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Big Orange tries out its menu on friends and family at a preview night.

Image by Karen Martin

Bartenders at work at Big Orange.

Big Orange hand-cut potato chips.

Big Orange uses a wireless handheld ordering system

Big Orange sign, ready for installation

Hand-painted wall mural at Big Orange

Illustrating the Shake Sheet

Which way do we go? Follow the signs at Big Orange. 

Custom built reclaimed hardwood tables and brasserie chairs

Big Orange, the much-anticipated new restaurant from ZaZa's John Beachboard and Scott McGehee, is open in Promenade at Chenal, 17809 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock.

The 3,500 square-foot space -- hard to miss thanks to its signature color -- offers a sure-to-please menu with:

• A full bar serving signature cocktails for $7.50 such as Orange Negroni (Aperol, Rogue Spruce gin, sweet vermouth and a housemade brandied cherry) and Limoncello Lemon Drop (lemonade, Caravalla limoncello, Sobieski vodka and Patron Citronge) plus eight draft beers (including Scrimshaw Pilsner, $5, and Dupont Saison, $8), 32 bottled beers ($3.25-$8) and a well-chosen wine list that starts with house wines for $5 per glass.
• Burgers (beef, turkey or housemade vegetarian patty) from $6.50-$11.50 including Farmer's Burger with Fontina cheese, fried egg, Petit Jean bacon, butter leaf lettuce, tomato, red onion and aioli, $8.50. Other sandwiches served on burger buns include curried falafel and lentil, Southern fried chicken, or blackened tilapia, each $7.50.
• Salads from $8.50-$9.50 including BLT Wedge with wedges of iceberg, Petit Jean bacon, tomato, red onion, avocado, Maytage blue cheese dressing and balsamic glaze, $8.50.
• Hand-cut fries and chips, $2.50-$4.
• Hand-dipped fresh-whipped shakes from $3.50-$5.
• Floats made with sugar-based bottled sodas, $3.50-$4.
• Pies by Hunka Pie.

The interior, with a big bar and huge kitchen, is furnished with custom-built reclaimed hardwood tables and barsserie chairs. The decor includes 120-year-old reclaimed wood panels on the walls, directional arrows made from reclaimed materials and a hand-painted soda pop illustration on a chalkboard wall.

Servers use a wireless hand-held ordering system to communicate with the kitchen and accept credit card payments from diners. 

For more information call (501) 821-1515 or click here.