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Local Eatery of the Week: Pizza Shack

Courtney Stringfellow | Aug 29, 2016

The Jaguars are catching up to the Cincinnati Bengals on the flat screen behind a lightly lit bar, an announcer's voice serving as the background to lively dinner conversations.

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Local Eatery of the Week: Monroe’s Smokehouse

Courtney Stringfellow | Aug 22, 2016

A metal map of the states, a used washboard and other scraps of country pride hang loosely along wood paneled walls. Families gather over glossy wooden picnic tables. Monroe’s Smokehouse on Beach Boulevard...

Local Eatery of the Week: Ibex Ethiopian Kitchen

Courtney Stringfellow | Aug 15, 2016

The scent of cooked spices floats through the flooded parking lot outside of Ibex Ethiopian Kitchen on Baymeadows Road. Hay colored woven baskets sit below a grass covered table on a short stage ready...

Local Eatery of the Week: Taco Libre

Courtney Stringfellow | Aug 1, 2016

A brawny luchador, made mysterious by his red mask, eagerly waits at the host station for his next rival. Colorful Lucha Libre masks from previous luchadors watch over him like trophies on shelves as...

Local Eatery of the Week: Crazy Sushi

Courtney Stringfellow | Jul 25, 2016

Bright bulbs transformed by colorful lamp shades illuminate painted ceiling tiles at Crazy Sushi, making the restaurant feel like a disco as pop music surrounds locals. The restaurant on Southside Boulevard...

Local Eatery of the Week: Gumbo Ya Ya’s

Courtney Stringfellow | Jul 18, 2016

New Orleans memorabilia dances around Gumbo Ya Ya’s on Beach Boulevard in the form of Mardi Gras signs on the front door and fleur-de-lis on Saints jerseys and the bar.

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Local Eatery of the Week: Biggie’s Pizza

Courtney Stringfellow | Jul 12, 2016

Pizzas with names like “The Bianca,” “Benny Blanco” and “Mary Jane Pesto” sit beside each other like old schoolmates on the bleachers at Biggie’s Pizza on Third Street.

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Local Eatery of the Week: Colonel Mustard’s Phat Burgers

Courtney Stringfellow | Jul 5, 2016

The door slams, the expected rush of cool air never comes, and the staff is working hard to take orders and get entrees out. The burger joint’s yellow walls are a combination of beige slatwall, pictures and business cards; a television sits on a shelf to the left, classroom style; and the air conditioning is turned down.

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Local Eatery of the Week: Sid and Linda’s Seafood Market and Restaurant

Courtney Stringfellow | Jun 27, 2016

Sid and Linda’s Seafood Market and Restaurant, located near the corner of Kernan and Atlantic Boulevard, proves that an eatery doesn’t have to overlook the Atlantic Ocean and name itself after a dynamic creature to serve and sell fresh seafood.

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Local Eatery of the Week: India’s Restaurant

Courtney Stringfellow | Jun 21, 2016

Crate-sized paintings and long delicate curtains are the only decorations that grace the walls of India’s Restaurant on Baymeadows Road.

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Local Eatery of the Week: Kabob-e

Courtney Stringfellow | Jun 13, 2016

A taste of Afghan and other Middle Eastern cuisine is cooking in a restaurant wedged between a Dollar General and hair salon on Beach Boulevard. Kabob-e appears to be considerably small from the parking lot, but a step inside proves otherwise.

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Local Eatery of the Week: The Potter’s House Soul Food Bistro

Courtney Stringfellow | Jun 7, 2016

Florida is typically only considered part of “the South” because of its location, not its culture. But the Potter’s House Soul Food Bistro is bringing Southern charm to the First Coast.

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Local Eatery of the Week: Pizza Shack

Local Eatery of the Week: Monroe’s Smokehouse

Local Eatery of the Week: Ibex Ethiopian Kitchen

Local Eatery of the Week: Taco Libre

Local Eatery of the Week: Crazy Sushi

Local Eatery of the Week: Gumbo Ya Ya’s

Local Eatery of the Week: Biggie’s Pizza

Local Eatery of the Week: Colonel Mustard’s Phat Burgers

Local Eatery of the Week: Sid and Linda’s Seafood Market and Restaurant

Local Eatery of the Week: India’s Restaurant

Local Eatery of the Week: Kabob-e

Local Eatery of the Week: The Potter’s House Soul Food Bistro

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