beginning to think otherwise. The once Las Ramblas located on Park Rd is now called Sunset Grille. It offers a wide range of comfort food from flatbread pizzas, sandwiches, and wood-fired burgers. Las Ramblas is not lost in the concept though... two of the best tapas dishes from the OG menu- now called "appetizers" are offered daily... The goat cheese cakes with apricot honey reduction, roasted garlic, and toasted almonds and the P.E.I. mussels. Las Ramblas is not gone for good though, do not be mistaken, the entire tapas menu is offered on Monday nights, including their signature Sangria, and a relocation/upgrade to LR is now in the works! Hopefully it will stay in the neighborhood!
On to the next... Southpark's newest sushi restaurant is amazing! Cyros Sushi and Sake Bar, located beside Rooster's on Morrison, began at Dean and Deluca Wine Bar in Phillips Place. If you have ever tried the Sushi menu at D&DWB then you understand the delicious and original concoctions that these talented chef's have been working into Menu's all over the QC. The Sushi chefs at Cyros have experience at Rooster's Wine Bar, PRESS, and Dolce Vita and have brought it all home to the newly opened Cyros. On a quiet Monday night at 9 pm on Sunday you can rarely find a crowd at any restaurant but Cyros was packed, the food and service was amazing, and was a perfect date night spot!
I will let you all find out for yourselves about these two but I think that you may be satisfied with either and those of you that need to visit soon, ahem... I can't wait to take you to one of these!
Enjoy!
- LB
