Category: Eat It

Review No. 41: Café 501 650 United Dr., Suite 100 (501) 329-4508 23.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation She Said: Once again, Ruud called me to join him for lunch, and even though I was “trying to reduce” in anticipation of a Mexican vacation (or maybe because of that effot), I said,… Continue reading Cafe 501

Review No. 40: Sashimi Japanese Steakhouse 1700 Altus (501) 932-6733 22.8 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation She Said: I was listening to a podcast, pondering a tiny, healthy lunch at home, when Ruud called me and asked if I wanted to have lunch with him, which of course I said yes to… Continue reading Sashimi Japanese Steakhouse

Review No. 39: Fat Daddy’s Bar-B-Que 1004 Oak Street (501) 358-6363 22.2 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation He Said: Fat Daddy’s has been a Russellville institution since 2006, famous, apparently, for its Loin Back Ribs with brown sugar glaze. Since 2010, there have been two Russellville locations, and in 2016, management decided… Continue reading Fat Daddy’s Bar-B-Que

Review No. 38: Blue Sail Coffee Downtown 1028 Front Street (501) 358-6188 21.6 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation She Said: I had some chapters to catch up on in the biography I’m reading of Benjamin Harrison, 23rd president of the United States, grandson of the ninth president. I was antsy and wanted… Continue reading Blue Sail Coffee (Downtown)

Review No. 37: Subway 855 E Oak St. (501) 327-0656 21.9 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation He Said: Jones got home from her Personal Trainer and was quite hungry (doesn’t that sound like a First World Problem), and threatened me with bodily harm if I did not get in the car right… Continue reading Subway (Oak Street)

Review No. 36: Bai Tong Thai Cuisine 605 Salem Road, Suite 9 (501) 504-6926 21.3 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation She Said:  I was HUNGRY after running errands and spending some time at physical therapy the morning we decided that this was the day for Bai Tong Thai Cuisine. I’m always in… Continue reading Bai Tong

Review No. 35: On the Border Mexican Grill and Cantina 1150 S. Amity Road (501) 585-4322 21 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation He Said: We figured we ought to review this new On the Border restaurant in Conway’s new “Lewis Crossing” shopping area, since people may actually be wondering whether to try… Continue reading On the Border

Review No. 34: Bonus! Check In at Sonic-Harkrider 1140 Harkrider Street (501) 327-2072 20.4 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   Note: We’re going to post bonus reviews as we check in to various chain restaurants around Conway for which we have already done an initial review. We reviewed Sonic Drive-In on Oak Street in July,… Continue reading Sonic on Harkrider Bonus Review

Review No. 32: Bear’s Den Pizza (Or Bears Den, depending on where you look) 235 Farris Road (501) 328-5556 20.4 percent of Conway restaurants reviewed   The Situation She Said: Every town needs a good dive bar with satisfying dive-bar food, and college towns need them even more. Bear’s Den Pizza certainly fits this bill… Continue reading Bear’s Den Pizza

Review No. 32: Starbucks-Oak Street 905 East Oak Street (501) 505-8326 19.2 percent of Conway restaurants reviewed   The Situation He Said: When I was told by Commandant Jones that reviewing all restaurants in Conway not only meant every single McDonalds and Sonic, but also the Starbucks in town, I begged to differ. In my… Continue reading Starbucks–Oak Street