Lincoln Kitchen opens to the public on Saturday

The much-anticipated Lincoln Kitchen restaurant had the first of two “soft openings” for friends and family this past Tuesday and will open to the general public on Saturday, Feb. 11.

Lincoln Kitchen replaces Aka Bistro, which closed in May. Two months later, the nearby Whistle Stop Cafe also closed. Lincoln residents Jim and Carol White, who own the Trail’s End restaurant in Concord, signed a lease for both Lincoln sites in August with their daughter Elizabeth-Akehurst-Moore. Trail’s End Cafe in Lincoln opened in October for breakfast and lunch, and Lincoln Kitchen (which, like Aka Bistro, has a liquor license) will be open to the public for dinner on Saturday, Feb. 11.

“We’ll follow the same food philosophy here at Lincoln Kitchen as we do at Trail’s End Cafe in Concord and Lincoln: we serve carefully crafted comfort food made from thoughtfully sourced ingredients,” said general manager Bree Showalter. “We source all of our meats and poultry from farms that are committed to the humane treatment of their animals, who never use hormones or antibiotics. We use local farms for produce and other items as often as possible, throughout all the seasons.”

Lincoln Kitchen had a soft opening for invited friends and family on Tuesday and has another scheduled for Friday, Feb. 10. Starting in the middle of next week, the restaurant’s hours will be as follows:

• Monday to Saturday — Lunch: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bar menu: 3-5 p.m. Dinner menu: 5-10 p.m.
• Sunday — Brunch: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.