Phantom Gourmet: 110 Grill In Nashua And Chelmsford
A different way to do Chicken Parm; a flavorful new spin on steak frites; and a sweet twist on the flatbread pizza. It's those types of dishes that make the 110 Grill stand out from so many cookie-cutter restaurants.
With locations in Nashua, New Hampshire and Chelmsford, Massachusetts, 110 Grill is a lot nicer than most neighborhood pubs, but not nearly as expensive as you might think, as Chief Operating Officer Ryan Dion explained.
"110 Grill is where you can come in, you can have a delicious meal, in a very comfortable atmosphere. We want to do something different than everybody else. We like to take every day dishes that you've seen before and make them absolutely even more delicious."
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The crispy fried pickle chips are served with a housemade siracha aioli. The chicken wings are basted in a sweet maple barbecue sauce, and risotto is slow-stirred with scallops, butternut squash, and brown sugar honey butter. Nothing too crazy, but certainly nothing boring either, and that's how Chef Adam Dorey likes it.
"Push the limits a little bit. Be a little bit more unique and trendy," he explained. "A lot of varied dishes from all around the world, and all United States. From Beef Stroganoff to meatloaf to a jambalaya. I think one of our biggest compliments is that we have a wide variety of food, and kind of something for everybody."
Appetizers at the 110 are intended for big appetites. You could order some deep fried short rib fritters stuffed with risotto, cheddar, and horseradish. Or you can dip and dunk your way through some Tater Tot Poutine.
"Tater Tot Poutine is probably one of our most popular," Chef Adam said. "They're fried and seasoned, presented in a bowl with a caramelized shallot demiglace on top, kind of smothering them and allowing them to absorb the moisture and soak into the potato. Then it's served with the housemade cheese sauce on the side."
If you're a true tot fanatic, you can follow that up with the 110's signature burger known as the The Cure, featuring a fire-grilled Angus patty, melted cheese, bacon, smashed tater tots and a fried egg.
"We named it the Cure Burger because this will cure any hangover, because of the amount of flavors and the fried egg and the tater tots that are on top of this delicious burger," Ryan said.
If you're sick of eating same of style of Chicken Parmesan at every restaurant, they have the cure for that too: the Chicken Caprese Parm.
"It's kind of one of our 110 Grill staple items. It's a breaded and fried chicken breast which is seasoned. It's topped with the pesto, roasted tomatoes, and fresh mozz, American cheese, and then baked again, and finished with a balsamic reduction," described Adam. "It's vibrant; it's colorful; it's flavorful; it's unique."
It's one of the most popular entrees, along with the vibrant Chimichurri Steak topped with fries and a delicious Latin-style sauce.
"It's your classic oil based with garlic, your herbs, your parsley and your cilantro, some banana pepper juice to give it a little bit of zing," listed Chef Adam.
If you're looking to keep things light, there's a Japanese inspired Yellowfin Tuna topped with avocado, cucumber and honeydew over jasmine rice. If you want to load up on something heartier, there's the All American Meatloaf with a barbecue ketchup, Worcestershire glaze, topped with fried onion strings.
Then for dessert, check out the Peanut Butter Cascade stacked with a warm fudge brownie, peanut butter cup ice cream, and housemade hot fudge. Or even better, go for the Caramelized Banana Flatbread.
"It's a cinnamon sugar naan bread. It's topped and kind of slathered with and seared with Nutella, warmed Nutella. Caramelized bananas, and it's finished with a sea salt caramel," described Adam. "The combination of flavors just work really well and it's a great way to end a great meal."
If you're not ready to go home yet, you can grab another at the bar, or head outside to the fire pit.
"Outside there's our beautiful patio where you can go, have a drink, have an app. It's open year round. It just looks amazing out there on our patio at night. We have tiki torches that surround it on the outer perimeter, that light up the entire driveway, as well as our main fire pit which is surrounded by our comfortable couches," Ryan said.
Comfy surroundings plus comfort food equals one great dining experience at 110 Grill.
"Food changes moods. It makes people happy. People come out to eat food and dine and socialize and interact and food is a big piece of our world," concluded Chef Adam.
You can find the 110 Grill at 27 Trafalgar Square in Nashua and at 116 Chelmsford Street in Chelmsford. Their website is 110grill.com.
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