The leaves are falling, temperatures are dropping and local restaurant and bar menus are changing.
One of our favorite things about fall is how local restaurants and bars utilize seasonal ingredients from nature’s bounty. These new delicious dishes include pumpkin, carrots, apples, pears and other in-season produce that will make you fall in love with the flavors.
Here are a few local restaurants that have rolled out new items for fall:
Local Lime
Pumpkin and carnitas tacos - featuring brown sugar and chile-roasted pumpkin and carnitas topped with mole amarillo, pickled onion, cotija cheese, cilantro and pumpkin seeds. (pictured above)
At the Corner
Pumpkin spice French toast - pumpkin spiced brioche french toast, bourbon spiced maple, orange butter, candied pecans, served with bacon
Sweet potato hash - roasted sweet potatoes, mixed fall greens, peppers, onion, apple, turkey sausage, bacon, red pepper jelly, sunny up egg, biscuit
Eggplant brunch lasagna - layers of eggplant baked with mushroom bolognese, topped with bechamel sauce, parmesan, sunny up egg, served with side salad
Apple pie mimosa - California champagne and cinnamon sugar Arkansas apple simple syrup
Bad apple bourbon - Rocktown bourbon and cinnamon sugar Arkansas apple simple syrup
You’re Pearfect mocktail - fresh lemonade and house pear simple syrup
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Sauced
Hocus Pocus Punch - strawberry vodka, coconut rum, lemon juice, peach schnapps, pomegranate seeds, orange slice
The Grave Digger - bourbon, ginger beer, apple cider, orange bitters
Witches Brew - gin, blue curacao, lemon juice, pineapple juice, lemon slice
Ghost-tini - vanilla vodka, white chocolate liqueur, Frangelico, topped with whipped cream
Camp Taco
The Boy With No Eyeballs - Rancho Alegre Reposado Tequila, solerno, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao, cranberry reduction, orange, lime, orange bitters
Black Black Coffee - Wahaka Espadin Mezcal, Amaro Abano Liqueur, Ancho Reyes Chile Liqueur, orgeat, coffee, simple syrup
Call Slimer - Broker’s Gin, prickly pear puree, agave, simple syrup
Brood & Barley
Birria burger - braised chopped short rib, chihuahua cheese, avocado, radish, thinly sliced fresh jalapenos, pickled onions, cilantro
Scotch deviled egg - sweet sausage from Olles Farm, lemon zest and capers on a pickled beet salad
What’s The Dill Yo? - mussel, white wine, butter, pickled garlic, dill, charred lemon
Fall ice cream - house-made carrot cake ice cream, peanuts, cream cheese whipped cream, garnished with peanuts
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Trio’s
Autumn salad special - arugula, assorted lettuces, roasted yellow and red beets, goat cheese mousse, champagne vinaigrette, sprinkled with mixed nut granola
Warm brie with mango chutney and almonds - served with granny smith apple slices, water crackers
Southern chicken fried chicken - chicken fried boneless chicken breast smothered with Tasso cream gravy, served with smoked gouda mac and cheese, collard greens seasoned with smoked turkey and a piece of cornbread
Autumn vegan bowl - cauliflower rice, shallots, fresh spinach, red cabbage, topped with roasted butternut squash, red onion, portobello mushrooms, spice roasted chick peas, avocado, drizzled with roasted red pepper and tahini dressing with garlic, sherry vinegar & sesame oil
Earl, Honey - Wheatley vodka, Drambuie, earl grey syrup, lemon
Wagon Wheel - Old Dominick Memphis Toddy (spiced with cardamom, clove, black pepper, cinnamon, citrus peels) fresh blackberries, fresh mint, lemon
Cache
This downtown favorite just announced that it will reopen this weekend after being closed for nearly three months for renovations. Be on the lookout for fall menu teasers on their Facebook and Instagram.
Big Orange (Midtown & West Little Rock)
Walking Dead shake - chocolate-cherry shake, oreo cookie crumbs, dark chocolate fudge, cherry syrup drizzle, topped with whipped cream, gummy worms, eyeballs
Game Day burger - black angus patty, whiskey and molasses lacquered Petit Jean Bacon, smoked cheddar cheese, cracked pepper, jalapeno ketchup, house-made onion strings (only available on the days the Razorbacks play)
October is State Fair Month at Big Orange. Both locations will be serving up hand-dipped and fried 44 Farms Hot Dogs served with jalapeno mustard, ketchup, chipotle mayo, Big Orange cheese dip and chili.
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ZAZA (Little Rock & Conway)
Curry Cashew Chicken Salad - curry chicken salad, celery, currants, red and green grapes, fields greens, romaine and spinach topped with a house-made vinaigrette and tandoori seasoning
Loblolly Creamery
Pumpkin Spice Shake - pumpkin cheesecake, cold brew coffee from Fidel & Co, whipped cream, and caramel sauce
Caramel Apple Freeze - caramel apple sorbet, sparkling water, whipped cream, caramel sauce
Black Cat Shake - black cat vanilla, hot fudge, whipped cream, berry sauce
Butterbeer Shake - the flavor that must not be named, harvest moon, whipped cream, caramel sauce
Macaron Flavors - White Chocolate Mummy, Monster (Apple Pie), Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake, Candy Corn, Bloodshot Eye (Strawberry Cheesecake), Birthday Cake
Have an autumn menu to add to our list? Email info@littlerocksoiree.com with all the details.