Yardbird Southern Table & Bar

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Yardbird Southern Table & Bar
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Restaurant information
Established2011 (2011)
Owner(s)50 Eggs Inc.
Food typeSouthern food
Dress codeCasual
CountryUnited States
ReservationsYes
Websitewww.runchickenrun.com

Yardbird Southern Table & Bar is a group of restaurants in the United States serving Southern food. It's owned and operated by 50 Eggs Inc. and has locations in California, Texas, Florida, Nevada and Singapore.

History[]

Chef Jeff McInnis, who was a finalist on Top Chef, wanted to start a Southern-style restaurant, serving food similar to what he grew up eating in the Florida Panhandle.[1] He partnered with John Kunkel and Chris Romero, two restaurateurs from Miami, to open the first Yardbird in South Beach in Miami in 2011.[1][2][3] It was nominated for a James Beard Award and was named "Best New Restaurant" by Bon Appétit.[3][4] It was also acknowledged by Southern Living being among the best fried chicken restaurants in the South.[5]

A location in The Venetian opened in 2015 in Las Vegas with Todd Harrington as the executive chef.[6] In 2017, Sandra Palomo became executive chef of the Las Vegas location.[7] A location opened in Singapore in early 2017.[8] In April 2018, a Yardbird opened in Los Angeles, California in the Beverly Center,[3] and in 2020, a location opened in Dallas, Texas.[9]

Chef Kimberly-Ann Ryan from Hell's Kitchen season 16 is the current head chef of the Las Vegas location, after winning the title in her season.

Design and ambiance[]

The restaurants use the modern farmhouse style. The Miami restaurant, located in a former grocery store, has walls reclaimed from an old barn in North Carolina.[1][10] It has a chandelier made of Ball glasses.[1]

The Las Vegas location is decorated with pickle jars, video slideshows of famous Southern musicians, and vintage looking light bulbs.[4] The Los Angeles location has industrial features, leather booths, and original artwork.[3]

Cuisine and beverages[]

Food[]

Fried chicken with waffles and watermelon at the Yardbird in Las Vegas

Yardbird serves Southern food, specializing in fried chicken. The fried chicken is made using a recipe of the grandmother co-owner John Kunkel. It's brined for 27 hours, dredged in secret herbs and spices, and fried. It's served with a honey hot sauce.[10] Biscuits are made fresh every half hour. Bacon is made in house, which takes eight hours to make. The restaurant uses locally sourced ingredients, like local alligator, hogs and fish.[1]

The full menu has over 30 items. Appetizers include buttermilk biscuits with honey butter and jam and maple-glazed donuts topped with bacon.[11] Entrees include fried half chicken with macaroni & cheese and pasta, Vermont sharp cheddar cheese waffle with maple syrup, a fried green tomato BLT, and chicken biscuit sandwiches.[11][12] The Las Vegas location is the only Yardbird to serve a large Niman Ranch pork chop.[6]

The restaurant has an additional brunch menu, which includes strawberry waffles topped with chocolate sauce, strawberries and whipped cream, and avocado toast with prosciutto, a poached egg, and roasted tomatoes.[11]

Desserts include coffee cake with chocolate sauce and coffee ice cream and cinnamon apple pies with vanilla ice cream.[11]

Beverages[]

Yardbird Miami has 75 types of bourbon and the Los Angeles location has 100 types of bourbon on the menu and all locations specialize in bourbon cocktails.[10][13][5] Cocktails include the Blackberry Bourbon Lemonade made with Wild Turkey, blackberry puree, lemon, cardamon and bitters.[10] The Pork Chop is made with bourbon, cider, citrus juice, thyme, and Dijon mustard.[1] The Los Angeles bar menu includes The Duke, a cocktail that uses a recipe by John Wayne.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Raichlen, Steven (20 April 2012). "Restaurant Report: Yardbird in Miami Beach, Fla". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ Peltz, Jon (1 December 2017). "Yardbird Southern Table & Bar - Miami". The Infatuation. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Yagoda, Maria. "This Southern Fried Chicken Restaurant Is Taking Over the Country". Food & Wine. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b Wilburn, Mitchell. "At first bite: Bird is the word". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b "The South's Best Fried Chicken". Southern Living. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b Binlot, Ann. "Yardbird Southern Table & Bar Opens in Las Vegas". The Manual. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Chef Story—Sandra Palomo, Yardbird Southern Table and Bar". FreshPoint. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Miami's Yardbird Southern Table & Bar to Open in Singapore". Food Newsfeed. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  9. ^ Gubbins, Teresa (31 January 2020). "Brash new Southern restaurant loads up biscuits and fried chicken for Dallas". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d Wood, Jennifer M. "Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, Miami - Restaurant Review". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d Buch, Clarissa (12 January 2018). "Yardbird's Long-Running Southern Brunch Continues to Deliver". Miami New Times. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  12. ^ "'Yardbird Southern Table & Bar' Brings Southern Fare To Beverly Grove". Hoodline. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  13. ^ a b Medina, Marcy (6 April 2018). "Yardbird Brings Southern Flavor to L.A." WWD. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

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