Created by the Xmarx clan, Fat Rice has gotten rave reviews since it opened in 2012. Spoiler alert: This will be another rave review.
Our mistake was going with a party of three around 7:30 p.m. on a Saturday evening in late winter. Needless to say we ended up waiting more than an hour for a non-bar table. (Fat Rice does not take reservations, nor does it accept parties greater than six.) The benefit of all this waiting was at the end of the evening we got to hang out with Abe, one of the owners, and learn about how he and Adrienne, the other owner, came up with their restaurant concept and menu. They went to Macau and ate themselves silly for four days straight. Sounds like the perfect vacation to me!
While we waited for our table, we indulged at the bar. The drinks were all on the strong-side, but while most had a balance between alcohol and other mixers (ginger, saffron and mint in the GSP, for example), the Traderoute cocktail really knocked me down. I had to cave in and return it to the bartender in favor of something more my speed, like the Salty Hound with vodka, grapefruit and preserved salted plum.
Fat Rice changes its menu often and at the time of this post is now onto a spring-summertime menu, but I am certain that the Arroz Gordo (translated: Fat Rice) is as delicious as it was in winter as it will be in the summer. Think of a big pot of delicious things like chicken sausage, dugenese crabs, saffon-infused rice, peppers, tomotoes, and more! coming together to create a perfect balance of flavors.
When you go, and you should go soon, be sure to save room for dessert. Whether you order the Pineapple Upside Down Cake or the Winter Fruit in Syrup, it won't disappoint.
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