The Big Country: One Sentence Reviews

Pizzeria Veloce: So good, I can eat their pizzas with double the average crust thickness in about half the time as a traditionally made pie.

La Lucha: More nachos, less libre, where libre is defined as tasty but tiny, overpriced portions.

Stogo: I still prefer regular ice cream to the vegan variety--and I'm lactose intolerant.

Vinegar Hill House: Like Freeman's, but with better food, and like Freeman's, you're better off ignoring everyone else there on a weekend.

Casellula: What, you think I could hate a place that serves a "Pig's Ass" sandwich?

Marfa: Nothing tops the combination of chicken wings and mini corn dogs on a stick, even if you name-check an artist colony and call it Texan tapas.

Freeman's: The taxidermy's got a lot more flavah than the food, if you ask me.

Sorella: Any time that a taste of Piedmont includes lamb ragu pasta with pistacho and salted caramel gelato, I'm on board.

Char No. 4: Come for the extensive selection of scotch and whiskey, stay for the hot beef links and slab bacon, leave satisfied and slightly buzzed.

Ippudo: New York's best ramen in served in an environment that's a cross between an après-ski hotspot in Aspen and a Benihana.

The Big Country