Agave & Rye plans to open Loco Social, a brunch and cocktails restaurant, in late May
The owners of Agave & Rye, the taco and tequila bar with locations in Grandview Heights, the Short North and New Albany, said they plan to launch a new restaurant later this month that is to serve all-day brunch and rum cocktails.
Loco Social is set to open at the end of May, Covington, Kentucky-based EPIC Brands announced Tuesday morning. It is to be next to the Agave & Rye at 1295 Grandview Ave. in Grandview Heights.
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EPIC and Agave & Rye founder Yavonne Sarber said the new concept "allows our chefs to really flex their creative muscles and bring the community something that's not only unique, but over-the-top delicious."
A look at Loco Social's menu shows breakfast sandwiches, flatbreads, baguette sandwiches and salads that range from traditional to traditional with a twist.
They include a breakfast sandwich with egg, hot honey, apple and manchego cheese; a baguette with French ham, brie, arugula, tomato and berry aioli; and a vegetarian flatbread with cauliflower florets, leek cream, mozzarella and a macadamia nut and fresh-herb gremolata.
Executive pastry chef Katrina White has created a menu of croissant, muffins, cupcakes, jar cakes and filled cones. Loco Social also is to serve fresh-pressed juices, bubble tea, coffee, tea and cocktails.
The cocktails ? mai tais, pi?a coladas, fog cutters, planters punch and others ? all feature rum.
Service is to be sit-down or grab-and-go.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Agave & Rye owners to open new concept called Loco Social in late May
