Snag the prosciutto sando (papery slices of prosciutto cotto, tart Landaff cheese and smears of horseradish and mustard on a pretzel roll) and eat it with a glass of vino under the covered patio.
The Burgoo, a southern stewpot of pork ribs served over turnips, filet beans, chicories, and white grits, gives big smiles.
A twitter tipster crowed about FuseBOX, and we’re glad we listened. The house made tofu, neat cubes of tofu with a crispy rice flour exterior, sell out quickly. Get there before they're gone.
We recommend scooting into Namu Gaji for a shaved ice. Flavors vary, but the snowy pile of Four Barrel Coffee shaved ice garnished with beads of tapioca and sweetened condensed milk are habit-forming.
it’s time to break out of the pastrami-on-rye rut and try the Reuben at Wise Sons Deli. Do the corned beef (or pastrami, if you must), melty swiss cheese, kraut, and Russian dressing on rye.
The Stellina salad looks like it was picked from your neighbor’s backyard. Delicate mustard greens are heaped on fresh burrata, dressed with a woodsy vinaigrette, and topped with colorful wildflowers.
Try the lasagna with thin sheets of pasta layered with delicate Bolognese and just the right amount of cheese.
The cinnamon toast is outta this world. Super-thick sliced bread is slathered in cinnamon-sugar butter and toasted until the crunchy top shatters into tiny shards with each bite.
Come Happy Hour, we just can't resist the batter fried green beans (paired with a crisp glass of bubbly) at Coco 500. Naysayers say green bean "fries" can't count as a vegetable. We beg to differ.
