Restaurants
Finger Lickin’ Frickin’ Good Chicken
After two years of planning, Jeanette Beltram and Clayton Scott bit into their secret recipe fried chicken, juicy and hot from the new commercial fryer in their Frickin’ Chicken food truck on College St. “Everything was hinging on the crispness …
Homemade Pie Shop Sweetens College Avenue Restaurants
“There’s Papaw Woody,” said Shannon Strickland, 43, of Parks Purity Pie Company, pointing to a black-and-white, 1920s photo of a man standing in front of a white delivery truck labeled “Parks Pies.” Strickland’s airstream trailer sits in the mobile food …
C.H.E.W. Feeds Fayetteville
Chris Selby owned a record store in Fayetteville. Due to slumping sales, he had to abandon that endeavor in favor of an electrician job. When that didn’t work out either, Selby was at a loss. But he was hungry one …
Local Restaurant Ideas for Couples on Valentines Day
If you’re taking a special someone out for dinner this Valentine’s Day, call ahead, beat the crowd and eat like regulars at one of the many Fayetteville favorites. Classics are never overrated, so try out or return to some local …
Mezza Luna: Homemade Italian on a Budget
Mezza Luna sits in a small location off the main roads of Fayetteville, tucked away in a small strip mall on Razorback Road by Baum Stadium. The location, no bigger than a fast food restaurant, sits far from the gastronomical …
As the Weather Gets Colder, the Drinks Get Sweeter
You know the holiday season is approaching when the infamous holiday Starbucks cups begin appearing in everyone’s hands on their way to class. The red holiday cups mean more than just the holiday season; they also mean that holiday drinks …
Food Trucks: as Diverse as Their Clientele
Oscar Mendoza just finished his $6 Hawaiian shoyu chicken plate and then, almost with glee, washed it down with a cold grape soda. Seated at a wooden picnic bench with a multicolored umbrella shooting up through the middle of the …
New Bar Offers Unique Drinking Experience Away from Dickson
Fayetteville is hailed by many to have the most active and exciting drinking scene in all of northwest Arkansas, specifically on Dickson street, where bars line both sides of the street and people come from all over the state. But …
Razorback Pride in Razorback Pizza
Razorback pride can come in the form of painted bodies, hog hats and screaming fans. In the Fayetteville community, pride for the Razorbacks is reflected in retail stores, bakeries and even pizzerias. For the past 31 years, Jim’s Razorback Pizza …
A Local Survey of Sandwich Specialties
The sandwich: It’s a filling, inexpensive and delicious option for breakfast, lunch or dinner. For students, it’s one of our favorite choices when it comes to quick and easy food that’s available almost anywhere on campus. When it comes to …
New Food Cart Serves Up Mediterranean Fare on Dickson
A little bit of flavor has been added to Dickson Street with Nomad’s Natural Plate, a Mediterranean-themed food truck that serves gyros, falafel and other ethnic dishes. The owners, Eric Gallemore and Mitchell Owen, both 23, recently moved to Fayetteville …
New Campus Creperie Falls Flat
A campus union isn’t the first place students usually find crepes, and to be honest, I didn’t have high expectations for the Freshens Creperie. I mean, who really does for a new restaurant on campus? It’s almost predecided that anything …
Cost-Friendly Date Ideas
For many students, a new semester brings new relationships. It may also bring a tighter budget after purchasing textbooks, paying your Greek Life chapter’s dues and buying all the new fall fashions. Let’s face it: a first date, or any …
Bar-B-Que Wars
There is something particularly fulfilling about taking that first bite out of a plate full of barbecue. Maybe it’s because we have become accustomed to chowing down on it at a family cook out, game-day tailgate or local eatery, but …
Dickson Establishment Rises From The Ashes
A new bar by the name of Bugsy’s is now officially open in the space once famously known to Fayetteville citizens as Flying Possum Leather at 526 West Dickson Street. The custom leather shop had been one of Dickson Street’s …
