Rocket revival
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- Rooftop garden at Rocket
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- Lamb corndog
*****UPDATE: ROCKET IS CLOSED.*****
When Rocket first opened, it was so-so. The space is great, but the food and clientele were weird, and not in a good way.
The menu was trying to be too tongue-in-cheek cute, and the dishes weren’t worth the steep prices. And the crowd had a misplaced Lake O vibe.
But that was then, and now I’d give Rocket a chance. We went there with guests from out of town who had a college connection with employees at the restaurant.
We enjoyed our drinks and appetizers, but the real excitement came when we got backstage passes to Rocket’s roof garden. Rows of kiddie pools are hosts to gorgeous lettuces, peppers, tomatoes, beans, etc. The vegetables go from roof to plate…you can’t get much fresher than that in a city restaurant.
And they still serve their lamb corndog.
The backstage pass and VIP is key when visiting Rocket. Our friend David, formerly @ 3doors down was working at Rocket for our first visit. He steered our order and took us to see where the salad came from- the roof with a view. Be sure to check out David’s own restaurant, just opened. Lincoln, 3808 N. Williams Ave., 503-288-6200