Fuji Japanese Steakhouse

Review No. 48: Fuji Japanese Steak House 1260 Old Morrilton Hwy (501) 328-5888 26.7 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation He Said: Conway’s oldest Japanese restaurant has been one of our go-to eateries for more than a decade, but we haven’t been there for some time, since we are committed to visiting every… Continue reading Fuji Japanese Steakhouse

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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast Bill Condon (2017) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SusannTennyson.jpg’ attachment=313′ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] The tale may not really be as old as time, but it’s at least as old as 1991, when in the midst of the Disney Renaissance, the studio gave us a musical… Continue reading Beauty and the Beast

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Marble Slab Creamery-Dave Ward

Review No. 47: Marble Slab Creamery-Dave Ward 605 Salem Road (501) 327-7522 26.3 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation She Said: I was in a Fri-Yay! kind of mood, so I felt like decadence, and nothing feels more decadent than going out for dessert. After lunch, we were free for the afternoon, so… Continue reading Marble Slab Creamery-Dave Ward

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A United Kingdom

A United Kingdom Amma Asante (2017) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Tennyson-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’77’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] It’s a good bet that the vast majority of Americans would be hard put to find Botswana on a map. And even among those who were able to do so, the name Seretse Khama is likely to… Continue reading A United Kingdom

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McDonald’s on Dave Ward

Review No. 46: Bonus! Check In at McDonald’s-Dave Ward 1400 Dave Ward Drive (501) 327-2072 26.3 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   Note: We post bonus reviews as we check in to various chain restaurants around Conway for which we have already done an initial review. We reviewed McDonald’s on Oak Street in May, and… Continue reading McDonald’s on Dave Ward

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El Acapulco

Review No. 45: El Acapulco 201 Skyline Drive #40 (501) 327-8445 25.7 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation He Said: Jones had been having a busy week, and wasn’t able to do lunch until Friday, so by then I was itching to get out among Conway’s finest and have myself some lunch, Mexican… Continue reading El Acapulco

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Get Out

Get Out Jordan Peele (2017) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Tennyson-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’77’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] It starts out as an updated version of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, morphs by the second act into The Stepford Wives, and finally ends up going full Frankenstein. Whatever you think of writer-director Jordan Peele’s debut film… Continue reading Get Out

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