LITTLE ROCK — The House, 922 N. Palm St., Little Rock, has cut out its lunch service and is now only open for dinner, 5 p.m.-1 a.m. (the kitchen closes at midnight) daily. The entree menu has expanded (among the new entries: an herb-roasted half chicken and lamb osso buco), and so has the beer (eight on tap, 30 in bottles, with a lot more craft beers added) and wine list. More importantly, the restaurant has changed its service structure, abandoning the over-the-counter order process that had drawn numerous complaints and going to a system where customers order at the table and waiters are assigned service sections. The restaurant closed for three days in the last week of October for renovations andstaff training. The telephone number is (501) 663-4500, and “We’re huge on Facebook: facebook.com/thehouseinhillcrest.”
Old Chicago Pasta & Pizza
has opened at 4305 Warden Road, North Little Rock, in what was once a Tia’s Tex-Mex (and briefly a Mexican restaurant called Zapata’s). Hours are 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-midnight Sunday. The telephone number is (501) 812-6262.
Masala Grill and Tea House, a new Pakistani fusion restaurant - a first for this area - expects to open next week (owner Amman Abbasi says they’re planning a soft opening for Monday) in the Ashley Square Shopping Center, 9108 N. Rodney Parham Road at Reservoir Road. Abbasi has said the menu will feature classical traditional Pakistani cuisine - “curry based, but you can see a lot more barbecue items, items from the grill” - plus more contemporary items, like a chicken tikka wrap, and teas from around the world. Hours will be 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5:30-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday. The telephone number is (501) 414-0643; you can follow the restaurant’s progress on Facebook: facebook.com/home.php?filter=nf#/ pages/Little-Rock-AR/ Masala-GrillTeahouse/ 168854174635?ref=nf.
Forty Two, the restaurant in the basement of the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, which has heretofore been principally open only for lunch and Sunday brunch, is sticking its toe into evening hours. For several months ithas been putting on Third Thursday programs each month, featuring the cuisine and culture of a particular country or town. The six course menu for the Nov. 19 event - doors open at 6:30 p.m., dinner is served at 7 - will be “Taste of the U.S.A.,” featuring Kumamoto Oyster Shooters, Chicago Dogs, Southern braised pork, short-rib steak & eggs, apple crisp and Peanut Butter & Jelly Sorbet. (December’s focal city is Moscow, by the way.) Cost is $27.95 per person; reservations required - call (501) 537-0042. More details are available at the Web site, dineatfortytwo.com.
And the restaurant has also started a Monday happy hour and Monday night football session, starting at 5:30 p.m. with two flatscreen TVs and a menu from Executive Chef Jacob Peck that includes bratwurst, tempura oysters, fried pickles, mini-slider burgers and an array of gourmet meats and cheeses.
Has a restaurant opened - or closed - near you in the last week or so? Does your favorite eatery have a new menu? Is there a new chef in charge? Drop us a line. Call (501) 399-3667 or (501) 378-3513, or send a note to Restaurants, Weekend Section, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, Ark. 72203. Send e-mail to:
Weekend, Pages 36 on 11/12/2009
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