The Rabbit Hole

My love for The Left-Handed Cook brought me to Midtown Global Market frequently.  But I was pretty steadfast in my ordering habits, never venturing from the bok bok bowl (happily). That is not going to be possible at The Rabbit Hole, the still-on-the-newer-side restaurant opened by The Left-Handed Cook(s). As soon as I read the menu I thought, "uh oh, I want to eat ALL these things..."

I think I may have attempted to eat two of the messier options on the menu, but I'm attracted to things that will require finger-licking, so that wasn't a bad thing.  The pork curry poutine was an egg-topped hot mess (in the beautiful sense) that hit every point of creamy, zesty (not spicy), cheesy, thick-cut french fry goodness. We split this as an appetizer and it could have easily fed 3+ people as an app or a hungry soul as a main dish. It's on the list of "small" plates but don't let the adjective fool you.  That's a killer dinner if you're in the mood for decadence.





As my main course, I just couldn't do anything about my first choice.  If you put crawdads on a menu, I'm going to eat them. And these were so exciting and beautiful! Look at that picture! I'm used to my New Orleans crawfish boils, messy and spicy in their own way.  But this was a totally new flavor for me with jalapenos, smoky tomato oyster sauce, and green onion.  The crawdads were excellent but, honestly, if they had just served me a bowl of the sauce with a pile of steamed rice I would have left a happy woman.  I can't describe it beyond saying it's going to take willpower to try other things on the menu when these peppered beauties are waiting for me.

Midtown Global Market remains one of the coolest places to wander, poke around, enjoy a variety of cuisines in a casual space.  And The Rabbit Hole is an exciting addition of top notch food and cocktails that only make the space that much more vibrant and exciting.  I need to power through the rest of that menu, so I will be back. Often.

Follow me on Twitter @TheMinneapolite