Green Means Go ENJOY A DRINK AND A BITE AT THIS NEW EAST SAC HANGOUT
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he Green Room, one of East Sacramento’s newest eating and drinking spots, brings refined cocktails and small plates to J Street. This offering from Billy Zoellin and Amber Michel, owners of breakfast standout Bacon & Butter, is a rebrand of their second B&B location. When the pandemic shut down restaurants, Zoellin and Michel decided to try a new formula at their J Street space. Rather than a second Bacon & Butter less than 3 miles from their Broadway location, the sibling pair overhauled an East Sacramento storefront and turned it into a modern, inviting cocktail lounge and small-bite gastropub. Not to be confused with The Green Room Social Club, an exceptional yet unrelated music venue and bar in Placerville, The Green Room is its own special thing. Neither fully a sit-down restaurant nor a fullfledged late night watering hole, it sits between the worlds of restaurant and bar.
With sensible hours of 3–9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, The Green Room is a spot to meet friends before a show, grab a drink before dinner or join a few coworkers at the end of a work day. It’s a convivial, lovely space to do those things. Surrounded by leafy plants hanging from the skylight, perched on an emerald velvet upholstered barstool, it’s easy for visitors to see where The Green Room gets its name. Green is the theme, and with it, calm, harmonious feelings are brought out by various hues, from moss to pistachio, basil to shamrock. The cocktail menu is stocked with approachable concoctions. The Mule is a cold refresher on a hot Sacramento day. A straightforward mix of Tito’s vodka, apple cider, lime and ginger beer, the frosty brew is cold enough to set your fillings tingling, but not so sweet as to penetrate the gumline. The Highball, a clever mix of Suntory whisky, lemon, honey and raspberry, matches the complexity
Photos by Linda Smolek
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