Dining Out
JoAnn Clevenger was certain she would reopen Upperline, her New Orleans Creole restaurant, for most of the 18 months since the covid-19 pandemic forced its clo…
by Brett Anderson, The New York Times November 30, 2021With the reopening of Little Rock's Capital Hotel in May came the reopening of the Capital Bar & Grill, the hotel's mainstay "second" restaurant and one of the…
by Eric E. Harrison November 25, 2021Something called Caked Up Cupcakes and Ice Cream is going into the former Poke Hula space in Little Rock's Pulaski Heights. We don't have a timeline or any ide…
by Eric E. Harrison November 25, 2021At least a half-dozen area establishments will be open Thanksgiving Day; more are offering full meals or individual items for Thanksgiving dinner pick-up.
by Eric E. Harrison November 18, 2021The former Pizza Hut, 3701 Warden Road, North Little Rock, behind the Target in The Other Center, is to be a Fazoli's. The North Little Rock Planning Departmen…
by Eric E. Harrison November 18, 2021Baja Grill owners Craig Roe and Heather Baber-Roe, who recently bought Benton's Valhalla Restaurant & Axe Throwing — now renamed Valhalla: Kitchen + Bar — are …
by Eric E. Harrison November 11, 2021Saturday was the last day of operation for the last two Pancho's restaurants, at 717 N. White Station Road in East Memphis and the original, at 3600 E. Broadwa…
by Eric E. Harrison November 4, 2021At first glance, the restaurant space at 3700 John F. Kennedy Blvd., at the crest of North Little Rock’s Park Hill, would seem an ideal place for the folks who…
by Eric E. Harrison November 4, 2021When Florida gave restaurants the green light to reopen indoor dining earlier this year, restaurateurs like Carlos Gazitua were euphoric. They hoped it would r…
by Janet Morrissey, The New York Times November 2, 2021Peter Brave continues as owner of his eponymous Brave New Restaurant in Little Rock's Riverdale. And you'll still find him in the kitchen just about every nigh…
by Eric E. Harrison October 28, 2021The last two remaining restaurants in the Pancho's chain, including the original at 3600 E. Broadway in West Memphis, are closing this weekend, the Memphis Com…
by Eric E. Harrison October 27, 2021The Denver-based Sullivan's Steakhouse chain will open its first Arkansas location in "early 2022" at The Promenade at Chenal, 17707 Chenal Parkway, Little Roc…
by Eric E. Harrison October 21, 2021This week we focus on to-go items from two food trucks, plus a previously "uncovered" operation and a revisit to an Italian restaurant for a dish for which we'…
by Eric E. Harrison October 21, 2021The Denver-based Sullivan’s Steakhouse chain will open its first Arkansas location in “early 2022” in the Promenade at Chenal in west Little Rock.
by Eric E. Harrison October 19, 2021We reported that Bone's Chophouse was changing its name to JB ChopHouse at both locations, the original at 3920 Central Ave., Hot Springs, and the restaurant t…
by Eric E. Harrison October 14, 2021