text: I am one of the many folks who never had an opportunity to eat at the upstairs restaurant of RM Seafood which was very fancy and more upscale than the casual vibe from the downstairs restraurant which I have visited a few times But now that Rick Moonen has reimagined the spot as a steampunk inspired tapas gastropub which is fittingly named Rx Boiler Room I thought it would be worth a try since it is a more casual spot now I love what they have done with the place with the steampunk looknnSince their slogan is The alchemy of food drink I figured that it would only be right to try at least one of their specialty cocktails On their iPad cocktail menu httpbitlyhYRu they all looked and sounded pretty coolnnSmoked Whiskey Cola httpbitlyfsHRInGeorge Dickel Tennessee Whiskey House made Cola Syrup Bittercube Cherrybark Vanilla Bitters Fever Tree Soda Water Smoked Cherrywood ChipsnThey call this Jack Cokes much cooler cousin and by simply looking at their presentation I can definitely see why Let us face it I only really bought this drink just so I can see the Smoking Skull for the Smoked Whiskey It was badass The drink was pretty good though and went well with my mealnnI made a late dinner reservation at Rx Boiler Room at pm on a Friday night I think one thing that makes this place shine is that it is open really late on the weekends till am The only thing that was regretting about that late reservation was because it was my second dinner that night and I came in only hungry But thankfully Rx Boiler Rooms menu has a very diverse selection of plates that can satisfy any type of appetite with a whole array of small plates and some very large plates as well that include thick cut steaks and seafood So naturally I ordered some of their popular small plates that I have seen pics of on yelp that looked and sounded the most interestingnnRx Fish Tacos in Taro Root Shells httpbitlyAwKsnKampachi Tartare with GrapefruitnBasically they are mini ceviche tacos Pretty pricey but every bite was so goodnnBacon Wrapped BaconNEgg httpbitlycrevnBrioche Toast Tomato Jam and Sunny Side Quail EggnThis is probably their most popular plate and it is pretty obvious why I mean it does not get any better than bacon wrapped pork belly topped with a quail egg on sweet toasted brioche It is ridiculously goodnnChicken Pot Pie Nuggets httpbitlyAsupnTempura Fried filled with Natural Jus and PeasNCarrotsnI think this is one of their more creative entrees No sauce needed with these nuggets because it is all insidennI ordered a good amount of food and I found myself pretty full after having all these small plates If I was not so full I probably would have tried their take on the famous cronut or coughnut as its spelled on their menunnSo even though I only tried just a small sample of what Rx Boiler Room had to offer it was definitely enough to make a fan out of me I could probably see myself coming here more often than RM Seafood because it is easily more accessible and inviting with it is casual approach and up my alley as a gastropub with a steampunk setting great creative food and interesting cocktails