I had lunch today at Salem’s newest restaurant, Blue Apron Restaurant & Red Rooster Bar, on their opening day. I checked in on Foursquare and a friend commented that Foursquare should have a badge for “first person through the door at every new restaurant.” So, guilty as charged, but I was excited to try it. …
There is a new Puerto Rican restaurant that just opened in Roanoke and we went to try it out tonight. There used to be another Puerto Rican place in Roanoke called El Coqui, but it didn’t make it. Puerto Rican Paradise is at 5301 Williamson Road in the former Blueberry Hill location. When we …
There’s a new Mexican restaurant in town (and it’s not the new Rancho Viejo). It’s called Xinachtli and it’s conveniently located across the street from my office at Roanoke College on Main Street in Salem. Xinachitli is an Aztec word that means seed and is pronounced like Shee-nach-lee. They are open for breakfast and lunch, …
We had dinner at Pomegranate a couple of weeks ago with family and friends. Erick and I had been once before and were excited to go back, but this time the experience went south. My dad ordered a mojito (which was actually on their drink menu), but was informed that they were out of mint. …
I went to the new Corner Bar & Grill on the corner of College and Main in Salem today with a friend from work. It’s like 5 steps from our office, so it’s a must try. It doesn’t seem to be a lucky location because many restaurants have come and gone from that little corner. …