Menu Details Emerge for TIKL, Opening in Late July

Construction rolls on for TIKL Raw Bar & Grill, the small plates concept from the team behind Brickell's Altamare, with plans to open at 1450 Brickell Avenue in late July. The Aussie chef Simon Stojanovic, known for his work with seafood, is in the process of developing the eatery's eclectic menu with a focus on seasonality and global cuisines. Stojanovic told Short Order "I'm just going to cook whatever I feel like cooking, so food could be inspired by Japanese cooking, or Vietnam, or the Middle East, home or Italy." The menu, designed for sharing, is mostly priced under $20 with dishes varying in size and title - snacks, raw, small, double-robata grilled, and large.

With Stojanovic's desire to have "an element of surprise in play", menu notables include a Hamachi crudo with yuzu, olive oil powder, wasabi and scallion, crispy snapper wings with a Vietnamese bok choy salad and a warm veal rillet with a slow-poached duck egg, pickled horseradish, and toast. Pastry chef Michelle Cabrera, also a Altamare vet, is in charge of the sweets, such as robata grilled peaches and a red velvet lamington. TIKL will open in late July with lunch and dinner service Monday through Saturday, remaining open past midnight with the last seating at 1 a.m.

Some dishes from TIKL include:

Snacks ($3-$6)
· Bacon Toast
· Duck spring rolls
· Bloody Mary Bruschetta

Raw ($8-$16)
· Hamachi crudo with yuzu, olive oil powder, wasabi, scallion
· Cured Tasmanian ocean trout with scallops, hearts of palm, preserved Meyer lemon
· Wagyu carpaccio with artichoke, crispy fennel, ponzu, and truffle oil

Small ($8-$18)
· Warm veal rillet with a slow poached duck egg, pickled horseradish and toast
· Thai curried mussels with crispy sushi rice and lime
· Crispy snapper wings with a Vietnamese bok choy salad

Double-Robata Grill ($6-$18)
· Korean skirt steak served with citrus soy, kimchi and scallion
· Day boat scallops with a butternut dashi, pumpkin seeds and lime zest
· Australian lobster tail with a miso butter glaze

Skewers ($6-$8)
· Bacon-wrapped enoki with house-made guacamole
· Chicken thigh with onions
· Local shrimp with shisito pepper and garlic butter

Large
· Whole Fish of the Day
· 24 oz. Porterhouse

Desserts ($7-$9)
· Red velvet lamington with cream cheese gelato and toasted coconut crisps
· Robata grilled peaches with a jasmine reduction
· Bruleed vanilla bean pound cake with caramel ice cream