Mobile and Baldwin County News
On Mobile’s Cottage Hill corridor, an independent restaurant has built a loyal following by pairing Creole and Southern cooking with a hearty dose of local character. The Hungry Owl has…
Just south of the Eastern Shore Centre along Highway 181, Mike’s Smokehouse Market has been quietly building a following among Baldwin County barbecue fans — and doing it with a…
Tucked just off the bustle of Airport Boulevard in West Mobile, La Cocina has built a following among diners who want a generous plate of Mexican cooking made with fresh,…
A Sunday lunch after church at Macaroni Grill on Airport Boulevard produced a measured verdict in May 2008: better than most national chains in Mobile, but still trailing Carrabba's.
A Saturday errand run produced a barbecue review in May 2008: clean new dining room, adequate sandwiches, over-salted fries and an award-winning sauce that failed to impress one Mobile critic.
A Mobile dining critic on the road found the Big Easy Grill in Bogalusa, Louisiana, a restaurant destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in St. Bernard Parish and rebuilt next to a…
A spring 2008 lunch at the Royal Scam on Royal Street produced the best shrimp etouffee in Mobile, a standout salad, and a lesson in the difference between a dark…
A spring 2008 lunch at The Bluegill on the Causeway turned up a respectable gumbo, a properly grilled grouper filet and a plainspoken verdict on where the restaurant ranks among…
After years of searching, a Mobile dining critic said in April 2008 that he had finally found a gumbo worth the hunt, at an unassuming po-boy shop at University Boulevard…
A downtown Mobile lunchroom in the 200 block of Dauphin Street drew steady praise in April 2008 for its fried chicken, its baked chicken and a banana pudding that stopped…