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Brick Alley Pub

Exceeding expectations
Restaurants on well-touristed streets can thrive on location alone

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | June 27, 2007

Bravo Brasserie

A place for every season
Bravo seems to have really adapted to the neighborhood and made itself a place for all seasons, all appetites — and all those demands of “get me to the show on time!”

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | June 20, 2007

Elizabeth of Portofino

Elegance re-emerges
This time the “under new management” banner, contrary to what happened last time, will not be the culinary kiss of death.

By CHRIS CONTI | June 12, 2007

Cap’n Jack’s

Waiting for candy-corn-on-the-cob
“You’re not buttering that clam cake, are you?”

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | June 06, 2007

Rasoi

A memorable tour of India
When Sanjiv Dahr opened Kabob and Curry in 1990, he hewed closely to the dishes of northern India with which the college crowd and Providence diners were most familiar.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | May 30, 2007

Waterman grille

This newcomer gets everything just right
This is the Ocean State, after all, so by all rights every fine dining restaurant should command a dramatic waterfront view.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | May 23, 2007

Apsara Palace

Addictive eats from Southeast Asia
We first fell in love with pad Thai at Apsara, in South Providence.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | May 18, 2007

CAV

Exotic fusion, African masks
What would we do without the place? With no apologies to H.P. Lovecraft, CAV is Providence.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | May 09, 2007

The Hi-Hat

Putting the supper back into the club
The Hi-Hat has gained a rep as a comfortable place to sip a brew and listen to some great music.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | May 02, 2007

Rim Nahm

Contentment at the water's edge
I’ll tell of a time when there were no sriracha or choo chee sauces in Rhode Island, no lime leaves, galangal, or even a tom yum soup to put them into.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | April 18, 2007

Governor Francis Inn

Warick's ageless wonder
The cynical among us assume that any restaurant name that includes the word “Inn” signifies an old-folks’ hangout.

By CHRIS CONTI | April 11, 2007

White Horse Tavern

A celebration destination
A recent lunch date at the White Horse reminded us of the differences between traditions old and new, good and not-so-good.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | April 04, 2007

Faial

Back home again
How many ethnic offerings does it take before a place is an ethnic restaurant?

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | March 28, 2007

L’Attitude

Doing things their own way
Not having been to L’Attitude in several years, I noticed during a recent visit how the promising teenager is now all grown up.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | March 14, 2007

Gracie’s

The art of the meal
Our friend Jerry gave the best summary of our supper at Gracie’s: “There’s really an art to reading a menu.”

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | March 07, 2007

HON

Dazzling Southeast Asian variety
What chicken soup is to the Jewish culture, pho is to the Vietnamese.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | February 28, 2007

A Quahog County classic
As one of those elusive places on the collective restaurant radar for those of us north of Narragansett, Duffy’s Tavern nonetheless receives the generally universal nod of approval.

By CHRIS CONTI | February 21, 2007

Cuban Revolution

Viva las ropas viejas
Not only will the revolution be televised, it will be performed to Afro-Cuban rhythms twice nightly with the Buena Vista Social Club all tuxedoed up.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | February 14, 2007

Fat Belly’s Pub

Brews, ballgames, and much more
Where does it say that a steak in a sports bar has to chew like a slab of pigskin?

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | February 07, 2007

Spark

Another winner in Newport
Spark is Newport’s new kid on the block, or rather those three blocks along Broadway that have become the city’s restaurant row.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | January 24, 2007