J. Kevin Wolfe
This Old-School Chinese Restaurant is a Hidden Downtown Treasure
The restaurant is 43 years old, and its menu (possibly the only copy) shows it: yellowed, stained, prices scratched out and taped over. There’s a real history in those peeling laminated pages, as told...
Millie’s Place is Madisonville’s Unofficial Community Center
I hate to call the Sunday buffet at Millie’s Place a “buffet.” It’s more of a fellowship dinner.
Despite Its Name, Main Street Tavern Doesn’t Serve “Bar Food.”
Many just look at the brunch menu here and then go home full. Glory, glory, hallelujah.
The Echo Is Still a Hyde Park Icon
Seventy-three-year-old The Echo might be considered ordinary in any other neighborhood, but it’s oddly become an icon of posh Hyde Park. As a matter of fact, its averageness is what makes it unique.
Fine Diving: Truva Cafe Mediterranean
Wraps filled with spit-roasted meat are stars at this Mediterranean cafe.
Fine Diving: O’Malley’s in the Alley
With so many of life’s refugees hanging out here, it explains why O’Malley’s has gotten so busy.
Fine Diving: Boswell’s in Northside
Everything at Boswell’s has been around for a long time: the brick walls, the ornate wooden bar, even the regulars. They’re still here and happy that original owners Mike and Jan Beck are back to spread their love of the community.
Song Long Is Roselawn’s Hidden Gem
The prices are reasonable, the place is centrally located, and the charm of the aging character abounds.
Fine Diving: Ruthai’s Thai Kitchen
For 17 years, Tim and Ruthai Sanphasiri-Tansantikulatt have been serving up Thai treats like the mango fried rice with chicken, beef, pork, egg, peppers, and mangoes in roasted chili paste.