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Rusty Spoon: Church Street Restaurant With Semiprivate Dining and Locally Grown Food

Mitra Sorrells
June 20, 2011
The revitalization of downtown Orlando’s Church Street continues with the opening of the Rusty Spoon on April 11 on the ground floor of the 55West apartments. The casual but refined restaurant looks a bit like it comes from the pages of a Restoration Hardware catalog: lots of open space with high ceilings, weathered wood floors, rustic farmhouse tables, and simple but elegant lighting. The central location makes it ideal for a corporate lunch or after work gathering.

The 5,500-square-foot venue has seating for 160 in the dining room and lounge area and can accommodate nearly 200 for a reception. A small covered patio that fronts Church Street has an additional 24 seats.

For private events, management is installing floor-to-ceiling drapes in a back section of the dining room to create a semiprivate area with seating for 30. In the back of the restaurant, groups of eight can dine at a table in the open kitchen.  

The restaurant describes its menu as American cuisine rooted in European flavors. The food is sourced from Florida farmers, and the menu items change with each season. Current offerings include grilled culotte of cocoa-rubbed steak with crushed potatoes, Maui onion, and charred tomato relish; and braised Jamison Farm lamb with sauce agrodolce and house-made ricotta salata on toasted Moroccan bread.  

In addition to a selection of premium wine and cocktails, the bar serves a large selection of craft beer. In a nod to the farm-fresh focus of the menu, the restaurant is decorated with photos of animals and scenery from some of the nearby farms it buys from.

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Photo: Kayla Hernandez for BizBash
The owners will soon hang drapes in a rear section of the restaurant to create a semiprivate area with seating for 30 at tables and three booths.
The owners will soon hang drapes in a rear section of the restaurant to create a semiprivate area with seating for 30 at tables and three booths.
Photo: Kayla Hernandez for BizBash
Black-and-white photos taken at nearby farms are the main feature of the minimalist decor.
Black-and-white photos taken at nearby farms are the main feature of the minimalist decor.
Photo: Kayla Hernandez for BizBash
The front of the open kitchen has an eight-top table and a large blackboard that lists the day's menu. In the future, the restaurant will use this area for cooking classes.
The front of the open kitchen has an eight-top table and a large blackboard that lists the day's menu. In the future, the restaurant will use this area for cooking classes.
Photo: Kayla Hernandez for BizBash
The restaurant is open and bright, thanks to natural light from several floor-to-ceiling windows.
The restaurant is open and bright, thanks to natural light from several floor-to-ceiling windows.
Photo: Kayla Hernandez for BizBash
The front of the restaurant has seating for 43 at the bar and high-top tables.
The front of the restaurant has seating for 43 at the bar and high-top tables.
Photo: Kayla Hernandez for BizBash
A small rectangular alcove in the rear of the restaurant has windows that look out onto the 55West plaza.
A small rectangular alcove in the rear of the restaurant has windows that look out onto the 55West plaza.
Photo: Kayla Hernandez for BizBash
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