Tag: dining reviews
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Dining review: Gooey goodness at downtown’s The Cheese Grill
For many, grilled cheese sandwiches are evocative of childhood. Face it, most of us had more than our fair share as kids. Their familiarity makes them comfort food, so they make us feel good, not just full. It’s hard to beat a gooey, toasty sandwich, but The Cheese Grill downtown is giving it a shot…
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Dining review: Tasty vegan options abound at Uchenna Ethiopian Restaurant
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: Fields writes a monthly review of vegan options at local restaurants. Walking into Uchenna feels a bit like entering someone’s cozy home. Chef Maya, who almost always greets her guests at the door,…
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Dining review: Tasty vegan options abound at Uchenna Ethiopian Restaurant
Editor’s note: Fields writes a monthly review of vegan options at local restaurants. Walking into Uchenna feels a bit like entering someone’s cozy home. Chef Maya, who almost always greets her guests at the door, has turned a storefront space into a warm, comfortable dining room. And she lets you do something you probably don’t…
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Dining review: Downtown restaurant offers traditional Italian fare, creative spins
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Usually a name is just a name, but Panino’s made me wonder which came first: the restaurant’s moniker or the sandwich it’s known for? A panino is the singular of panini, a grilled, usually stuffed…
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Dining review: Downtown restaurant offers traditional Italian fare, creative spins
Usually a name is just a name, but Panino’s made me wonder which came first: the restaurant’s moniker or the sandwich it’s known for? A panino is the singular of panini, a grilled, usually stuffed Italian sandwich. At Panino’s, a myriad of possible fillings is rolled into a thin layer of crust like a wide…
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here’s the thing about eating out. If a restaurant has decent food and outstanding service, I’ll go back time and time again. I’ll take my family. I’ll recommend the place to others. But no matter…
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Here’s the thing about eating out. If a restaurant has decent food and outstanding service, I’ll go back time and time again. I’ll take my family. I’ll recommend the place to others. But no matter what the quality of the food, if the service isn’t good, I’m not likely to go back. Not even with…
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DINING REVIEW: Bonefish Grill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Before you start the angry letter brigade berating me for spending a review on a chain restaurant, let me explain. Sometimes a chain restaurant comes along that is so different from everything we already have…
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DINING REVIEW: Bonefish Grill
Before you start the angry letter brigade berating me for spending a review on a chain restaurant, let me explain. Sometimes a chain restaurant comes along that is so different from everything we already have that it deserves our attention. The menu, the style or the service stands out in a way we think you…
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DINING REVIEW: Il Vicino University Village
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save True story: I once trapped myself in the downtown Il Vicino. I was about 11 months pregnant at the time, and I went to Il Vicino for lunch a little early, to beat the rush.…