If the rabbit that Alice met was blind and esoterically eccentric rather than merely late, and then that rabbit opened a restaurant, you would have Blind Rabbit Kitchen. It’s a steakhouse experience with cocktails wrapped in delightful whimsy, with bunnies tastefully tucked here and there in treasure hunt fashion. The team behind Sol Agave opened its central Sugar House location, and the restaurant’s namesake is Whiskers the Blind Rabbit — a character imagined and lovingly named by Jesus’ daughter, Yezia.
While the steaks are phenomenal (you can get a 40-oz Dry-aged Tomahawk Steak), the shared plates alone are well worth the visit. We started with the Grilled Artichokes, steamed, cut in half, and charred on the grill. Served with blackened lemons and a tartar sauce, they are the perfect vegetal start to a meal. In the same vein as the greenery theme, the Asparagus Fries are crisply breaded and served with a cilantro ranch dipping sauce. Honestly, I tend to resent non-starchy vegetables that try to double as fries, but I’m not mad at these; they are that good.
The highlight of my dinner was a shared plate that I decided to eat as an entree: the Bone Marrow Tacos. Served with house-made blue corn tortillas, freshly toasted, along with the ubiquitous cilantro/onion mixture and chef-made salsas, the showstopper is chopped asada, tucked and roasted in marrow bones, sliced in half to allow the marrow to permeate the steak like a rich, beefy butter. I’m on the record with being obsessed with bone marrow anything, so these were a rare treat. You scrape the meat off the bone into a tortilla, slather it in salsa, and feel both primal and satiated. I barely managed to get a pic before devouring.
To lighten things up, get the Little Gem Salad. I always take issue with composed salads that have dressing drizzled over the top, leaving the rest of the salad woefully bare. Here, each stacked leaf of iceberg (a lettuce that is making a well-deserved comeback) is evenly coated. Not just with the dressing, but also with the blue cheese. All the other goodies are tucked underneath, including bacon, chopped eggs, cherry tomatoes, and roasted corn for maximum control over the perfect bite.
Blind Rabbit Kitchen is also known for their cocktails (and 0% ABV drinks). They are stylish, unique, and delivered with flair. Ingredients nod to both our local Utah spirits and the cultural heritage of the owners. Mango, passion fruit, chocolate bitters, tequila, mezcal, and house-infused red chile liquor show up on the beverage menu (not in the same drink, mind you). There is also an entire slew of margaritas. I loved the Grilled Pina (pineapple with ancho chile) Margarita along with the Fluffy Carajillo, an espresso martini-esque cocktail with orange bitters.
If you can’t decide when you look at a cocktail menu, get the BRK Flight with several mini-cocktails and a shot of tequila to boot.
When you go:
Blind Rabbit Kitchen, Sugar House
1080 E 2100 S, SLC
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