Dining Out

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Resurrected Casey's Bar-B-Q shuts; Hillcrest Little Bakery debut nears; Brood and Barley in Argenta Casey's Bar-B-Q, 7410 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, closed last week and the owners posted two notes on the door, the top one thanking loyal customers for their ... by Eric E. Harrison - September 19, 2019

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Resurrection of Rocky's has Philly cheesesteak fans all agog When Rocky's Pub opened in 2006 in the Indian Hills Shopping Center, just on the North Little Rock side of the Sherwood line, it was a big bonanza for exiled Ph... by Eric E. Harrison - September 19, 2019

NATIONAL CHEESEBURGER DAY: Take our quiz and see if you can name the LR-area restaurants that made these burgers Are you a local cheeseburger aficionado? Take our quiz to find out. September 18, 2019

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: October target for new U.S. Pizzas; Saladworks debuts in west Little Rock; Dickey's Barbecue Pit Expect, in the second or third week of October, to see the openings of U.S. Pizza's new expanded outlet in Sherwood, right behind the original location at 8403 ... by Eric E. Harrison - September 12, 2019

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Jamaican me hungry! Yeh Mon in west Little Rock fills the void It's not like central Arkansas has never had any exposure to Jamaican cuisine. by Eric E. Harrison - September 12, 2019

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Bentonville's Tusk & Trotter plans Argenta location; Stone's Throw Stifft Station offers Saturday-night live music, food trucks Tusk & Trotter American Brasserie, 110 S.E. A St., Bentonville, announced Friday that it is opening a second central Arkansas location in "spring 2020," in the... by Eric E. Harrison - September 5, 2019

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Mama D's gives diner menu little taste of Asia The family-owned Mama D's Diner, which opened in May at MacArthur Drive and Military Road in North Little Rock's Amboy neighborhood, recently got a lot of atten... by Eric E. Harrison - September 5, 2019

Getting it straight Rob Byford no longer operates Slim Chickens or Pie Five outlets in central Arkansas. An item in Thursday's Restaurant Transitions column misidentified his curre... August 30, 2019

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Keets to launch new eatery; Library Kitchen + Lounge headed for River Market JTJ Restaurants LLC (that's Jim, Tommy and Jake Keet) are establishing a new restaurant/bar in the former Cock of the Walk campus, 7103 Cock of the Walk Lane (o... by Eric E. Harrison - August 29, 2019

CHEAP EATS: Flint's Just Like Mom's food is good for the soul Flint's Just Like Mom's cafe is a family affair. Flint Flenoy, his wife, Kawanna Johnson-Flenoy, one of their twin daughters, Rhoda, an occasional niece or gran... by Jerry McLeod - August 29, 2019

Fans choose sides in the 'Chicken Sandwich War' of our time NEW YORK — A nation already polarized finds itself divided once again, but this time politics isn't at the heart of it: The blame lies squarely on a fried piece... by The Associated Press - August 23, 2019

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Remodeling, menu changes planned after Oyster Bar sale; Hill Station in Hillcrest won't be ‘burger place,’ owner says The Oyster Bar, 3003 W. Markham St., a longtime fixture in Little Rock's Stifft Station, comes under new ownership sometime next month, says owner Virginia Boyd... by Eric E. Harrison - August 22, 2019

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Petit & Keet’s long overdue Sunday service a whopping success Petit & Keet, a fortuitous collaboration between central Arkansas restaurant mogul Jim Keet, who with his family operates JTJ Restaurants LLC (think Taziki's), ... by Eric E. Harrison - August 22, 2019

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Diablos Tacos & Mezcal plans River Market location; Hill Station nears completion in Hillcrest Diablos Tacos & Mezcal, an upscale Mexican restaurant that opened in February at 528 Central Ave., Hot Springs, has signed a lease to open a second location at ... by Eric E. Harrison - August 15, 2019

CHEAP EATS: Pasta J brings ‘cucina’ to River Market The Pasta J Italian kiosk occupies the corner of the River Market Ottenheimer Market Hall; its most recent tenant was Katmandu MoMo. It's an offshoot of the Pas... by Eric E. Harrison - August 15, 2019

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