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Liz makes sure guests won't forget their visit to Catalpa. From the
modern decor to her delicious food to the golden toilet, Liz hopes
your visit to Catalpa will end up on social media.
butter. It's baked in the convection oven and finished with
marinated onions, lettuce from the hydroponic tower and
housemade honey mustard. The dough is folded on top of
itself for a fresh, handheld wedgewhich.
" The buttery crust - which is actually thin - mixes
well with the crunchy lettuce, " Liz says. " And then those
marinated red onions have New Mexican red chiles and
vinegar with a bit of sugar. It's spicy and a little bit tart
with the sweet and crunchy. It just all plays well. "
Other wedgewiches include the Pepperoni Wedge,
Chicken Bacon and Blue and the Veg Wedge.
The burgers are a thing of the past at Catalpa, but the
frozen cocktails and boozy milkshakes from the summer of
2020 are not. Liz wanted more retro drinks on her menu,
so she enlisted her father to help with cocktails that were
popular in the '60s and '70s. The most sought-after of the
colorful shakes is the Pink Squirrel. The base of lactosefree
Mexican vanilla ice cream is mixed with amaretto and
white chocolate liqueur and red food coloring. It's topped
with whipped cream and edible pink glitter. " It's just so
classy, it's not even funny, " Liz says.
While Catalpa may have changed from its slower-paced,
intimate fine-dining roots, the care and love Chef Liz puts
into her dishes has not. She's transformed a small-town
storefront into an eclectic, Instagrammable - she won't let
you leave without seeing the gold toilet in the bathroom -
modern restaurant that's accessible to all.
" I loved fine dining, but that's only for about 10 percent
of the population, " she says. " I knew there was something
different I could be doing. I just didn't have the courage to
do it until I was forced to. I get teary eyed thinking about
that summer and the smiles, kids running around, snow
cones and doggy sundaes. "
Catalpa
Specialties: Appetizers including chicken wings and garlic cheese sticks.
Wedgewiches including the Chicken Bacon 2 Cheese, Chicken Santa Fe and
Chicken Caprese. Pizzas including Catalpa Supreme, Double Pepperoni, Smoked
Hemme Margherita and Buffalo Jalapeno. Frozen cocktails and boozy milkshakes.
Price: Appetizers from $12.95 to $13.50. Salads and wedgewhiches from
$11.50 to $14.50. Pizzas from $13.50 to $15.50. Frozen cocktails and boozy
milkshakes at $11.95.
Details: Open Friday, 5 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed Monday through Thursday. Expanded days and hours on
Lyceum Theatre show dates. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted. Free Wi-Fi.
Nonsmoking. Located at 302 Main St. in Arrow Rock. Contact at 660-837-3324
and www.catalparestaurant.com.
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