By Rebekah Chiasson | Observer Contributor
If you are looking for a place to take your date, a place to hang out with the guys and watch a game, or even a place for a girl’s night out, head to Great Road Kitchen, a brand new restaurant in Littleton. Owner Marcus Palmer opened the Kitchen doors in early 2016, with Executive Chef Chris Frothingham (who you can find on the Food Network show “Beat Bobby Flay”), and Chef de Cuisine, Sean Smith. The restaurant caters to all types of foodies including seafood lovers, steak eaters, and the health conscious.
Great Road Kitchen is a “trendy place, a modern American take on kind of everything, we hit all the bases at once,” said Colin Ireland, grill cook for the Kitchen. You walk up to a beautiful stone walled building and enter the modern warehouse-esque space to a shuffle board on your left, a massive horseshoeing service bar, and eclectic decorations. There are old-school coke signs, reclaimed church pews, and giant letters on the wall that spell, “Drink Whiskey.” “Everything looks handmade, professional but handmade, really just American things,” Ireland said.
Ireland explained the Kitchen is a place to get finer dining with foods like oysters and $500 wine bottles, but customers can play shuffle board, order burgers, and listen to live music. Come in a suit or Levi’s and a t-shirt and feel just as comfortable. The food is all made fresh, meat butchered on site, dressings made from scratch, and the seafood is delivered every morning from day boats.
The open kitchen allows customers to interact with the creators of the meal, hearing, smelling and seeing your meal being made. “It’s like being on stage every night,” Ireland said. “It’s crazy because you get the roar of the crowd; you get energized by them. It’s like what I’d imagine a sports star feels.” Diners can sit as close as three feet away from the action, dining at the oyster bar.
The multi-million dollar restaurant is lead by Chef Chris, “a culinary bad ass” according to Ireland; “He is the most intelligent chef I have ever met with a great vision and a successful business plan.” Chef Chris oversees every dish that leaves the kitchen, making sure every meal meets his expectations, all while keeping the entire kitchen running as smoothly as possible.
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