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Louie’s bar is dark and glamorous, something you would see in an Esquire photo shoot or maybe as a quick interior establishing shot in a Bryan Fuller show. The bar, by the way, is reserved for walk-in diners, delivering on Louie’s promise as a neighborhood spot, unlike so many restaurants merely modeled after such democratic establishments.
Read MoreYellowbelly, which is sort of like Tiki Bar: The Next Generation, comes from Travis Howard and Tim Wiggins of Retreat Gastropub. Top Chef alum Richard Blais helped develop the menu, which is definitely seafood forward with roots in California, but really, the restaurant is a love letter to rum.
Read MoreEach burger is great in its own way, but they’re all united at a base level by the deep, satisfying flavor that comes from dedication to quality ingredients and perfectly executed griddling. Once you have a burger at Mac’s, you start to wonder what the hell you’ve been eating your whole life.
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