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| - I'm one of the many folks who never had an opportunity to eat at the upstairs restaurant of RM Seafood, which was very fancy and more upscale than the casual vibe from the downstairs restraurant which I've visited a few times. But now that Rick Moonen has re-imagined the spot as a steampunk inspired tapas gastropub which is fittingly named, Rx Boiler Room, I thought it would be worth a try since it's a more casual spot now. I love what they've done with the place with the steampunk look.
Since their slogan is "The alchemy of food & drink", I figured that it would only be right to try at least one of their specialty cocktails. On their iPad cocktail menu (http://bit.ly/1h8Y1Ru), they all looked and sounded pretty cool.
Smoked Whiskey & Cola -- http://bit.ly/1fsH0RI
George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey, House made Cola Syrup, Bittercube Cherrybark Vanilla Bitters, Fever Tree Soda Water, & Smoked Cherrywood Chips
They call this Jack & Coke's much cooler cousin, and by simply looking at their presentation I can definitely see why. Let's face it, I only really bought this drink just so I can see the Smoking Skull for the Smoked Whiskey. It was badass!! The drink was pretty good though and went well with my meal.
I made a late dinner reservation at Rx Boiler Room at 10pm on a Friday night. I think one thing that makes this place shine is that it's open really late on the weekends till 2am. The only thing that was regretting about that late reservation was because it was my second dinner that night and I came in only 50% hungry. But thankfully Rx Boiler Room's menu has a very diverse selection of plates that can satisfy any type of appetite with a whole array of small plates and some very large plates as well that include thick cut steaks and seafood. So naturally, I ordered some of their popular small plates that I've seen pics of on yelp that looked and sounded the most interesting.
Rx Fish Tacos in Taro Root Shells -- http://bit.ly/191AwKs
Kampachi Tartare with Grapefruit
Basically they're mini ceviche tacos. Pretty pricey, but every bite was so good!
Bacon Wrapped Bacon-N-Egg -- http://bit.ly/1c2r1ev
Brioche Toast, Tomato Jam, and Sunny Side Quail Egg.
This is probably their most popular plate and it's pretty obvious why. I mean it doesn't get any better than bacon wrapped pork belly topped with a quail egg on sweet toasted brioche. It's ridiculously good!
Chicken Pot Pie Nuggets -- http://bit.ly/191Asup
Tempura Fried filled with Natural Jus and Peas-N-Carrots
I think this is one of their more creative entrees. No sauce needed with these nuggets because it's all inside!
I ordered a good amount of food and I found myself pretty full after having all these small plates. If I wasn't so full, I probably would've tried their take on the famous cronut, or coughnut, as its spelled on their menu.
So even though I only tried just a small sample of what Rx Boiler Room had to offer, it was definitely enough to make a fan out of me. I could probably see myself coming here more often than RM Seafood because it's easily more accessible and inviting with it's casual approach and up my alley as a gastropub with a steampunk setting, great creative food, and interesting cocktails.
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