Hot In Little Rock

June has been a very busy month.  We’ve had end of school functions, camp functions, and social functions.  And we’ve also been preparing for the arrival of our new ministaffer with some refresher childbirth classes.  These activities rarely happen during the day, and we find ourselves going from one thing to the next, only to look up at 9:00 p.m. and ask, “what’s for dinner?”

Good thing The Faded Rose is around.  Most of our favorite haunts close their kitchen around the time that we’ve been needing sustenance.  The Faded Rose’s kitchen doesn’t close until 10:00 p.m.  So they’ve been feeding us at least once a week this month.

But that’s okay.  The food at The Faded Rose is all Louisiana – and since we have family in Louisiana and we were married there – we like to be reminded of that connection.  Lately, we’ve been stuck on the shrimp Creole and shrimp and grits.  Both are consistently excellent.  They are great comfort foods for tired folks like us.

And of course the bread and soaked salads compliment those dishes very well.  The gumbo is probably some of the best outside of Louisiana, and we lick that up every time.  Yes, it certainly is nice to have so many food options around town.  And even when those options dwindle late at night – we can still get a quality meal from The Faded Rose (no need to downshift into drive-through mode).  And for that, we are very thankful.

The Faded Rose
1619 Rebsamen Park Road
(501) 663-9734
400 N. Bowman Road
(501) 224-3377
www.thefadedrose.com