Openings Include Rivera, The Counter, Yard House

IN THE NEWS: Eater Los Angeles details the openings of Rivera at the Met Lofts, The Counter in El Segundo and the Yard House downtown, as well as the closing of Melrose’s Tutto Tutti. www.la.eater.com … The LA Times’s S. Irene Virbila reviews the Restaurant at the Getty in L.A. … Openings: Casa (Jan. 6, […]

Critics Consider 8 Rivers Lodo, Elway’s Downtown

IN THE NEWS: The Denver Post’s Tucker Shaw reviews 8 Rivers Lodo (1550 Blake St., 8riverslodo.com) and Trompeau Bakery (1729 E. Evans Ave.). www.denverpost.com … The Rocky Mountain News’s Lori Midson reviews The Counter (8439 Park Meadows Center Drive in the Vistas at Park Meadows). www.rockymountainnews.com … Westword’s Jason Sheehan reviews Elway’s Downtown (At the […]

Critics Consider Pho Duy, Gaetano’s, Mike O’Shay’s

IN THE NEWS: The Denver Post’s Douglas Brown reviews Pho Duy (6600 W. 120th Ave., Broomfield). www.denverpost.com … The Rocky Mountain News’s Lori Midson reviews Gaetano’s (3760 Tejon St.). www.rockymountainnews.com … Westword’s Jason Sheehan reviews burgers at The Counter (8439 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree, www.thecounterburger.com), Ruby Tuesday’s, and CityGrille (321 East Colfax Avenue, www.citygrille.com). […]

Closings Include North Star Brewing, Wolfie’s Bistro, Mori

IN THE NEWS: Westword’s Jason Sheehan reviews Brooklyn MC’s Pizzeria (8086 West Bowles Avenue, Littleton). … The paper also reports the closings of North Star Brewing Company, La Praviana, Wolfie’s Neighborhood Bistro, and Isle of Singapore. www.westword.com … The Denver Post’s Tucker Shaw reviews Tacos Junior (1280 S. Sheridan Blvd., Denver). www.denverpost.com … The Rocky […]

Critics Consider The National, Ludacris’s Straits

IN THE NEWS: The AJC’s Meridith Ford gives three stars to rap star Ludacris’s new restaurant, Straits (793 Juniper Street, N.E., Atlanta), while H.M. Cauley reviews The Counter (850 Mansell Road, Roswell) and Twisted Taco (Busbee Parkway, Kennesaw), and Jon Waterhouse visits Food 101 Sandy Springs (4969 Roswell Road, Suite 200, Sandy Springs, www.food101atlanta.com). www.accessatlanta.com […]

Reviewers Rate GW Fins, Trio of Burger Joints

IN THE NEWS: Creative Loafing’s Tricia Childress reviews GW Fins (525 N. Tryon St). charlotte.creativeloafing.com … The Observer’s Helen Schwab considers burger spots Big Daddy’s Burger Bar, Topz Healthier Burger Grill, and The Counter. charlotte.com
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Critics Consider Yama Asian Fusion, Pancho’s, Burgers

IN THE NEWS: Creative Loafing’s Tricia Childress reviews Yama Asian Fusion (720 Governor Morrison St., 704-295-0905) and considers new gourmet burger joints Big Daddy’s Burger Bar (1626 East Blvd., 704-714-4888), The Counter: Custom Built Burgers (4310 Sharon Road, Suite X05, 704-365-1922), and Fenwick’s (511 Providence Road, 704-333-2750). charlotte.creativeloafing.com … The Observer’s Helen Schwab gives two […]