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The team at Southpaw Bistro, (left-right) kitchen manager John Rolf, chef\/owner Shaun Hazlitt, and sous chef Sean Cole, work together to offer customers a memorable dining experience.
Glens Falls Business Journal photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Jill Nagy<\/p>\n

Three weeks after Craft 9 closed the space at 7 South Street in Glens Falls was reborn as Southpaw Bistro. The new restaurant, under owner-chef Shaun Hazlitt, opened with a ribbon-cutting in September .<\/p>\n

Hazlitt worked for the Murphy family, owners of Craft 9, for five or six years and, he said, he had an excellent relationship with them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey are wonderful people,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The space needed only minor renovations and updates, some cleaning and a little painting, he said.. Hazlitt liked the look and ambience of the place and did not want to change that. It has a rustic industrial feeling, nothing stuffy or pretentious, he explained.<\/p>\n

He plans to serve \u201cthe best burger in town,\u201d a mix of beef and pork from Grazin\u2019 Acres Farm. He will, as much as possible, use locally sourced ingredients in order to \u201cshowcase how incredible our local producers are,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The menu will change every two or three weeks, \u201cdepending on what comes out of the ground,\u201d he noted.\u00a0 <\/span>He will include vegetarian options and a children\u2019s menu, and will be able to accommodate vegans as well. Southpaw Bistro also has a full liquor license.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>The restaurant can seat 120 people in the dining room, bar, and on a patio. There is an \u201cabsolutely amazing\u201d full-time staff of 12.<\/p>\n

Hazlitt is not a leftie. His wife is, but the restaurant is not named for her. The \u201cSouth\u201d part of the name reflects the bistro\u2019s location on South Street; the \u201cpaw\u201d part plays off the bear theme of Hazlitt\u2019s other business, Big Bear catering and food trucks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So far the restaurant is attracting a mixed clientele, \u201ca little bit of everyone,\u201d Hazlitt said. Friday night is the busiest time but, he noted, \u201cI have no complaints about the rest of the week.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At first, the bistro was only open for dinner but he started serving lunch at the end of the month.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Work by local artists is on display at Southpaw, one or two artists at a time for a month, some of which is for sale. Hazlitt also plans \u201cGallery Nights\u201d when people can have a drink and meet the artist. In the future, he plans live music. The response to a Facebook post inviting musicians to apply, was \u201calmost overwhelming. We are slowly working our way through,\u201d Hazlitt said.<\/p>\n

As one of the few restaurants open on Monday, Hazlitt plans to host \u201cindustry nights\u201d when workers from other restaurants can meet and mix\u2014and eat.<\/p>\n

This is Hazlitt\u2019s first time as a restaurant owner. However, he has been cooking in other restaurants for 13 years and operating other people\u2019s restaurants. Although he never attended culinary school, he said he has worked with and learned from many of the great chefs in the area.<\/p>\n

Hazlitt is also an enthusiastic outdoorsman, sportsman and co-owner, along with his brother, Jim, of Adirondack Elevations, a not-for-profit the provides therapeutic outdoor activities for veterans and first responders. He began nine years ago by organizing hunting expeditions for Purple Heart recipients. When he realized that not everyone was comfortable with firearms, he expanded the repertoire to hiking, skiing, biking, and similar outdoor activities. He included all veterans and first responders in his target audience. The not-for-profit company was formed two years ago.<\/p>\n

Southpaw Bistro is open from 11:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 11:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information and to view the menu go to southpawbistro.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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