Bar 109: Casual Hangout With Forest Gold Marble

Bar 109 Design and Concept

For Bar 109, Montalba Architects created a streamlined, mostly black-painted space secured by the striking Forest Gold marble countertop with tendrils of rustic brownish stumbling upon its surface, an aspect that Baik stated he went “all out” on in regards to cost. Three elliptical exerciser tables allow for groups to gather and possibly absorb some pre- or post-dinner beverages as soon as Passage 109 opens. Unlike the likely expensive supper that will await those folks, Bar 109 will not take reservations and is planned to be a casual community hangout open till midnight.

Menu Highlights

When it comes to food, Baik will certainly serve a bar bites menu for probably the first time in his occupation, which has actually mostly occupied the world of New York City fine dining. Start with a smoked salmon dip with Ritz biscuits and afterwards eye the huge shrimp cocktail utilizing some of the biggest shrimp (U-10, meaning under 10 shrimp per extra pound) on the marketplace. A fried fish sandwich influenced by Japanese nanbankan comes with significant tartar sauce and pickles between potato buns. A wagyu hotdog heavy on Dijon mustard comes with marinaded pepper relish.

Ask Brian Baik what he would’ve opened up in 2020– when he transferred from New York City to his hometown of Los Angeles– what his first-ever dining establishment would be, and he possibly would not have said “a bar.” On July 29, Baik will debut Bar 109 in Melrose Hill with bartender Kayla Garcia supervising the drinks and Jon Tran as basic manager. The bar will open up in the front portion of his upcoming tasting menu dining establishment, Passage 109, which has remained in advancement for several years.