Top 10 New Restaurants for 2018
All the way from Boulder comes Next Door Eatery, a new American restaurant from Kimbal Musk that prides itself on working directly with farmers to provide high-quality food. Setting up shop in an open, brightly lit space in the Crosstown Concourse, Next Door (not to be confused with the Sweet Grass affiliate of the same name) boasts a healthy-centric menu with enough options to satisfy both small and hearty appetites.
Appetizers range from kale chips to delectable salt-and-pepper chicken bites to calamari fritto misto, a much-touted favorite with lemon Sriracha aioli that deserves all the praise. A variety of salads can be customized with vegetarian, fish, and meat proteins. For the main course, Next Door offers sandwiches and burgers like Next Door 50/50, a scrumptious patty made with cremini mushrooms and beef. But the best options are specialty bowls, which mix grains and vegetables with Gulf shrimp, Alaskan salmon, ancho chili chicken, or slow-cooked meatballs. To round out the menu, Next Door also serves daily specials, such as mushroom ragout or shrimp ’n’ grits.