Juniper owner to operate Edward Delk's, open Brady District steakhouse in the fall
Justin Thompson, chef-proprietor of Juniper, said Monday he has taken over operation of Edward Delk's and plans to open an upscale steakhouse in the Brady District in the fall.
Thompson said Edward Delk's, 427 S. Boston Ave., will be closed Monday and Tuesday and will reopen Wednesday with a new menu and new wine list.
"I'm sort of bringing in my own kind of food," Thompson said. "The identity will be American-style pub with things like pulled pork sliders and blue cheese nachos. We also will offer full dinners with things like chorizo meatloaf with sweet-corn mashed potatoes.
"We also will have some changes in the bar and the wine list. It will be a whole new atmosphere."
Edward Delk's was opened in December 2011 by Eric Richards and Hunt Hawkins.
"I've known Eric and Hunt since high school," Thompson said. "We entered into a partnership where I will handle the day to day operation of the restaurant."
He said Edward Delk's will be open for lunch and dinner Monday-Friday and dinner only Saturday.
Thompson said his new steakhouse, to be called PRHYME Downtown Steakhouse, will be located on the south end of the new Fairfield Inn & Suites, 111 N. Main St.
It will be on the opposite end of the hotel from another new restaurant, Laffa, a project from the owners of Cosmo.
"We are starting construction on the steakhouse this week," Thompson said. "It will be an upscale, modern steakhouse and have everything you expect to see with a few twists.
"We will focus on beef from different regions, and customers can pick among grass-fed or grain-fed beef. Different steaks will have different fat content. People can try different styles of steak and see what they really like.
"We'll also have 300 wines by the bottle, caviar service and lots of seafood."
Thompson said the target date for completion is mid October.
Thompson, who opened the upscale-casual Juniper last year at 324 E. Third St., formerly was chef at such places as Ciao!, Sonoma Bistro, the Brasserie and Osage restaurant at Gilcrease Museum.
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