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We've found good meals in every kind of restaurant -- family eateries, diners and cafes. But there is something special about a comfortable bar that has good food coming out of the kitchen, even if it's just burgers, sandwiches, salads and the like. We found Average Joe's well above average in that category. The door opens into a long, narrow barroom with a few tables and plenty of TVs tuned to sports. We chose a back room with an enormous TV of its
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If L'Isola D'Oro, a marvelous little Italian place on Camp Road in Hamburg, isn't on your culinary radar, it should be. Like the little trattorias scattered across Italy and Sicily, this family-run operation is homespun and dedicated to slow-cooked dishes made with only the freshest ingredients. We dropped by for lunch last week and were graciously greeted, seated and waited on by Patty, the owners' daughter. Along with the menus, she brought
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Try Philly, Richmond for summertime trip
>Q: We are looking for recommendations for a place to go for a long weekend in late July to mid-August. We are looking to spend around $1,000 to $1,500 for a relaxing good time with good food and some things to see. We loved going to Asheville, N.C., two years ago, which really fit the bill. Any thoughts? A: So many options. Philadelphia is a wonderful city with so many great restaurants and museums (Check out the Barnes Foundation Museum). Richmond, Va., has also become quite a
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Dick and Jenny's serves some intriguing Creole-influenced dinners in the revamped building that housed Del and Herb's for years. They range from classic po-boy sandwiches ($7.50 to $9.50) to a 16-ounce prime rib or pan-seared sea scallops and shrimp with a crispy crab cake with jasmine coconut rice for $22. But we knew that the place had cheaper prices for breakfast and lunch, so John and I met Ruth and Dan there on a Saturday morning. You seat yourself and order at
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Frank's is an old-fashioned tavern with a long wooden bar and it was full of jovial folks when Ruth, Dan, John and I stopped in on a Saturday afternoon. A guy was regaling his friends with a story about another friend's great Dane, who had eaten his Yankees ball cap, which got approving nods from the Red Sox side of our table and scowls from the Yankees side. We don't agree on baseball, but we do agree on good food -- and we found a lot of
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Sara's is one of the few restaurants where you can get a bag of Skittles, a lottery ticket and a six-pack of beer to go, if you want. That's because the counter area of this clean, bright restaurant is also a convenience store. It's an unusual combination, but it works. John, Pat, John and I found a wide selection of food on the sizable menu. The Mediterranean selections include chicken and beef souvlaki and gyro ($12.49 for dinners,
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We knew that the veal, chicken and shrimp dinners at Frank's Sunny Italy, although enormous, are far over our Cheap Eats limit, ranging from $16.50 to $18.95. So John and I met Ruth and Dan there for lunch at noon on a recent Sunday, right when the place opened. We arrived to find the door locked and several other families milling around the parking lot. After a quick call inside, a worker unlocked the door, and we were all ushered into a large side room.
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We'd never had Tunisian food before Tom, Paula, John and I met at the Tunisian Diner one recent Sunday evening. Tomhad researched the food of the NorthAfrican nation, which has couscous as its national dish and liberally uses tomatoes, onions and spices, including chili peppers, coriander and cumin. But we shouldn't have worried. Chef Salem, the brother of the owner, was delighted to not only educate us about his homeland's cuisine, but
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A large menu with printing on every panel wasn't enough space for the cooks at the Kenmore Village Restaurant. Two plastic flaps inside the menu hold cards listing regular specials, some limited to weekday mornings but extended until 3 p.m. on weekends. The menu also holds a separate sheet listing the day's specials. It took Ruth, Dan, John and me a few minutes to figure out what was available when, and we ended up ordering from both the regular
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Connor's is a comfortable local restaurant, with plenty of people dining or enjoying a drink at the bar on the weeknight John and I stopped in with John and Pat. The rooms had a homey feel, with warm wood accents here and there. We started with a cup of minestrone ($2.99, $3.99 for a bowl). The tomato-based broth held a full complement of simmered vegetables and an abundance of beans. A pre-dinner salad was a notch above the usual, with green peppers,
