Restaurant Reviews

This week’s roundup: Lakeridge Winery chocolate festival, Heritage Square Holiday Brew Fest, Festivals of Speed Wine Connoisseurs’ Dinner, Cress cookbook and more

Intimate café offers an antidote to Hannibal Square’s trendy restaurant scene.

Notable beer selection, elevated bar bites and refreshing lack of pretense make Bloodhound top dog.

Making 80-proof applejack at home is cheap, fast and easy

Peruvian staples impress, but the rotisserie chicken is what will make or break this place.

Noontime noshers are spellbound by Hot Krust’s sandwiches

Even with a change of scenery, the mission of this vegan eatery remains the same: to make believers out of vegans and meat-eaters alike.

Azhar Baig has been through a lot, including keeping his humble eatery alive and kicking.

A new pub sprouts up in place of a College Park landmark – and not much has changed besides the name

This week: Eternal Tap, Galopin, a Farm-to-Table happy hour, Taqueria del Sol and a second location for Black Bean Deli

Plenty of style, but very little substance at new Lake Mary Thai eatery.

SoCal sports-bar fixture looks to woo fans in Dr. Phillips

From the underbelly of MetroWest come killer tacos, burritos and caldos.

Quantity trumps quality for some diners; for them, KoyWan is a gold mine

This week: East End Market, Taverna Opa wine dinner, Taste of the Nation, Fresh Market, Mojo, Hotto Potto and more

Thornton Park café leaves diners with a sense of cheer and well-being

This week: Raga, Piada & Piada, Daniel’s Gourmet Kitchen, Viet-House, Lakeridge Winery Grape Stomp

This raucous burger joint aims for nothing less than the burger-fication of the nation

Unleash the crackin’ at this Cajun seafood haven