Rathbun's Blue Plate Kitchen

The precious plant that was on the table. Emily made me post it:)

Emily's mojito that put her to sleep. The bartender added a another shot to it. Just what she needs:)

The bread box for every table. It came with cornbread, banana bread, and biscuits. Served with honey marmalade and sage butter. Yummy!

The cheese bread (appetizer). It was herb bread with ricotta. Wonderful!

The dessert menu. We couldn't eat another bite, or we would have definitely ordered one!

The creamy cheese polenta and the creamy whipped parsnips!

The cream cheese/spinach/crab dip with toast and bread crumb topping (that sneakily contained goat cheese....good eye, Kate).



So Kate and I are doing our own version of March Madness. We've made our own bracket...we're trying the new spots, narrowing them down until there is a winner...is that how brackets work? Who knows.

I do know that Rathbun's new local is fab.
Located near Sprinkles and the new Orange Cup off of Preston and NWHwy, this little gem is well worth visiting. If the pictures didn't inspire you, maybe my little write up will.

Get a reservation!
We did.
The hostess group was super nice. They asked if we were twins. We're not.

We waited at the bar for a second. The cocktails are a little steep, $12 each, but they are the most delicious flavor blends. I had that delicious looking mojito up top. Wow! Now, I know the bartender gave me an extra shot of rum, but that was a good stout drink BEFORE the extra shot. You can just imagine after...and the bartender was a real nice fellow. They also have a wine list, but we didn't make it that far!!

When we were seated, it was cozy but not cramped. The couple next to us did lean over and give us some ordering tips, as well as asked us about what we were eating. They quickly got the message that we were "working", nor in the market for new friends.

The bread basket had a nice trifecta - corn bread, banana bread, and biscuits.
Note: they will refill this for FREE and the butter is so good I thought about putting it in my purse...maybe that was the mojito talking?? It was some good butter.

We ordered the Wood Roasted Cheesy Bread. I don't even have the words to describe how GOOD it was. It was huge, too. There was no way Katie and I could finish....well, that's a lie.

We weren't interested in the DP marinaded chicken or Gramma Minnie's Fried Chicken (a D Mag favorite), so we moved on to our favorite thing: SIDE DISHES.

We tried the cheesy polenta - not disappointed.
We tried the creamed parsnips - wow. This little dish was a dream. In fact, for the next Potato Party we are going to try a parsnip recipe of our own. I would say that dish was inspirational.

We also tried the Texas Gulf Blue Crab Gratin. It had all of the makings for something fab. However, it also had goat cheese, so...thank you, but no thank you.

In fact, I think that Rathbun and Paula Lambert formed an alliance on this venture, because I couldn't help but notice that a lot of the dishes contained her signature cheeses.

The dessert menu looked like Heaven, but we were too stuffed at that point, so we just made a vow to come back...

Four defnite stars for this venue. Make sure you visit it before it is too overpopulated!!!