Southern food, bourbon and whiskey are on the menu at this Watkinsville restaurant

The "food hall" at Watkinsville's Wire Park recently added another restaurant to its ever-growing list of interesting places to eat.

Southern Prospect, an upscale dining spot that combines modernized takes on regional comfort foods with a bourbon and whisky-leaning drink menu, opened in Suite 106 on Apr. 20.

Open from 4-9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Southern Prospect offers chicken, fish and steak dishes in the $14 to $36 range, $11 to $15 salads and $4 grilled asparagus. The bourbon and whiskey selections are aperitifs, which means they are meant to be enjoyed as appetizers before a meal.

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Other restaurants that have already opened in Wire Park's food hall include Lalo's Tacos & Cantina, Mama's Boy, Gekko Kitchen, The Original Hot Dog Factory and Scoops Ice Cream. South Main Brewery and bar is also located at Wire Park, and an Apotheos Roastery craft coffee store is expected to open there.

Southern Prospect is the latest venture from Atlanta-based Fork U Concepts, which is owned and operated by restaurateurs Scott and Alexis Kinsey. The Kinseys also own Taqueria Tsunami, located in the Epps Bridge shopping center at 1791 Oconee Connector, as well as such Atlanta-area eateries as Stockyard Burgers and Bones, Forno Vero, and Silla Del Toro.

Wire Park is located at 1725 Electric Ave., Watkinsville. For detailed information about Southern Prospect, visit southernprospect.com.

This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Southern Prospect restaurant opens in Watkinsville