Pomegranate Bistro

Went to a little lunch spot in a corporate business park a few days ago that I've been meaning to try out for years. As I understand it, this started out as a catering location for chef Lisa Dupar, but she expanded to create an attached restaurant as well. It is once again, located on the Eastside (bonus!) in Redmond. Style of food: Northwest casual lunch type sandwiches & flatbreads.

Though located in a business park and very sterile on the outside, the inside was vibrant with several different colored top tables with Glass Baby candle holders. There is a huge window in the back, displaying the catering team at work.

We split a Crater Lake Root Beer which was new for both of us. It was fantastic! Low fizz and not too sweet. We actually found a Root Beer store boasting 100+ flavors, not too far from there and stocked up on several different bottles (including the Sprecher that we loved from Milwaukee!)

Roasted Asaparagus Firebread with creamed basil, egg, crisp pancetta and reggiano.
This dish was much larger than I expected and beautiful. It was so tasty, I forgot to take a picture before digging in. The fresh spring asparagus was highlighted occasionally and paired well with the pancetta and soft cooked egg. I didn't get a ton of basil flavor; so it probably was about the perfect amount. The pancetta itself had a pepper crust, giving the whole dish a little spicy kick to it.

Reuben Sandwich with root vegetable chips.
The meat was flavorful, but perhaps a little dry? Most reubens I've had usually have a Russian dressing, which I think was absent here. I did like the pickled red onion instead of the more traditional sauerkraut. The root chips were cooked perfectly.

Overall, this place definitely warrants another visit. There were other items on the menu that sounded really inventive as well. The price was perhaps a little high for lunch, but maybe next time we could get one of the apps and entrée all to split.