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| - IG has been blowing up with great shots of CRAFTKitchen's new Friday-exclusive "happy hour" menu. The curated list of savory, sharable dishes warranted a group visit because everything sounded so good. Eight of us ordered and shared the majority of the menu, including all four dessert options plus a stop by the pastry case on our way out the door. Go big or go home, right?
HITS: You can't miss the cheese plate. Great price, great selection, the bleu with walnuts was my favorite cheese but they were all thoughtfully selected and played nicely against each other. The smoked wings have a great presentation and are full of flavor. Pretzels and beer cheese are amazing, and the order is so huge you'll have to share it even if you don't want to. I hogged the Manila Clams for myself, with pork and a great white wine broth I wanted to drink like soup! The Grilled Artichoke dish was small but tender and well-executed with a great roasted garlic aioli that it didn't need but was wonderful nonetheless.
IF YOU HAVE ROOM: Almost everything we had was stellar but if you can't order everything, prioritize what's above. Otherwise, order the Bone Marrow, because duh, it's bone marrow. Fun presentation. CK Meatballs were moist with a robust sauce and ample ricotta. The Chopped Crunchy Salad has an amazing green goddess dressing that made it stand out from the Beet Salad and Heirloom Tomato Salad of the "healthy" / vegetarian options. The tempura shrimp was nice and light, bed of shredded lettuce underneath makes this passable as a salad for solo-diners. The Fried Polenta Sticks had great texture but I thought I'd like them more than I actually did. Perhaps by that point I was already overwhelmed by everything else I'd tried.
DESSERTS: Yes, this warrants a separate category. There's an affogato and a nice creme brulee available, but you really want to go for the Mason Jar Magic Bar and/or the Sticky Toffee Cake (in that order). The jar is layered with tons of textures and flavors, as if you're straight-up raiding the chocolate aisle or your mom's baking cabinet. It works! The cake in the STC was nice but I was missing the robust sticky toffee elements that originally made me gravitate toward this option.
Chef Jaret and the staff at CK are doing some great things here in Henderson! Looking forward to more visits to try the couple of things I missed (hello, CK burger!) and maybe try one of their pairing meals for a date night.
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