Underground restaurants are popping up all over the country. Here is another article talking about the local, organic, underground movement of diy/professional chefs and food fanatics making their way.
Spilling the Beans
There are a range of hidden and underground restaurants across the country -- some harder to get into than others. Here's a sampling of five.
RESTAURANT: Club 33, Anaheim, Calif.
PRICE: Membership starts at $4,500; annual fees are $1,925 and up. Minimum food charge is $59.
HOW TO GET IN: Write to Disneyland/ Attn: Club 33 /1313 S. Harbor Blvd. Anaheim, CA 92803
COMMENTS: Walt Disney created this members-only restaurant (behind an unmarked green door in Disneyland's French Quarter) in 1967. Regulars say they go more for the ambiance -- and the fact that it's the only place in the park with a liquor license. Membership includes unlimited park access, but the waiting list is several years long.
RESTAURANT: One Pot, Seattle
PRICE: About $35 a person
HOW TO GET IN: Request reservations at onepot.org
COMMENTS: In this new venture, owner Michael Hebberoy will be serving dinners -- cooked in one pot -- in various locations in Seattle. Some will be open to the public and listed on the site, while others will be "deeply private and not listed anywhere."
RESTAURANT: Paiza Club, Las Vegas, Nev.
PRICE: Entrees range from $16 to $138
HOW TO GET IN: Become a big gambler -- or make friends with one
COMMENTS: Tucked away on the 36th floor of the Venetian hotel, this two-year-old club specializes in Chinese cuisine and now lets in gamblers who wager more than $100,000 daily. (Prices are listed on the menu, but most patrons eat free of charge.) Some dishes might be an acquired taste, like the $98 papayas stuffed with real birds' nests.
RESTAURANT: Plate and Pitchfork, Portland, Ore.
PRICE: $85 to $135 per person, including wine
HOW TO GET IN: Buy tickets online at plateandpitchfork.com
COMMENTS: Held on area farms, each five-course dinner begins with a wine-tasting reception with a guest vintner and a property tour. Meals are served family-style, but leave the kids at home -- site warns that the dinners are not suitable for children.
RESTAURANT: Sunday Dinner Chicago, Chicago
PRICE: $55 for dinner
HOW TO GET IN: Hire the group to cater your party (email info@sundaydinnerchicago.com)
COMMENTS: Run by three friends who met in culinary school, including a cook at Chicago's popular NAHA restaurant, this trio runs a legit catering company in addition to the monthly supper club. Email with catering requests only: The owners don't invite anyone they haven't met in person.
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Friday, December 26, 2008 at 8:21 PM Posted under
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