Bureau offers ’stimulus specials’ and new menu by Shaun Doty
March 11th, 2009 by Cliff Bostock in RestaurantsThe Bureau is offering new weekly “stimulus specials,” including $3.50 organic vodka martinis and $3.50 glasses of the sommelier’s choice of wine. Guests can also nosh on 50-cent raw or smoked oysters on the half shell. The specials run daily, 4-7 p.m.
If you’ve been wondering about the menu created by Shaun Doty, here’s a highly capitalized announcement from the restaurant:
The menu, created by Consulting Chef Shaun Doty and executed by Executive Chef Jarman Gray, offers upscale pub-grub choices. Appetizer favorites include: San Marzano Tomato Soup with Garden Sour Dough Grilled Cheese; White Pimento Cheese with Poblano Peppers and Crudité; and Lamb Chops with Indian Yogurt Sauce. Popular Entrée choices include: the Hand Packed Angus Burger with Pimento Cheese; Chicken Sliders on Hawaiian Rolls with Sweet & Sour Sauce; Shaun’s Pork Bangers and Mustard Mashed Potatoes; Lamb Pie with Homemade Puff Pastry; and Grilled Marinated Flatiron Steak Marinated in Chili Arbol and served with Onion Marmalade.
The Bureau is located at 327 Edgewood Ave. Free valet parking is located directly across the street. For more information, visit the Bureau’s website or call 678-732-0067.
March 11th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
great place, after you shake off all the panhandling to get there.
March 11th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Have you sampled the new menu, foodieman?
March 12th, 2009 at 12:24 am
i have not sampled the new menu, but i have been there before. the owners are very friendly.
edgewood ave is really becoming an area for foodies.
March 12th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Cliff,
I have had the new menu and while it’s serviceable, I wasn’t exactly all that taken with it, as compared to the old menu—ESPECIALLY compared to the old menu.
But down to specifics, the pimento burger was tasty and you can actually taste the pimento cheese. The chicken sliders, though not put upon by my friends, were likened to Krystal chiks. The dutch fries (didn’t see them up above) were disappointing. Maybe that’s why they aren’t listed. The lamb pie had good braised flavor, but wasn’t sure about the puff pastry topping. Seemed like an afterthought.
Really, objectively it’s not bad. I’m just a bit heartbroken when comparing it to the previous menu so relative to that, I’m kind of bummed out.
March 12th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Huh. It looks like they removed their “poutine” from the menu as well.
March 12th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
No poutine? They probably couldn’t get good cheese curds.
March 12th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Strangely enough, the never did use cheese curds on their poutine. Well, they did every once in a while, but when we asked about it, we were told that people didn’t seem to like the curds as much as the other cheese.
No matter. The new menu has “Dutch fries,” with blue cheese, scallions, & bacon. They were ok, but didn’t seem to live up to the billing. They might have tasted better if everything was heated together rather than seemingly thrown on a plate as individual components.
March 12th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
I am not surprised that no one liked the cheese curds. They are a bit odd.
When that was on the menu, the fiance and I wanted to go because he wanted to try the poutine, but we just never got around to it. In any case, the Dutch fries sound full of potential goodness.
March 12th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
I once lived with someone from Wisconsin who was addicted to cheese curds. They are definitely an acquired taste.
March 13th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Cliff, I once dated someone from Wisconsin and she could not get enough of them. They’re just unaged cheese, what’s weird about that? When they’re nice and fresh and squeaky, their delicious!
But I may be biased, cheese is my favorite food group.