Posts Tagged ‘calamari’
Buffalo Cantina Heats Up
The latest adventure from Chef Paul Willis is Tex-Mex fusion — and a hit.LAURIE BARKER JAMES
Chef Paul Willis has his fingerprints all over some of the area’s most popular restaurants, including Fuzzy’s Tacos, Yucatan Taco Stand, and the now-defunct Pedro’s Trailer Park. Willis sells a simple package these ...
Saviano’s: Real Italian?
You’ve never had Italian food until you’ve had Saviano’s – Italian grandmothers aside.LAURIE BARKER JAMES
Saviano’s proclaims, “If you ain’t had Saviano’s, you ain’t had Italian.” Grammatical issues aside, that’s a bold statement. But the new downtown restaurant has the goods to back it up.
Reed’s Is All-American
The South Arlington bar and grill offers a lot and does a lot well.LAURIE BARKER JAMES
The commercial building just east of Green Oaks Road and Interstate 20 has been cursed by its awkward location. The only access is from the eastbound lanes of a busy frontage road. At least three establishments have come and go...
“Bait” and Switch
Laurie Barker JamesMy sister’s a sushi freak. Even when I mocked her and said I would never eat what most people consider to be bait, she persisted.
A Hit
Jimmy FowlerEvery ethnic group has its stereotypes. Some people take umbrage at these clichés. Other folks use them to their advantage.
V for Victory
Laurie Barker JamesThe Vault Mediterranean restaurant has been “coming soon” to the Tower Building in downtown Fort Worth for months. When I learned that the owner was French restaurateur Jean Michel Sakouhi and that the chef was Gabr...
Simple, Italian
Located off the beaten path, Margie’s Original Italian Kitchen should be a mecca for foodies of all stripes.Peter Gorman
Who would ever have guessed that a free-standing building at the very west end of Camp Bowie Boulevard with a sign outside advertising “Indoor Plumbing” would house one of the best Italian restaurants in Fort Worth?...
Four Stars
The restaurant-and-a-movie concept goes upscale but is still down to earth, produced by Metro Cinema + Indigo Grille.Brian Abrams
The restaurant-slash-movie-theater concept hasn’t really taken off here. To sup-and-screen somewhere other than at our beloved Ridgmar Movie Tavern (comfortable, solid neighborhood grill fare), we Tarrant County folk have to ...