**** (4 stars)
Great little diner with a small town feel. Features classic breakfast and lunch dishes and friendly service.
Jack & Mary’s Restaurant
2323 S Goldenrod Rd
Orlando, FL 32822
Jack & Mary’s Restaurant
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Hinoki & The Bird
*** (3 stars)
The good: amazing wine-list with a broad selection of medium to high priced wines from excellent producers and appellations, worldwide.
The bad: crowded and deafeningly noisy making conversation nearly impossible.
The so-so: all the food we tried (ceviche, sashimi, mushrooms, boar ribs, lobster roll, sourdough bread) was just okay. No standouts or anything I'd order again.
Service was friendly, and coping well with the chaos.
Hinoki & The Bird
10 W Century Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Se7en Bites
***** (5 stars)
This is a wonderful spot for breakfast or lunch, both of which are served all day (although all day is only four days a week and until mid-afternoon).
There are two order counters inside, one for hot food, and the other for baked goods.
The breakfast items almost all feature their fabulous garlic biscuits, which are huge, flaky, crusty, and moist inside.
Lunch offers a wide variety. They're famous for their chicken pot pie.
The baked goods are my favorite. The dark chocolate pecan pie had an amazing flaky, buttery crust. The macaroon was the perfect combination of toasty and moist without being too sugary or sticky.
The entire staff was exceptionally friendly.
Se7en Bites
617 N Primrose Dr
Orlando, FL 32803
T-Rex Cafe
**** (4 stars)
This place is an excellent choice for a meal that will entertain the kids and provide credible food for the adults. The decor is a step beyond Rainforest Cafe-level (although the animation of the dinosaurs is not going to challenge Disney). The menu is typical sports bar plus some larger plates, and the service is good. It's large and fairly noisy, but so are dinosaurs.
T-Rex Cafe
1676 E Buena Vista Dr
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Solamente Al Pastor
**** (4 stars)
This is a review of the food truck, which was parked near Pike Place Market at at 4th and Pine. Very good pork and chicken pastor tacos, served with lime and your choice of mild or spicy sauce. Three to an order, and one tortilla per taco, so more fork food that hand held.
Solamente Al Pastor
4435 A St SE
Auburn, WA 98002
Alton Wines
***** (5 stars)
Beautiful, modern facility overlooking the surrounding farms. Greta venue for indoor or outdoor tasting. They're a bit low on wine right now, and the club membership is currently on a waiting list, but well worth a visit.
Alton Wines
3783 Peppers Bridge Rd
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Joel Palmer House
***** (5 stars)
This beautiful old house is the setting for a terrific dining experience, and also Oregon's largest pinot noir collection.
We opted for the tasting menu, which consisted of more than a dozen different items, many emphasizing mushrooms. Our favorite courses included the mushroom trio (especially the soup and the tart), the A5 Wagyu, the dual gazpacho intermezzo, and the spectacular dessert plate.
Service was very professional and welcoming, and the wine list is certainly spectacular.
Joel Palmer House
600 Ferry St
Dayton, OR 97114
Tina’s
***** (5 stars)
Charming atmosphere, great service, and some stellar dishes. We particularly enjoyed the mushroom appetizer, with its rich, creamy sauce, perfect for dipping the accompanying toast, and also the bread. Not a drop was left!
Excellent wine list, and very helpful advice from the sommelier.
A great spot for a relaxing evening of excellent food and drink in cozy ambiance.
Tina’s
760 N Hwy 99W
Dundee, OR 97115
Art of The Table
**** (4 stars)
Very cozy, welcoming restaurant that offers both counter and table seating for (currently) a five-course set menu. It's really more courses than that, as there is also a two-part amuse bouche and and intermezzo.
Highlights on our particular night were the various sauces and compotes, the sorbet and intermezzo, the succotash that accompanied the salmon, and the carbonated(!) blueberries. Lowlights were the rather tough duck breast.
A wine pairing option perfectly matched each dish, with some interesting and surprising selections.
Services was friendly, precise, and professional.
Art of The Table
3801 Stone Way N
Seattle, WA 98103
Gard Vintners Wine Tasting Room
***** (5 stars)
Excellent wines and such wonderful hospitality. Really a relaxed setting for wine tasting. I particularly like their reserve reds. Thank you
Gard Vintners Wine Tasting Room
311 N Pearl St
Ellensburg, WA 98926
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