New little jewel
Last night a couple of friends and my wife and I went to a little new opening restaurant in Newport at the far end of Thames St. Actually its next to Mama Lucia. Its a BYOB with a liquor store next door. Its tiny approx. 40 seats it was their 2nd day opening. The food is progressive american it seems to be only about 12 types of plates but excellently prepared the portions are not the typical pile it on and take enough food home for a week. I tried the chicken caccatorie being italian thinking it would be in a red sauce it wasnt it was a nice crisp piece of chicken on top of roasted fingerling potatoes and a artichoke baragole with a light chicken glace. Its NY style food simple and flavorful. Talking to the owners they open for dinner and soon for Saturday and Sunday Brunch. They even had a chefs table which sat 8 and the place was full and people waited outside. It beats the coporate chew and screw places..The name is Thames Street Kitchen. If you like KIIS, Keep it SImple this is a nice place.
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I also dined there this past weekend with 3 other dining companions, and I believe it was their third night open. I agree with everything Frank said, but there was no chicken on our menu. For starters we ordered an amazing creamy onion soup with ramps and cippolinis, a salad of greens with lobster, pancetta and soft boiled egg & a simple greens salad. For entrees we had orecchiette with beef cheeks, halibut with snap peas, gnocchi and artichoke chip, and a bacon cheeseburger. There was a tuna on the menu that we didn't order.
I am so glad we stayed for dessert and ordered the warm donuts and the macarons. We hope to sit at the chefs table on our next visit. It definitely has a small menu, but I found myself torn by almost every option. Food was well executed and I love the minimalist decor.
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re: jules127
I was there Saturday night and they said it was their 2nd night open Friday was their first and unless I was drunk which I only have about 1/2 glass of wine anyway I did have the Chicken Caccatore. I think is was chicken with Artichoke Baragole, roasted chippolinis and Fingerling Potatoes.I did try the donuts they were excellent Cute place, so I will go there and Bouchards this summer mostly
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re: Frank Terranova
Frank, I was there on their third night open--Sunday. I don't doubt your chicken dish, they had mentioned the menu would be changing on a regular basis. I still have yet to try Bouchards but will be trying Tallulah on Thames this weekend which I haven't read about too much here. Bouchards is definitely on my list, thanks for the reminder!
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re: jules127
Bouchards is classic french not the pretentious style though. You have to pre order the grand marnier souflee for dessert I have been to talluahs once it was good, FLuke is nice, Clark cook house. By far Newports restaurants are far above prov. IMO restaurants and we didnt even hit broadway in newport more nice places also.
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