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Highlights from the updated menu at BIRD Modern Provisions & Bar

Highlights from the updated menu at BIRD Modern Provisions & Bar

Feb 1, 20181 min read

Fukushu Restaurant Concepts’ Southern restaurant, BIRD Modern Provisions & Bar, launched its new menu on Wednesday.

The dinner menu received modest updates with tweaks to existing dishes and a few new dishes. For example, the Ribeye steak entree has been replaced with the Steak Frites ($23), which now features a flat iron steak with fries and chimichurri.

Two completely new additions are the Cioppino ($28) with mussels, shrimp, white fish, potato, fennel, and crispy bread along with the Butternut Squash Risotto ($15) with wild mushroom, sun-dried tomato, chive oil, and hazelnuts (add shrimp for $9).

The cocktail menu features creative concoctions that serve more as homages to drinking traditions rather than recreations of classic cocktails. In addition to a couple of julep cup-bound cocktails, sangria and a Paloma-inspired highball join the fray.

Terroir Julep ($12)

AZ Distilling Commerce Gin, Bacanora, local honey, muddled rosemary, lavender oil, lemon oils
Terroir Julep at BIRD Modern Provisions & Bar (Credit: Matthew Martinez)
Terroir Julep at BIRD Modern Provisions & Bar (Credit: Matthew Martinez)

Mel’s First Word ($12)

Mezcal, reposado tequila, local honey, Yellow Chartreuse, cilantro tincture
Mel's First Word at BIRD Modern Provisions & Bar (Credit: Matthew Martinez)
Mel’s First Word at BIRD Modern Provisions & Bar (Credit: Matthew Martinez)

Transatlantic Sangria ($10)

House-made falernum, dark rum, Curacao, passion fruit, vanilla, red wine
Transatlantic Sangria at BIRD Modern Provisions & Bar (Credit: Matthew Martinez)
Transatlantic Sangria at BIRD Modern Provisions & Bar (Credit: Matthew Martinez)

Peach Tea Old Fashioned ($10) 

Cardamom and black tea infused bourbon, arrack, peach liqueur, turbinado sugar, milk-washed
Peach Tea Old Fashioned at BIRD Modern Provisions & Bar (Credit: Matthew Martinez)
Peach Tea Old Fashioned at BIRD Modern Provisions & Bar (Credit: Matthew Martinez)

Catalina Highball ($10)

Vodka, prickly pear juice, tamarindo, lemon juice, chamoy + Tajín
Catalina Highball at BIRD Modern Provisions & Bar (Credit: Matthew Martinez)
Catalina Highball at BIRD Modern Provisions & Bar (Credit: Matthew Martinez)

BIRD Modern Provisions & Bar is located at 7109 N. Oracle Rd. For more information, call (520) 441-9509 or visit birdmodern.com. Keep up with BIRD Modern Provisions & Bar on Facebook.

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