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JG Domestic in pictures

POSTED: Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 5:24 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Chef Salad | Openings | Photos

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Dropped into JG Domestic, Jose Garces' latest on the ground floor of the Cira Centre (2929 Arch St.), for a quick snap sesh yesterday afternoon. The new restaurant, officially opening this Friday, Oct. 15, has taken the space that was Rae and turned it on its head the open-air dining area when you first enter, surrounded by a mean green "living wall" of plants, is flooded with sunlight, and it leads into an enclosed, slightly cozier bar area abutted by several additional dining rooms, including a nook for a chef's table right behind the glass-framed open kitchen. Around 175 guests can be accommodated, all told. We shared a few prelim details on chef Dave Conn's exclusively 50 states-sourced menu last week, and yesterday we also got an opportunity to peek at the beverage program named to honor American railways, the bar's signature cocktails are largely inspired by can't-improve-upon classics. Our favorite sips included the Empire Builder (a Four Roses Bourbon single-barrel batch distilled exclusively for Garces, plus Averna and housemade coffee bitters) and The City of New Orleans, a bit of a softer Sazerac with rye, Peychauds bitters and an absinthe rinse.

Adam Erace

Posted 2010-10-12 16:10:17

Oh JG fancy huh.

danya

Posted 2010-10-12 19:31:13

Thank you for that astute critical commentary. Perfect.

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