The Rush reopens with bigger menu, new look

June 15, 2020

The Rush Bar & Grill reopened today after a top-to-bottom renovation following tornado damage last September.

The bar at Plaza 41 has broadened its business model too. It’s now offering a full lunch and dinner menu with a new chef, Jason Oren, who previously worked in Nashville.

“It’s awesome. It came together so nicely,” said co-owner Stephanie Grey, who bought the business with her husband, Al, in 2012. He managed it since 1993 when it was called The Gold Rush.

The new look is a more open layout, done mostly in red and black, with a full kitchen.

That allowed Oren to develop a menu of sandwiches, burgers, wings, appetizers and pizzas.

There are some nods to the twister that forced the renovation – including “tornado wings” with five house-made sauces and four house-made dressings – and a “cyclone chicken sandwich.” “The Twister” burger is an Angus beef patty with American cheese, pulled pork, barbecue bacon jam, coleslaw, tomato, onions and a sunny-side-up egg on a brioche bun.

And Oren drew on his Nashville background for the “Music City hot chicken” sandwich, a spicy marinated chicken breast tossed in “vortex” sauce and topped with sweet pickles.

“We wanted to still have a bar feel, but with a theme, so we combined the tornado with good bar food,” Grey said.

The enhanced menu also caused them to tweak the name to add “Bar & Grill” and led to the decision to allow kids before 8 p.m. daily.

The Rush will continue to host its popular dart leagues and karaoke nights, which will benefit from an improved sound system.

The plan is to open a patio yet this month, which will include more furniture and a TV.

The Rush held a practice run for staff over the weekend but still needs more workers.

“We’re needing more servers, bartenders and cooks with night weekend availability,” Grey said.

Hours are 10 to 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 to 2 a.m. Sunday.

The Original Pancake House also reopened today at Plaza 41. Hobby store Warhammer reopened June 3.

Tuesday Morning, JoAnn and Pizza Ranch are still finishing construction.

Original Pancake House ready to reopen with new look

 

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The Rush reopens with bigger menu, new look

The Rush Bar & Grill reopened today after a top-to-bottom renovation following tornado damage last September.

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