Food

El Tapatio

South of Providence, south of the border
Once upon a time, Rhode Islanders would have been enormously grateful to have a Mexican restaurant like El Tapatio in our midst: good burritos, enchiladas, and fajitas

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | November 19, 2008

Review: Portuguese restuarant Estoril

Inexpensive elegance
Usually, an ethnic restaurant in Rhode Island means one of two things: cheap eats or fancy surroundings. Estoril, in Fall River, offers a twofer — chandelier and cloth napkin elegance, plus good Portuguese food that’s surprisingly inexpensive.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | November 12, 2008

Machupicchu Restaurante

A little corner of Peru

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | November 05, 2008

Broadway Bistro too informal

Setting a subtle mood
Broadway Bistro has a prime corner location with large windows looking onto the historic street in its name, as well as onto a side street.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | October 29, 2008

Spirito’s

Family dining for cheapskates
Sunday’s daily special at Spirito’s, an all-you-can-eat roasted chicken deal that borrows from the Blackstone Valley tradition, includes pasta, as well as French fries and salad — for $9.95. You read that right.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | October 22, 2008

Scales and Shells

A big emphasis on seafood (surprise!)
Since the open kitchen at Scales and Shells is behind the hostess station, you are pulled into the restaurant by the aroma of wood smoke and garlic as you open the door.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | October 16, 2008

Kon Asian Bistro

With a heavy Japanese accent
Kon is essentially Japanese, but it calls itself an “Asian Bistro,” inviting us to cross borders.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | October 08, 2008

Three Rivers

Homemade pleasures in Warren
We’d been hearing about the Three Rivers café since it first opened three years ago, primarily because of the cachet of having Phoebe Dunn’s pies served there.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | October 02, 2008

Stone Bridge

Tzatziki and red sauce
The menu leans toward Greek and Italian dishes, the latter red-sauce offerings properly secondary.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | September 25, 2008

Galito Restaurant

Portuguese fare worth the trip
It’s heartwarming to have a very young waitress at the Portuguese-American Galito Restaurant who is obviously fluent in the mother tongue.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | September 17, 2008

Don José Tequilas

A great Mexican outpost on the Hill
With the restaurants on Federal Hill packed bruschetta to osso buco, competing in slow-mo culinary combat, it’s good to see one old favorite survive and even thrive.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | September 10, 2008

Caffé Itri

Enchanting Italian away from the Hill
At 18 years, Caffé Itri is one of the longest-running places on Cranston’s “restaurant row”, and for very good reason, as we re-learned on a recent visit.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | September 03, 2008

The West Deck

Not to be forgotten
Shame on us. There we were, scratching our heads over which Newport restaurant to choose as the destination for an visitor, and we didn’t think of the West Deck until last.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | August 27, 2008

La Laiterie

Swell food, wine, and service
To truly sample the bistro’s offerings, we turned to heartier fare.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | August 20, 2008

Red Stripe(1)

Moules frites for the masses
Now it’s starting to get scary.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | August 06, 2008

Pho Horn

Authentic Vietnamese plus
Strictly speaking, this is not a pho shop, like the more than two-dozen in Boston that offer countless variations, since it offers much more — nearly 100 dishes.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | July 30, 2008

The Cooked Goose

Fun, friendly, and a water view
When summer rolls around, we South Countyites like to pretend that we’re tourists right along with the out-of-towners.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | July 23, 2008

Italian Corner

A treat, but not every night
Italian Corner offers gourmet grinders every day, but from 5:30 to 8:30 on Saturday nights — and Friday nights, come August — proprietor Osvaldo Pirrò comes out of retirement as a master chef (Golden Fork Award and all) — to provide dinner.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | July 16, 2008

Le Central

A winning French touch in Bristol
Le Central’s décor, like its menu, is a mix of bistro fare with updates on French classics.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | July 09, 2008

San Vivaldo Trattoria

In Chef Alfie we trust
Terms like “destination dining” and “authentic Italian” take on new meaning at San Vivaldo Trattoria.

By: CHRIS CONTI | July 07, 2008

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