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Square 1682 in pictures
posted by Drew Lazor
Meal Ticket dropped by the Hotel Palomar’s Square 1682 (121 S. 17th St.) earlier today to catch a glimpse of the Kimpton Hotels restaurant, slated to open Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Dayna Lee of Hollywood’s Powerstrip Studios is responsible for the Art Deco-inspired space, spread out over two floors. The ground level features the bar/lounge area, with room for about 30 to sit; highlights down here include a exhibition kitchen and large chalkboard wall that’ll feature rotating renderings from local artists. (Right now it’s got a wispy piece of work from Donna Czapiga.) The top floor, which is more like the proper dining room, has room for between 50 and 60 more, and it’s done up with lots of polished wood, bold throw pillows and mounted architect’s lamps, in a nod to the structure’s heritage as the Architect’s Building. Other features worth noting include a floor-to-ceiling wine tower, accessible from both floors, with a Rubenesque woman in colorful panes on the doors, and a recurring motif of bronze chain links.
Chef Guillermo Tellez, who we recently spoke to here on Meal Ticket, says he’s working right now pickling and preserving seasonal vegetables for the colder months. The full menu has yet to be released (we teased a few items here), but dishes Tellez is particularly excited about include a petite poblano en nogada stuffed with pork, beef, pomegranates and apricots and topped with a traditional cold walnut sauce; and the shrimp, chicken and beef yakitori on the bar menu, which’ll be served with Korean barbecue, mustard chili and coconut peanut sauces.
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