Dining Out

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Hangout, taco shop opening Wicked Taco Factory, in the Pyramid Building, 221 W. Second St., Little Rock, once a Subway outlet, opened Monday. by Eric E. Harrison - September 17, 2020

OPINION | TAKEOUT TASTINGS: Dashing and dining Let us to-go then, you and I, When the evening meal is spread out against the sky … With apologies to T.S. Eliot and J. Alfred Prufrock, we’re continuing ... by Eric E. Harrison - September 17, 2020

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Doors opening at new Minute Man, Samantha’s This week the Minute Man resurrection at 140 John Harden Drive, Jacksonville (most recently Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) is set to open Friday, while Samantha's Tap Room ... by Eric E. Harrison - September 10, 2020

OPINION | TAKEOUT TASTINGS: Fare at reopened and first-time restaurants worthy of to-go order Stamp collectors recognize the term "first day of issue" — the day a U.S. commemorative postage stamp makes its debut. This week, we made "first day of reiss... by Eric E. Harrison - September 10, 2020

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Gusano's, A.W. Lin's newly open This week A.W. Lin's in downtown Little Rock, and Loca Luna on Old Cantrell Road, both reopened - and other tasty tidbits in local restaurant news. by Eric E. Harrison - September 3, 2020

OPINION | TAKEOUT TASTINGS: Eating outings turn up carne asada, pizza, mussels, noodles and grilled chicken You can still eat, drink and be merry. But wise folks in these pandemic-pressed days are doing it at home. by Eric E. Harrison - September 3, 2020

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Oyster Bar cautiously reopening This week Little Rock landmark The Oyster Bar is reopening "on select dates," and there's more news regarding The Hangout Grill & Bar and other local restaurant... by Eric E. Harrison - August 27, 2020

OPINION | TAKEOUT TASTINGS: Eating at home can be just as good as traveling to distant culinary shores What it means to be a world traveler has changed in this time of plague. We visited the Far East, Latin America and the American South this week — just by doing... by Eric E. Harrison - August 27, 2020

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Maumelle Boulevard a hot spot Cypress Social opens with 'one-of-a-kind' twist on Southern staples, while news of The Hangout Grill & Bar whets appetites - among other tidbits. by Eric E. Harrison - August 20, 2020

OPINION | TAKEOUT TASTINGS: Spy a ribeye at Maddie’s; zip it up at Zangna We're continuing our odyssey of out-of-order experiences at area restaurants, this week indulging in a pretty wide range of cuisines. by Eric E. Harrison - August 20, 2020

Little Rock restaurant The Oyster Bar set to reopen 'on select dates' Little Rock landmark The Oyster Bar, 3003 W. Markham St., is set to reopen “on select dates,” starting Aug. 27 and 29, according to co-owner Chris Tanner. August 19, 2020

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Grub’s goes and a Gusano’s will move in Among comings and goings on the food scene, the Little Rock outlet of Fayetteville-based Grub’s Bar & Grille has issued the update it promised on its Facebook p... by Eric E. Harrison - August 13, 2020

OPINION | TAKEOUT TASTINGS: Spanning the globe’s cuisine — within driving distance The time has come, the Walrus said, to eat of many things. Not shoes, not ships, not sealing wax — cabbages, perhaps, but not kings. (That, as Johnny Depp obser... by Eric E. Harrison - August 13, 2020

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Handi fills Mehfil's niche, still with Indo-Pak cuisine Handi Little Rock Fine Indo-Pak Cuisine, which opened Friday, replaced Mehfil Indo-Mughlai Pak Cuisine in the former Dixie Cafe space in the Village at Pleasant... by Eric E. Harrison - August 6, 2020

TAKEOUT TASTINGS: The eat goes on We're still go-going to-go while dodging potentially deadly microbes. We're still taking out within a modest radius from our unpalatial home place, we're not ta... by Eric E. Harrison - August 6, 2020

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