Bowl is the newest restaurant in the West Street Market, located downtown near the Truckee River. It's the concept of Larry Dunning who formerly owned the restaurant, Sezmu in MidTown. Bowl features a unique twist on comfort food. All their dishes are not served on dishes, but bowls. Bowl serves both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals and they buy most of their ingredients from local farms and businesses. The small location is decorated with artwork from local artists.
Corvina with green beans and shrimp-jicama-ghost chili salsa — Photo courtesy of Bowls Restaurant Facebook
Start off with a Bowl Snack which includes Hummus with pappadum, Edamame with szechuan pepper salt, pickled vegetables or olives, all for $4 or popcorn with smoked paprika for $3. Lunch Bowls include Rabbit with quinoa, snap peas, parsnips, apple chutney for $13, Pork Shoulder, hominy, chayote, oaxacan tomatillo sauce for $12 and Quinoa with lentils, fennel puree, arugula for $11.
You can order Anytime Bowls that include soup du jour, Persimmon Salad w/lolla rossa, mezzo secco, candied walnuts, sherry vinaigrette or Zucchini ”Meatballs”, spaghetti squash, marinara sauce all for around $8-$9. Dinner Bowls include dishes…er…bowls such as Duck Confit with wild mushrooms, chard, polenta for $15, Shepherd’s Pie with lamb, peas, carrots, roasted garlic mashed potato for $12 or Hoe Cakes with bbq rattlesnake beans, greens, fennel-carrot salad for $9. Desserts include items such as Tapioca with Persimmon Sorbet, Chocolate Cake w/ ginger ice cream or churros.
