Restaurant Reviews
Bistro Michel: Èlan and energy - Though much is taken, much abides, as old Al Tennyson says. For almost as long as Ulysses was marooned, the space on the northeastern corner of O and 14th streets was Julie Virga’s eponymous Virga’s. Then it became Gaylord, an Indian restaurant. Having scaffolding around the two-story mixed-use structure while its exterior and interior was renovated didn’t exactly boom business, and Gaylord based into the sad netherworld of vanished restaurants. Greg Lucas in the Sac News & Review.
Dining review: Eccentricities are part of the fun at Casablanca - This restaurant is not for everyone. Uptight people, stay away. Fussy eaters? Surely you'd rather wait in line at Olive Garden or Chili's. Eccentrics? Only if you don't mind being upstaged. Blair Anthony Robertson in the Sac Bee.
Restaurant News
Early Taste of new State Fair foods - Looking to channel your inner Anthony Bourdain? The California State Fair has you covered this year. And no, we're not talking about cooking something straight from the petting zoo. How about deep fried scorpions covered in chocolate, or grilled python kabobs? Chris Macias in the Sac Bee.
California State Fair food prices cut 25% - Hoping to increase attendance and jump-start concession sales, officials at the California State Fair have slashed food prices by 25 percent. Chris Macias in the Sac Bee.
Super Unimpressive Restaurant Trends - As a diner I’m pretty uncritical. I let a lot of stuff slide. I don’t give much of a care is service is good, or bad, or horrendous as long as the food is good. There are, however, a few things that drive me f’ing bonkers, and I’ve been running into them a lot lately. In Sac Rag.
L Wine Lounge gains partner, new ventures - The owners of L Wine Lounge & Urban Kitchen, 1801 L St., in Sacramento are teeing off a new business partnership, franchise concept and cookbooks. Chris Macias in the Sac Bee.
Franks for the memories - Sacramentan John Koogle says he had 35 good years in the construction business. The past two? "Not so fun," he says. So Koogle and his wife, Suzann, recently scaled back their drywall firm, Interior Partitions Inc., and branched off into a new line of business: selling hot dogs. The couple on Thursday opened a lunch stand at 13th and I streets in downtown Sacramento, selling their basic "BiteMe Dog" and a "Sonoran Dog" (with bacon, pinto beans and cheese on a Mexican bolillo roll). Bob Shallit in the Sac Bee. (Second Item)
Greek restaurant shutters midtown Sacramento location - Greek eatery Daphne's has announced that it's closed its location at 19th and S streets in Sacramento. Niesha Lofing in the Sac Bee.
Five Guys joins Sacramento burger scene - The burger wars in Sacramento are getting another contender for the champion belt with the addition of Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurant, which next week opens its first Sacramento location at 4630 Natomas Blvd. Five Guys is one of the fastest-growing burger chains in the country. Mark Anderson in the Sac Biz Journal, or KCRA reports (video).
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