There’s a new place in town. And it’s fantastic.
Imagine, if you could, if you please, white tiles that wouldn’t look out of place in a kitchen from 1907 or so but in a kitchen where the upstairs would never go, but the downstairs always do, counterpointed with rustic, heavy wooden chairs and tables that belonged more in a settler’s home from the West from 1868 or thereabout, exposed air ducts, a kind of golden tiled ceiling, food a mix of traditional American fare rooted deep in European tradition (cheesy macaroni, chicken pot pies), a modest selection of wines and beers, and pastries of the most wonderful kind.
This is a new restaurant on Eat Street, and it’s a wonderful new addition to this ever vibrant area of town: the Copper Hen (isn’t that just a fantastic name!), located at 2515 Nicollet Avenue. Not only is their food absolutely delicious of the wonderfully savory variety, salivary glands on overdrive long after consuming vibrantly flavored dishes served on simply white dishes with unassuming napkins of white with minimally blue stripes, but they have a lovely eye for pleasing aesthetics of interior design. Check out their website, too: so simple and easy, and their restaurant so warm, inviting, pleasant, and unassuming, yet you’re surely dining in a kind of upscaled style of the relaxed variety.
I managed to happen upon this place on their opening night. They were still finding their feet in terms of how to ring up your orders, but that’s to be expected, and I wouldn’t expect anything less, because such inaccuracies shed a delightful bit of humanity on their venture. And their venture is quite fabulous indeed. I’m glad to have them around.