Located in the once Cotham's West, turned Gadwall's West, is Thirst N Howl (14710 Cantrell Rd). It's only been open for 5 weeks, according to our waitress/(obvious) business manager. The name tells you that there is a clear Gilligan's Island theme (and by clear, I mean only if you knew much about Gilligan's Island, which I didn't, because I didn't catch the connection, until Jason mentioned it.) However, even if you aren't familiar with Gilligan's Island, you will notice from the moment you pull in front of the building there is an island theme...the patio is a tiki hut, the big screen tv has a constant loop of Gilligan's Island episodes (with closed caption subtitles so that you know what's going on over the house music). There is a stage, complete with drums and guitars for live music which is offered Thursdays-Saturdays. Since the equipment is already there, maybe you can convince the owners to let YOU play on other days...maybe :) There is a gigantic bar, which I think might be the centerpiece of this place (probably the "thirst" part of the name), especially since that's where most people positioned themselves there or near it.
As far as food is concerned, they consider themselves to be a "bar food" restaurant, which means 2 things...1.) you won't find steak on the menu, and 2.) nothing is over $10 on the menu! I order the "professor" (yes, everything is named after a Gilligan's Island characters). The professor is a chili dog...covered in the BEST chili in the world...to it you can add mustard, onions and other toppings that I don't like on my chili dogs...I'm a very plain eater. It comes with chips, but you can also get fries (seasoned or sweet potatoes). Jason got the Volcano Burger (a huge burger with pepper jack cheese, some type of hot sauce and jalapenos). He got the seasoned fries...and they were amazing. He liked the burger a lot, too!
So, overall, Thirst N Howl gets an "A" in my book. They are open for lunch and dinner. Dinner starts at 4pm (which is the time that we went on a Tuesday, so it wasn't packed). They close at 1 am, so you have plenty of time! :)
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Review: Five Guys (Burgers and Fries)
Ever since I found out that Five Guys was coming to the Little Rock area I was super excited! I don’t know why, because I’ve never been to one. But, everyone else that has seemed really excited. Apparently, this is an “east coast” chain of restaurants that have slowly migrated west and are also found in larger airports. At any rate, the first store in our region opened in North Little Rock in Lakewood Village. Since I live in Little Rock, I am rarely on THAT side of the river and haven’t made it over there. Then, just a month ago, the 2nd location opened on Chenal Parkway in West Little Rock (across from Old Navy—and next to Coldstone Creamery)…much closer to home! Today was my opportunity to try it. My dad, with prompting from my sister, decided that he’d pick up dinner from there and bring it home. What a great day for me to visit! ☺ My sister looked up the menu online and we gave my dad our order via phone as he ordered at the counter. So, I am unable to speak of the atmosphere of the restaurant like I usually do, because I wasn’t actually there or the prices. But after all, it’s about the food, right?
I had already been warned about the size of the “regular” sized burger (it’s a double) so I ordered the “small” cheeseburger. But it is FAR from small. It comes topped with lettuce, pickles, tomatoes, onions and mushrooms. I didn’t know about the mushrooms, because I would have said NO mushrooms. The burger itself was not very flavorful. Then all the toppings were overwhelming and messy! It was difficult to keep it together while eating it. I’m not really in to getting dirty while eating…I sometimes eat ribs with a fork! Buffalo wings are really the only thing worth getting my hands messy for…so this burger didn’t make me very happy. My sister got the hot dog with onions and relish…she too had the same problem with messiness. We also got an order of “Cajun fries.” Apparently “Cajun” to Five Guys means seasoning salt and pepper. One order of fries was large enough for my four person family. Mainly because we didn’t eat many of them.
To sum it all up, Five Guys does not get “Five Stars” in my book. But you should try it yourself to see, a few of my friends that have gone really enjoy it. But in the Robinson household, Five Guys got four thumbs down.
(sorry no pics to post of this place, either)
I had already been warned about the size of the “regular” sized burger (it’s a double) so I ordered the “small” cheeseburger. But it is FAR from small. It comes topped with lettuce, pickles, tomatoes, onions and mushrooms. I didn’t know about the mushrooms, because I would have said NO mushrooms. The burger itself was not very flavorful. Then all the toppings were overwhelming and messy! It was difficult to keep it together while eating it. I’m not really in to getting dirty while eating…I sometimes eat ribs with a fork! Buffalo wings are really the only thing worth getting my hands messy for…so this burger didn’t make me very happy. My sister got the hot dog with onions and relish…she too had the same problem with messiness. We also got an order of “Cajun fries.” Apparently “Cajun” to Five Guys means seasoning salt and pepper. One order of fries was large enough for my four person family. Mainly because we didn’t eat many of them.
To sum it all up, Five Guys does not get “Five Stars” in my book. But you should try it yourself to see, a few of my friends that have gone really enjoy it. But in the Robinson household, Five Guys got four thumbs down.
(sorry no pics to post of this place, either)
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