tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:47:04 +0000Welcome! Eating out has always been a fun way to enjoy some good food and time with friends and family. Always on the look out for interesting places to eat we thought it would be fun to comment on the places we try. In our reviews we give our impressions of the food, atmosphere, and service so that others can either try them or avoid them all together.http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Carb Boy)Blogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-2278184725442988577Mon, 26 May 2008 22:33:00 +00002008-06-04T15:21:08.418-04:00BistroAmerican3.5Fat Kat have been watching Sq 1 Bistro (www.square1bistro.com) for awhile now. It opened about a month ago and is in the same general area of Never Blue and West First (both places we like). The menu looked good and the prices right in line with our new mid-priced restaurant mantra. Sq 1 is in the same location as the previous Potenza, a so-so Italian restaurant. What worried me is that the same http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2008/05/sq-1-hendersonville.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-7901777709465335844Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:25:00 +00002008-05-12T13:45:05.917-04:004.5InternationalNote: Although this review was written by me (Sweet Tooth), Fat Kat, Carb Boy, and Zippy Spice were also there. I just have the time to write these things, so that's why nearly all the reviews have my name on them! :)Anyway, the four of us had been looking forward to trying Stony Knob Cafe (www.stoneyknobcafe.com) for a few weeks. Folks on the South region of Chowhound (www.chowhound.com) have http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2008/04/stoney-knob-cafe-weaverville.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-4900850831061762858Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:19:00 +00002008-04-20T11:39:26.912-04:00Italian3.5PizzaMona Lisa on N. Church and 8th Avenue in Hendersonville, is a fairly recent addition to the Italian restaurant scene, opening last summer. Fat Kat and I have been there twice now and have conflicted views on it. It had potential to be the kind of restaurant we love - great food at reasonable prices with a casual, yet classy atmosphere. It delivered in some aspects and fell short on others. The http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2008/04/mona-lisa-hendersonville.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-7270872366714709268Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:44:00 +00002008-04-06T14:19:22.189-04:004.5BistroFrenchBouchon in Asheville (www.ashevillegrapeescape.com) is one of those places we love to visit time and time again. A bistro style restaurant with good food, fun atmosphere and reasonable prices. It seems in Hendersonville and Brevard (both towns closer to us), restaurants are either barely above fast food or upscale with a few exceptions, West First being most notable and is fantastic. Now, don't http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2008/03/bouchon-french-bistro-asheville.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-3538204080480320832Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:49:00 +00002008-06-04T15:22:23.726-04:00LatinBrunchAmerican4.0Update (5/26/08) - Never Blue is no longer open on Sundays. Rumor has it they may open again on Sundays later in the year. Also this reviewer plans to try their dinner menu sometime soon. Stay tuned!Never Blue is a new restaurant that opened on the first block of Main Street in Hendersonville in early February. They completely revamped an industrial space into a beautiful artistic environment http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2008/03/never-blue-sunday-brunch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-6353390192644607925Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:28:00 +00002008-04-20T11:55:25.415-04:00upscale diningAmerican4.0Dinner out on Valentine's Day has its fans and its naysayers. I don't commit fully to either party, but am simply a fan of eating out. Therefore, Valentine's Day is as good as any for us to be "out and about" for a festive meal. The naysayers feel that because restaurants are packed to the gills on holidays (this one being no different) that its service and food may suffer from being pushed to http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2008/03/blackwater-grille.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-273445735987570755Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:48:00 +00002008-04-20T12:00:12.623-04:00upscale diningAmerican4.0Fat Kat and I have lived here for going on four years now and we hadn't been to Flight (flightwoodgrill.com) in ages, so with coupon in hand, decided to give it another go. We had liked it in the past, but now with so many options in town, in Brevard, and of course, Asheville, it's just hard to get them all into the rotation more than once in a blue moon! Last time we were there, we weren't http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2008/02/flight-wood-grill-and-wine-bar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-7573680325743476251Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:53:00 +00002008-04-20T12:00:20.427-04:00upscale diningAmerican4.0Warning - this is a bit long (I guess all of my reviews are - ha!), but I feel like it takes that long to get the full effect of our evening.... apologies in advance. :)By a stroke of sheer luck, Fat Kat and I heard about Thronhill's while dining in Asheville at Bouchon (a review for another time - great place!). We started chatting with the table next to us (the gentleman and I were both out http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2008/01/thornhills-fine-dining-arden.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-3697719782776443655Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:37:00 +00002007-11-13T18:06:18.409-05:00Italian5.0upscale diningI was beginning to think I would be retired before the much anticipated (at least in our household) La Riserva (www.lariservaristorante.com) was unveiled. Fat Kat and I had always loved Sparacino's, where chef David Sparacino produced amazing Italian food. Before a few other restaurants came to town, and before the original Sparacino's closed, it was our favorite restaurant. So, when we heard http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2007/11/la-riserva-hendersonville-nc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-8741650127651104040Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:50:00 +00002008-11-05T11:09:34.979-05:004.5upscale diningAmericanEVEN NEWER UPDATE! (11/5/08): Well, I am very, very happy to report that we went back to the Quarry and it was, indeed, light years better than our first experience! I have updated the fork rating considerably. I would go back there again in a heartbeat now. The prices seemed much lower than our last visit (many entrees in the teens), wines by the glass were less expensive, service was http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2007/08/quarry-brevard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-6877363485599373446Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:08:00 +00002008-06-14T16:21:04.286-04:005.0upscale diningAmericanFat Kat and I live about ten minutes from Brevard and have been thrilled to see a few more interesting dining choices open there over the last couple of years. While dining at an old favorite, Hob Nob (which we also love), we were eyeing a new neighbor, Maple (280 West Main St., Brevard, 828-883-4841). Maple was under construction and appeared to be of upscale caliber. It was our anniversary http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2007/07/maple.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-8571291894566101745Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:28:00 +00002007-11-06T11:39:30.999-05:00Brazilian3.5Rio Grille is a new Brazilian style restaurant located in Greenville, SC (www.riogrille.com). The other bloggers and I are known to wander and frequently cross the border to sample restaurants with our friends who live down there. So, although this blog is set up for dining in Western NC, you will sometimes find a few reviews from the Greenville area just in case you have a desire for a road http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2007/06/rio-grille.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-8002809653653553095Sat, 23 Jun 2007 20:28:00 +00002008-04-20T12:00:35.658-04:00upscale diningAmerican4.0Fat Kat's birthday was a couple weeks ago and we decided to use one of our restaurant.com coupons and try 1906 Pine Crest Inn in Tryon (www.pinecrestinn.com). The menu online looked good and we're always up for an adventure. Pine Crest Inn is just outside of downtown Tryon in a residential area. It is a pretty typical inn with a main lodge building plus a few exterior buildings housing more http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2007/06/1906-pine-crest-inn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-1062177523030791066Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:55:00 +00002008-04-20T11:46:33.521-04:004.5ItalianPizzaWest First is located in Hendersonville on, guess?, W. 1st. I always like when a restaurant uses its address as the name. One less thing I have to remember! Fat Kat and I had tried to go there another night - around 7:30 on a Friday, but it was mobbed and we were starving, so we left, opting for lesser food that could be consumed immediately. But, we vowed to come back. Finally, made it back http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2007/06/west-first-wood-fired-pizza.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-1540749169995418833Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:03:00 +00002007-07-21T14:48:52.487-04:00Mediterraneanupscale dining4.0I had heard good things about Rezaz ( www.rezaz.com ) from several people, but had not had the occasion to try it until a couple of weekends ago. It is located in the Biltmore Village and is easy to find, right on Hendersonville Road. We had missed our usual Friday "Date Night", so went up to Rezaz on a Saturday. Although we didn't have reservations, we got right in at about 6:00. I noticed as http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2007/06/rezaz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-1668315196097674465Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:37:00 +00002008-04-20T12:00:42.177-04:004.5upscale diningAmericanCarmel's ( www.carmelsofasheville.com ) is at the corner of the Grove Arcade in Asheville where Anntony's used to be (I've now officially lived here long enough to refer to things where they "used to be"). I had read a good review of Carmel's online and was anxious to see if I agreed or not. Fat Kat and I made dinner plans with some friends for a Friday night. Carmel's does not take http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2007/04/carmels-at-grove-arcade.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-7470755112856274747Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:19:00 +00002007-04-26T19:15:48.545-04:00Thai3.5After hearing from more than one person that this was their favorite Greenville area Thai place, Fat Kat and I were happy to finally get to try it ourselves. We love Thai food, although I will qualify that with the comment that we are certainly not experts! We went on a rainy Saturday night and did not find it to be crowded. It's in an odd location off the beaten path, in a small office "striphttp://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2007/04/bangkok-tokyo-greenville-sc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sweet Tooth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-5371842427029943760Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:17:00 +00002007-04-26T19:16:34.208-04:00BurgersAmerican3.5Family StyleWell, after reading the review from my fellow diner, Carb Boy, I would say I would agree with his overall assessment of BurgerMeisters. It's a good, fun place to go for a great burger and great service. I was quite impressed at how well the staff stepped in to help each other out on a busy Friday night. Many places here could take a lesson from that. Now, on to those fried pickles...!Having heardhttp://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2007/04/burgermeisters-kitchen-tap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zippy Spice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042814916838688023.post-3918254771016818171Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:59:00 +00002007-04-26T19:17:19.831-04:00BurgersAmerican3.5Family StyleI learned of Burgermeister's from an article I read in the Asheville Citizen-Times' Take 5 and was curious and anxious to try it out, I do love my burgers! The restaurant was very easy to find, in West Asheville right on Haywood road. The restaurant is in a small strip center with several other businesses so parking on this Friday evening was a slight problem, ending up having to park in the http://wncrestaurantreview.blogspot.com/2007/04/burger-meisters-kitchen-tap-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carb Boy)1