Venice Tavern
It was the least likely night for us to go out for dinner — Sunday being a night when Lauren and I would rather just stay home and relax. But alas, the refrigerator was bare and we decided to venture out instead. I had visited Venice Tavern on several occasions during the summer months. What […]
Apple Villa Pancake House
I discovered that two things were missing from my website: a recent review from a Batavia restaurant and a review of a breakfast place. I realize that I have been absent a lot from the Fox Valley area, unable to do reviews of local restaurants, but I was a bit amazed at how dated some […]
The RendezVu
Lauren and I had seen the new sign posted on the roof area where another had previously hung – RendezVu (in Batavia) now occupies the space where Italian Disaster had struck several years ago when Lauren and I made the mistake of having dinner at Fantastico’s. We decided to give RendezVu a try and hoped […]
O’Brien’s Pub & Grill
There is a small venue in Batavia – just across the river and north of Wilson Street – that, at one time, had some very decent food. It has changed hands several times and the food has never been the same. Another new owner (now O’Brien’s Pub and Grill) has taken over, and I stopped […]
Swordfish
At the very least, Swordfish – contemporary sushi – is a feather in Batavia’s restaurant hat. But that statement is somewhat misleading, since Batavia’s restaurant hat is, at least at this point, relatively featherless… And the statement does absolutely no justice to what both Lauren and I believe to be a simply marvelous sushi dining […]
Tribella Bar & Grill
It was another night where cooking my own dinner was just not at the top of my ‘want to do’ list, so Lauren and I – almost simultaneously – decided to head out for the evening. Our destination: Tribella Bar and Grill. Not the Typical Tuesday I have given Tribella mixed reviews on past occasions, […]