Posted: 1/25/2013 1:07:25 PM EDT
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Prompted somewhat by the "Coming home" thread, what are some good places to eat that aren't over hyped?
BBQ: We have been eating at Smokin' Joes for decades, but lately they seem kind of bleh. We recently tried the Whole Hog Cafe and it might be worth a second trip - not sure yet. Pseudo Messican: We have been eating at a little place named Sabores. So far, so good. Las Fajitas, Las Palmas, Acambarros, Marias, et al have been nixed for various reasons over the years. Italian: Bella Napoli, but haven't been there in a couple of years. Sushi: Sushi King What do you like? |
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The only Mexican I eat anymore is Acapulco Grill on the east side of Springdale, over by the airport. It's consistently good and clean. Good service too.
For BBQ, I like Smokin' Joes and Whole Hog. I also liked Y BBQ, but it closed. Sonny's in Springdale is good too. Really large portions and they come with a ginger salad that I can't ever get enough of. 
For Italian, Mama Z's and Guidos, both in Tontitown. Sushi: 
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Prompted somewhat by the "Coming home" thread, what are some good places to eat that aren't over hyped? BBQ: We have been eating at Smokin' Joes for decades, but lately they seem kind of bleh. We recently tried the Whole Hog Cafe and it might be worth a second trip - not sure yet. Pseudo Messican: We have been eating at a little place named Sabores. So far, so good. Las Fajitas, Las Palmas, Acambarros, Marias, et al have been nixed for various reasons over the years. Italian: Bella Napoli, but haven't been there in a couple of years. Sushi: Sushi King What do you like? In Fayetteville: BBQ: Whole Hog Cafe any day Italian: Geraldi's or Pesto Mexican: Burrito Loco hands down Thai: Thep Thai (esan in springdale is a close runner up) Pizza: Mellow Mushroom Moving to Rogers/Bentonville: Flying Fish is great, as is Table Mesa. Theo's is always wonderful if you have the coin. |
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These are my favorite places in NWA. BBQ: FamouS Daves in Rogers Mexicam: Auebellos in Rogers Italian: Joe's Italian Grill on Sunset in Springdale I'll admit, Joe's was good. But if you ever see the kitchen, you would never go back.
Same goes for Mexico Viejo in Fayetteville.
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I'm most familiar with the Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers area
Italian: 1. Geraldi's - Fayetteville 2. Spiedini - Fayetteville 3. Pesto Cafe - Fayetteville 4. Joe's - Springdale Burgers: 1. Hugo's - Fayetteville 2. Hog Haus - Fayetteville 3. Farrell's (hangover burger is the bomb) - Fayetteville 4. Art's place (burger+fries+beer=$5.50, but its smokey as fuck in there) - Fayetteville BBQ (not ribs, though) 1. Penguin Eds (so, so) - Fayetteville 2. Whole Hog (meh) - Fayetteville Pizza: 1. Geraldi's - Fayetteville 2. Spiedini - Fayetteville 3. Mellow Mushroom - Fayetteville 4. Tim's East is not bad (crust is odd, but my wife likes it) - Fayetteville 5. Damgoode Pies is ok, if you don't mind the fucking hipsters - Fayetteville Sandwiches: 1. Green Submarine - Fayetteville 2. Hammontree's is ok - Fayetteville Soul-food: 1. Mama Dean's (bring your f'ing appetite) - Fayetteville Mejican: 1. Burrito Loco - Fayetteville Tex-Mex: 1. Mariachi's is actually pretty good - Fayetteville Mediterranean: 1. Petra Cafe - Fayetteville Cajun/N'oleans style: 1. Cafe Rue Orleans is not bad - Fayetteville Wings: 1. not really any good places anymore 2. Foghorn's is so, so - Fayetteville Breakfast: 1. Susan's - Springdale Other/Wildcard: 1. Mermaids (lunch is fantastic and moderately priced) - Fayetteville 2. Flying Burrito - Fayetteville 3. China Cafe - Fayetteville 4. Mojo's - Fayetteville Coffee: 1. Baba Boudan's (they are some liberal cunts in there, but their coffee is fantastic) - Fayetteville |
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Mexican food: Rogers Las Palmas off of 2nd south of Walnut.......mmmmmmm carne asada Springdale Mojitos Great fajitas! Kent is it like back home? Not quite..... Las Palmas is close to it.. Purple Burrito is just like the small shops. las Palmas is similar to a sit down in SoCal. Mojitos is actually in Fayettville, just up from Target. It is a bit more gringo but still good. |
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Mexican food: Rogers Las Palmas off of 2nd south of Walnut.......mmmmmmm carne asada We should try Las Palmas again. When we stopped going there, it wasn't because of the food. The plastic tables and concrete floor made for a very loud environment - not something I am looking for on a Friday evening. That was years ago and it may be better now. We don't eat at Sushi King nearly as much as we used to for the same reason. When they moved, their new suite was much, much louder than their old one. |
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Mexican food: Rogers Las Palmas off of 2nd south of Walnut.......mmmmmmm carne asada We should try Las Palmas again. When we stopped going there, it wasn't because of the food. The plastic tables and concrete floor made for a very loud environment - not something I am looking for on a Friday evening. That was years ago and it may be better now. We don't eat at Sushi King nearly as much as we used to for the same reason. When they moved, their new suite was much, much louder than their old one. No plastic tables. Decent service, good food! |
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I'm most familiar with the Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers area Italian: 1. Geraldi's - Fayetteville 2. Spiedini - Fayetteville 3. Pesto Cafe - Fayetteville 4. Joe's - Springdale Burgers: 1. Hugo's - Fayetteville 2. Hog Haus - Fayetteville 3. Farrell's (hangover burger is the bomb) - Fayetteville 4. Art's place (burger+fries+beer=$5.50, but its smokey as fuck in there) - Fayetteville BBQ (not ribs, though) 1. Penguin Eds (so, so) - Fayetteville 2. Whole Hog (meh) - Fayetteville Pizza: 1. Geraldi's - Fayetteville 2. Spiedini - Fayetteville 3. Mellow Mushroom - Fayetteville 4. Tim's East is not bad (crust is odd, but my wife likes it) - Fayetteville 5. Damgoode Pies is ok, if you don't mind the fucking hipsters - Fayetteville Sandwiches: 1. Green Submarine - Fayetteville 2. Hammontree's is ok - Fayetteville Soul-food: 1. Mama Dean's (bring your f'ing appetite) - Fayetteville Mejican: 1. Burrito Loco - Fayetteville Tex-Mex: 1. Mariachi's is actually pretty good - Fayetteville Mediterranean: 1. Petra Cafe - Fayetteville Cajun/N'oleans style: 1. Cafe Rue Orleans is not bad - Fayetteville Wings: 1. not really any good places anymore 2. Foghorn's is so, so - Fayetteville Breakfast: 1. Susan's - Springdale Other/Wildcard: 1. Mermaids (lunch is fantastic and moderately priced) - Fayetteville 2. Flying Burrito - Fayetteville 3. China Cafe - Fayetteville 4. Mojo's - Fayetteville Coffee: 1. Baba Boudan's (they are some liberal cunts in there, but their coffee is fantastic) - Fayetteville Under pizza I would add west mountain/tiny Tim's on the square. They make their own beer now and it can't be missed. The actual brewer used to brew for goose island. Also under pizza, the guidos on 71 just into Springdale next to the cheers liquor store probably has the best pizza in town. There is also gusano's in both bentonville and Fayetteville. Best sushi is probably now at Kobe where northern exposure used to be, which is next to red robin. That's all I have. I know opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one and everyone thinks that theirs doesn't stink. Enjoy. |
| I would say Mellow Mushroom Pizza might have just earned my business the next time I am in NWA: http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/pizza-chain-makes-special-delivery-soldier-afghanistan-035216851--abc-news-topstories.html |
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I would say Mellow Mushroom Pizza might have just earned my business the next time I am in NWA: http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/pizza-chain-makes-special-delivery-soldier-afghanistan-035216851--abc-news-topstories.html Mellow Mushroom is good. Full of hippies and I got deathly sick afterwards, but nobody else I ate with did so I don't think it was the pizza. I'd definitely go back though. |
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The only Mexican I eat anymore is Acapulco Grill on the east side of Springdale, over by the airport. It's consistently good and clean. Good service too. For BBQ, I like Smokin' Joes and Whole Hog. I also liked Y BBQ, but it closed. Sonny's in Springdale is good too. Really large portions and they come with a ginger salad that I can't ever get enough of.
For Italian, Mama Z's and Guidos, both in Tontitown. Sushi:
White dodge with a BFL? My buddy and I eat at Sonny's at least once a week. -Jay |
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The only Mexican I eat anymore is Acapulco Grill on the east side of Springdale, over by the airport. It's consistently good and clean. Good service too. For BBQ, I like Smokin' Joes and Whole Hog. I also liked Y BBQ, but it closed. Sonny's in Springdale is good too. Really large portions and they come with a ginger salad that I can't ever get enough of.
For Italian, Mama Z's and Guidos, both in Tontitown. Sushi:
White dodge with a BFL? My buddy and I eat at Sonny's at least once a week. -Jay Good guess. How'd you know? |
| If you make it over to Van Buren and are looking for good Italian, check out Frank's. Me and my family had gotten into a habit of going there once a week or so. |
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I may be giving out my age on this one but is Goldie's still there on College? Being a poor grad student, that was my fine dining. I'd get a Tex-Mex burger and a few beers. The waiter I always asked for was also in my fraternity so the beer never appeared on the bill.
The pizza place I ate at was about a block from sorority row in an old gas station. Has anyone tried the BBQ at Sassy's Red House? It takes its name from the BBQ sauce they use - Sassy Jones. I ask because Sassy Jones sauces come from my part of the state (Montrose, AR to be exact) and my wife grew up with the Jones' kids. I'm not crazy about their BBQ sauce but their other items are very good. |
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I may be giving out my age on this one but is Goldie's still there on College? Being a poor grad student, that was my fine dining. I'd get a Tex-Mex burger and a few beers. The waiter I always asked for was also in my fraternity so the beer never appeared on the bill. The pizza place I ate at was about a block from sorority row in an old gas station. Has anyone tried the BBQ at Sassy's Red House? It takes its name from the BBQ sauce they use - Sassy Jones. I ask because Sassy Jones sauces come from my part of the state (Montrose, AR to be exact) and my wife grew up with the Jones' kids. I'm not crazy about their BBQ sauce but their other items are very good. Goldie's has been gone for like 6-7 years (IIRC). Been to Sassy's a couple times, nothing special. |
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I may be giving out my age on this one but is Goldie's still there on College? Being a poor grad student, that was my fine dining. I'd get a Tex-Mex burger and a few beers. The waiter I always asked for was also in my fraternity so the beer never appeared on the bill. The pizza place I ate at was about a block from sorority row in an old gas station. Has anyone tried the BBQ at Sassy's Red House? It takes its name from the BBQ sauce they use - Sassy Jones. I ask because Sassy Jones sauces come from my part of the state (Montrose, AR to be exact) and my wife grew up with the Jones' kids. I'm not crazy about their BBQ sauce but their other items are very good. Goldie's has been gone for like 6-7 years (IIRC). Been to Sassy's a couple times, nothing special. Didn't they tear down half of it and make an Andy's Frozen Custard out of it? |
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I may be giving out my age on this one but is Goldie's still there on College? Being a poor grad student, that was my fine dining. I'd get a Tex-Mex burger and a few beers. The waiter I always asked for was also in my fraternity so the beer never appeared on the bill. The pizza place I ate at was about a block from sorority row in an old gas station. Has anyone tried the BBQ at Sassy's Red House? It takes its name from the BBQ sauce they use - Sassy Jones. I ask because Sassy Jones sauces come from my part of the state (Montrose, AR to be exact) and my wife grew up with the Jones' kids. I'm not crazy about their BBQ sauce but their other items are very good. Goldie's has been gone for like 6-7 years (IIRC). Been to Sassy's a couple times, nothing special. Didn't they tear down half of it and make an Andy's Frozen Custard out of it? i think that was Fazoli's but not sure. before they tore down Goldie's, it was an Osegura's for a year or so. Now, where it was, is a Zaxby's |
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There is an AWESOME BBQ place just at the edge of Fayetteville (E of Crossover on Huntsville Rd / Hwy 16), just called 'The Bar-B-Q Place'. Great ribs and really good hard-hickory-smoked chicken wings and legs.
I haven't been there in awhile, though. Not because the food isn't awesome...but because I'm running my own smoker now with a downed hickory! |
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Why do people like Pesto Cafe so much? Been there twice and each time was terrible. The place has a nice atmosphere, but the food is just aweful. For good Italian, go to Noodles. Noodles is trash, go to Geraldi's Geraldi's is trash, go to Mama Z's
Full disclosure... I've never even heard of Geraldi's 
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Why do people like Pesto Cafe so much? Been there twice and each time was terrible. The place has a nice atmosphere, but the food is just aweful. For good Italian, go to Noodles. Noodles is trash, go to Geraldi's Geraldi's is trash, go to Mama Z's
Full disclosure... I've never even heard of Geraldi's
did she finally decide to start paying her taxes?
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Why do people like Pesto Cafe so much? Been there twice and each time was terrible. The place has a nice atmosphere, but the food is just aweful. For good Italian, go to Noodles. Noodles is trash, go to Geraldi's Geraldi's is trash, go to Mama Z's
Full disclosure... I've never even heard of Geraldi's
did she finally decide to start paying her taxes? No idea, but we're headed there now. 
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