As mentioned in February, the new restaurant HG Sply Co. on Lower Greenville, which will cater to the popular Paleolithic diet, is opening in the space where Lost Society used to be located at 2008 Greenville. The new restaurant will open next week, on Tuesday, May 21.
The goal of the restaurant, which was created by Elias Pope and his partners Gus Antos, Mark Zahem, Neville Govender, is to be a neighborhood grill and bar with a “back to the basics” mentality.
“It’s simple,” explains Pope, “Eighty percent fresh, flavorful food that fuels your day and 20 percent indulgent ‘cheat day’ food for days that you want to splurge.”
All menu items are natural and/or organic and local when possible, but always from small producing American ranchers. The beverage program has the exact same philosophy as the food program — no added sugars or mixes and everything is made fresh daily.
Pope, who grew up on a ranch in Greenville, Texas says, “ We are not trying to do anything new. I tell everyone the same story – when my great grandfather walked out back to the chicken coop, grabbed eggs and cooked it up, he didn’t call it organic…he called it breakfast. We are about getting back to the basics of cooking with great ingredients from American ranchers and farmers who are passionate about their craft.”
The design of the restaurant matches the philosophy of HG Sply Co., in that the space was restored to its original elements. The sheetrock and tile were stripped away to expose the natural beauty of the original building. All design elements were commissioned by local craftsmen including the tabletops made of reclaimed freight train wood, metal table bases and bar surround and custom made industrial light fixtures made with black steel.
Pope and his partners interviewed an extensive line-up of potential executive chefs for the restaurant and finally found Paul Niekrasz, a Dallas transplant who most recently held the position of executive chef for One North Kitchen & Bar in Chicago.
I’ll just let the food pictures speak for themselves. Careful not to drool on your keyboard. Just because you eat like a caveman, doesn’t mean you should to act like one.
