Panoptic, Raquel Ervin — The culinary mastermind behind it all is Chef Raquel Ervin. (Jacob Blankenship / Bham Now)

SLIDE—formerly known as Eat at Panoptic—is moving to downtown Birmingham from its original location in Irondale. Chef Raquel Ervin provided us with details regarding the new location. Read on to find out when the location’s opening will be!

Downtown is the place to be

DenhamLofts 20200916 123225 Birmingham’s SLIDE is moving downtown—get all the details here! — A view of Monday Night Social from the Denham Lofts. (Bham Now)

Birmingham’s SLIDE location in Irondale has permanently closed and the potential summer opening in Pelham has been canceled. However, Chef Ervin plans to open a new SLIDE location downtown near The Denham Building in Parkside in October 2022. The space will be over 4,000 square feet allowing her to showcase her creations.

“I am looking forward to seeing how trendy downtown Birmingham has become. With exciting new advancements in the area, such as The World Games 2022, Protective Stadium, CityWalk BHM and many lofts, it is simply my type of energy. Plus, The Denham Building is within walking distance of Monday Night Social Club—sliders go well with beer!”
Chef Raquel Ervin, owner, SLIDE

About SLIDE

Birmingham's SLIDE — It looks like a dream, doesn’t it? (Jacob Blankenship)

SLIDE was first opened by Chef Ervin as Eat at Panoptic after she grew her catering business to a food truck. She serves Southern comfort food with her own flair, dips and delicious sliders. Some sliders featured on her menu contain:

Chicken Pesto
BBQ Chicken
12-hr Brisket

What to expect?

SLIDE’s new location will be easily accessible (and tempting) to not only residents of The Denham Building, but to Birmingham as a whole. The restaurant’s menu will combine their past Irondale menu with several of Chef Ervin’s new creations that include: