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Fort Green opens tonight in Old Oakland in the former space of The Go, a sports bar at the corner of 8th and Washington. The project is the work of Demetrius Chapin-Rienzo, Adi Taylor, and Nathan Johnson, who also own the recently-opened Miranda, and Drexl.
While the bar itself got a few interior upgrades, Chapin-Rienzo says it’s intended be an old school “sports bar,” where people can relax and catch a game, but with better-than-average food and drinks. “We want it to be affordable, and not over-complicate things” Chapin-Rienzo told Eater.
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The menu of improved bar snacks comes from Nick Balla and Cortney Burns of Bar Tartine (which they’ll be leaving at the end of the year), who’ve composed a selection of pickled and brined items, flatbread, and Nick’s special chicken wings that he trots out for special occasions. Future items are already on deck, and could include a series of dips, like a pimento cheese ball with pecans, sprouted black bean dip, and kohlrabi tzatziki. Cocktails skew classic and sassy, with a rye boulevardier ($10) alongside the Summer’s Over ($9) made with whiskey, sherry, honey, lemon, apple cider, and bitters. Beers are available on tap (like Fieldwork Day Pack Ale for $6) and in cans ($3 Bud Lights), with some reasonably priced house wines.
Check out the menu below:
Fort Green Opening Menu by EllenVzw7796531 on Scribd
Fort Green will open from 4 p.m.- midnight on Sunday through Wednesday and 4 p.m.- 2 am. on Thursday through Saturday, with food served til 11 p.m.
- Drexl Open in Oakland [ESF]