Dinner and a show at Marin County’s popular music venue Sweetwater Music Hall isn’t new, but the owners are putting a bigger emphasis on the food side than ever before with a new adjacent restaurant, the Rock & Rye.
Opening Aug. 2 at 19 Corte Madera Ave. in Mill Valley, the Rock & Rye will be helmed by executive chef Rick Hackett. He’s best known for his splashy pan-Latin Oakland restaurant Bocanova, which he closed in 2017 but still hopes to reopen, as well as previously working at seminal Californian restaurants such as Chez Panisse and Oliveto.
At the upcoming Marin restaurant, Hackett is weaving together Latin American influences with his love of New Orleans dishes, which he says feels appropriate for the musical setting. He’s hoping concert-goers will start their evenings with dinner at the restaurant, then perhaps return after for drinks and bites.
Fans of Bocanova will see at least one familiar dish on the menu: Hackett’s shellfish gumbo ($21), which he was also serving at San Francisco’s One Market pre-pandemic. He starts with a dark roux and, in a non-traditional move, incorporates tomatoes and Peruvian peppers. He cooks the shrimp, scallops and andouille separately to order so they arrive caramelized, then adds a deep-fried oyster and crispy okra for more texture.
On the Latin American side, there’s a play on lomo saltado, a Chinese-influenced Peruvian stir-fry. Hackett’s version features a pan-seared steak with a gingery, soy sauce-driven sauce and an earthy mushroom puree ($23).
“I’m building the dish so the flavors are the same, but it’s not a stir-fry,” he said.
The Feel More is dedicated to San Francisco music venue the Fillmore, as seen at the Rock & Rye at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley.
Courtesy the Rock & Rye at Sweetwater Music HallThere are also several vegetarian options, including a New Orleans-inspired etouffee that replaces seafood with eggplant and peppers ($16), and stewed mushrooms over grits with a spicy tomato sauce ($17).
These options are available inside the small restaurant, which has 18 seats, or on a newly remodeled patio, which seats 50. There’s a retractable roof, heaters and wind barriers in an attempt to make it cozy year-round.
On the drinks side, longtime Sweetwater bar manager Joshua Fernandez has put together a cocktail menu celebrating the return of live music, naming drinks after local venues. The Feel More ($13), for example, is a spicy nod to the Fillmore in San Francisco combining tequila and mezcal infused with pineapple, plus lime, ginger and jalapeno.
While the Rock & Rye opens next month, Sweetwater won’t resume live shows until Sept. 3.
The Rock & Rye. Opening Aug. 2. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. Sunday. 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. sweetwatermusichall.com
Janelle Bitker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: janelle.bitker@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @janellebitker
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