After shuttering its Five Kitchen earlier this year, Crown Restaurant Group will open Bar Rosso, a new concept, in the same space – this one focusing exclusively on steak frites and vermouth-accented cocktails.
For a set price of $50, guests will enjoy house-made bread, a "signature salad" and a steak tenderloin with frites (fries) on the side, Anthony Sitek, who co-owns CRG with his wife, Haley Nutter-Sitek, told The Enquirer.
Bar Rosso's cocktail program will specialize in vermouth cocktails, including martinis and negronis. Instead of offering just two or three vermouths, it will have dozens from all over the world.
“With Bar Rosso, we wanted to build a menu that feels confident and complete rather than crowded,” Sitek said in a press release.
“We’re going to execute what people enjoy the most - a perfect steak, frites, and a cocktail.”
While it might seem odd, Sitek told The Enquirer that a lot of thought and research went into the steak frites concept and that he is interested in "creating an experience no one else is doing."
"Anthony and I wanted to bring something sophisticated but relaxed to the heart of downtown Cincinnati — a place where guests can dress up for a special night out or stop in after work and feel just as comfortable,” Nutter-Sitek said in the press release. “Bar Rosso is that elevated, easygoing escape we’ve always pictured.”
CRG is documenting the process of building out and developing the menu at Bar Rosso on its Instagram page @barrossocincy.
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