715 opens in Lawrence
By Jonathan Bender in Openings & Closings
Mon., Oct. 19 2009 @ 10:30AM
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"Italian cuisine is not just about the pasta, tomatoes, cheese and other ingredients. It's about the lifestyle that brings you those dishes. Our goal is to emulate that feeling at 715 by offering the closest thing to a European neighborhood eatery as you can find in the Midwest," says Executive Chef Michael Beard.
The new restaurant is named for its street address in the historic Anderson Building.
"It's a New York space -- long and narrow with a series of small tables that line up in front of a banquet. The tables can be pushed together for large groups or stay where they are for a nice intimate, dinner," says spokesperson Kristina Patrick.
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Among the salad selections is a salad with rabbit, roasted radicchio and orange with a citrus vinaigrette ($9). The large menu includes a number of panini, pizza, pasta and main dishes. The house ham-and-stracchino panini ($6) and a pizza with shittakes, eggplant and goat cheese ($9) look interesting.
"This will be a great place for foodies and those who love to eat, and yet, the prices will be affordable for everyone," Patrick says.
The pasta ranges from $7 to $9 with the potato tortelli, duck ragu, and grana ($9) among the five options. The entrees are $13 to $19 and include spalla steak to blue ridge rainbow trout.
"It will be walk-in on a first-come, first-serve basis. There will be some seating limited for reservations," Patrick says. The restaurant offers online reservations through Open Table.
Today's opening doubles as a fundraiser. All of the day's proceeds will be donated to Douglas County's Health Care Access Clinic.
Images courtesy of Kristina Patrick.
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