Category: Eat It

Review No. 170: Skinny J’s 2235 Dave Ward Drive, suite #201 (501) 358-6586 76.2 Percent finished reviewing  Conway restaurants   The Situation He Said: In the former location of the now defunct Roux’s Cajun Creole restaurant, a new Skinny J’s franchise has now opened on Dave Ward Drive. Skinny J’s, which bills itself as “not… Continue reading Skinny J’s

Review No. 169: Love’s Donuts 317 West Oak Street (501) 781-8888 75.7 Percent finished reviewing  Conway restaurants   The Situation She Said:I needed some real motivation for my Wednesday-morning workout, so I promised myself doughnuts from a newer purveyor of this perfect food in Conway. After I put down my weights, I jumped in the… Continue reading Love’s Donuts

Review No. 168: Local Patio Grill 912 Front Street (501) 932-6123 75.2 Percent finished reviewing  Conway restaurants   The Situation He Said: We were having a nonreview meal at Pasta Grill a week or so ago, when we looked across the street and noticed that a new restaurant, the Local Patio Grill, had opened in… Continue reading Local Patio Grill

Review No. 167: Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 1345 E. Oak Street (501) 504-2420 74.8 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation She Said:It was a busy Saturday morning, and in an effort to fit in this meal between a treadmill run and an afternoon wedding, I asked He Said to run to the Popeyes less… Continue reading Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

Review No. 166: Franke’s Cafeteria 1101 Fendley Drive (501) 932-6123 75 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation He Said: One of the oldest continually operating restaurants in Arkansas, Franke’s Cafeteria (named to the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame in 2018) celebrates its centennial this year. C.A. Franke, founder of the franchise, opened a… Continue reading Franke’s Cafeteria

Review No. 165: Maggie’s Original Cookie Company 2850 Prince Street, Suite 17 (501) 336-9600 74.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation She Said: After a ladies-who-lunch outing with my mom and a friend, I wanted to take a little sweet treat home to my husband, so I pointed the car toward Maggie’s, a cookie-making… Continue reading Maggie’s Original Cookie Company

Review No. 164: The Hole in the Wall Cafe 1016 Markham Street (501) 205-1325 73.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation She Said: We were looking for some southern cooking for my Missouri-native mother during the waning weeks of her annual Arkansas visit from South Dakota. Of course, we knew this was the opportunity… Continue reading Hole in the Wall Cafe

Review No. 163: Rolled Up Ice Cream Shop 1100 Bob Courtway Drive Suite 12 73.6 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation He Said: We’d just eaten a Sunday-after-church meal at Mike’s Place and decided to go to this Rolled Up Ice Cream place for dessert on the way home. It’s been open about… Continue reading Rolled Up Ice Cream Shop

Review No. 162: Shark’s Fish and Chicken 2655 N. Donaghey Avenue (501) 358-6737 73.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation She Said: I had been watching our twin grandsons all day when I texted He Said to ask about dinner plans. He said we needed a review meal, so I looked up Shark’s and… Continue reading Shark’s Fish and Chicken

Review No. 161: Conway Donuts 1311 Harkrider Street (501) 499-9841 73.7 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants   The Situation He Said: It was a Sunday morning and we’d been running ourselves ragged for the past couple of days and She Said reminded me we needed to review a restaurant yet this week. So that meant… Continue reading Conway Donuts