Places
to eat
N. Monroe Street Area
| The Capital Area |
Tennessee Street Area
 Restaurants
on (or near) N. Monroe St.
Rice
Bowl Oriental Restaurant
Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Thai | Casual
First, land in Tokyo and munch your way southward to Nagasaki. Cross
the sea to Shanghai and circle the culinary provinces of China. Travel
down through Vietnam to spicy old Saigon, then north to Thailand and
Bangkok's savory dining riches.
3813 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee
(850) 514-3632
Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Mori
Japanese Steak House
Japanese, Steak House | Casual | Moderate
Knives clang and salters rattle. Eggs fly into the air and miraculously
land on the blade, or are pierced on the point, of a knife. Sudden,
giant explosions of flame bring awed squeals from kiddies and startle
the bejabbers out of old ladies.
2810 Sharer Rd # 8, Tallahassee
(850) 386-8449
Hours: 5 to 10 p.m., Sunday to Thursday; 5-11 p.m., Friday and Saturday
Longhorn
Steakhouse
Steak House
Not to worry, Sister Fay, our psychic prognostications aren't all
that accurate. Back in the early '90s, when the LongHorn Steakhouse
set up shop on North Monroe Street, we gave it a year, at best. Yes.
Well. Ten years later - last Friday and Saturday nights in fact -
we found ourselves playing chicken for a space in the parking lot,
and waiting 40 minutes for a table at that same LongHorn Steakhouse.
2400 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee
(850) 385-4028
Al
Dente
Italian | Casual | Moderate
Like the late Lorenzo's, Al Dente would be comfortably at home in
Rome's Trastevere quartiere, or suburban Ostia. So would the cooking,
which, in the American absence of a primo piatto or pasta course,
leans heavily to pasta and pizza main courses.
1002 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee
(850) 224-3600
Hours: 5-10 p.m., Sunday-Thursday; 5-11 p.m., Friday-Saturday
Reservations: Not Available
Cafe
Cabernet
Fusion
Once it was an upper-tier drinks and munchies destination, with a
rocking nightclub through the wall. Well, times and tempos have changed
at Cafe Cabernet. The sometimes-raucous Cabstand, next door, is long
gone. Its former square footage has been incorporated into much needed
auxiliary bar and dining room space for the Cafe.
1019 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee
(850) 224-0322
Hours: 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday; closed Sunday.
Reservations: Recommended
Chez
Pierre French Restaurant
French | Casual to Dressy | Expensive
Chez Pierre is a Tallahassee institution, one as interwoven into the
fabric of the community as the perennial political circus and the
Springtime parade. It has been a favorite local lunch and dinner destination
for a generation.
1215 Thomasville, Tallahassee
(850) 222-0936
Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 11a.m. to 2:30a.m. brunch,
6p.m. to 9 p.m. dinner, Sunday
Reservations: Recommended
Kool
Beanz Cafe
American, Southwestern | Casual | Moderate
"Eat, Drink and Talk Loud," the house slogan urges, "You're
Among Friends." That's what the Kool Beanz Cafe is all about.
That and its exemplary fusion of New American, Creole and Southwestern
cuisines.
921 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee
(850) 224-2466
Hours: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5:30-10 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-2:30
p.m. and 5:30-11 p.m., Friday; 5:30-11 p.m., Saturday
Reservations: Not Available
Restaurants
In (or near) The Capital Area
Andrew's
228
American, Italian, New American, Seafood
Andy Reiss has a strong creative urge. At various times, various floors
of his Adams Street Commons corner have been reinvented as Maxin's,
Tutto Bene, Andrew's Upstairs, Andrew's Capital Bar and Grill and
Andrew's Express. Offsite ventures have included the late Trio in
Market Street and Andrew's North at Oak Lake Plaza.
228 S Adams St., Tallahassee
(850) 222-3444
Bahn
Thai Restaurant
Asian, Thai, Vegetarian | Casual | Inexpensive
Traces of Thailand, Indochina, China and Indonesia turn up in the
incredible 151 choices that expand Bahn Thai's dinner menu to something
of a catalog. And they all sell for a mere dollar or two more than
they did in 1992.
1319 S Monroe St., Tallahassee
(850) 224-4765
Hours: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-10 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-2:30
p.m. and 5-10:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday.
Higher
Taste
Vegetarian | Casual
These days, Higher Taste lives in a quaint character cottage, painted
the colors of a stuffed olive and tucked into a quiet corner of downtown
St. Francis Street.
411 St. Francis St., Tallahassee
(850) 894-4296
Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday; 5:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
and Friday
Reservations: Not Available
Jacob's
Restaurant
American, Buffets | Casual | Expensive
Guests choose from a 50-foot array of buffet brunchables that spans
two sides of the seating area. Add to this the complimentary mimosas,
champagne and hot and cold soft beverages - plus the background of
mellow, weekend music by Jimbo Smith, or Johnny Whitehust, or occasionally
even the celebrated Pam Laws - and the result is a pretty nifty Sunday
show for $14.95.
101 S Adams St, Tallahassee
(850) 224-7200
Hours: 6:30 a.m.-11 p.m., Monday to Friday; 7 a.m.-11 p.m., Saturday
and Sunday
Reservations: Recommended
Restaurants
on (or near) Tennessee St.
Crystal
River
Seafood
They're like an aging Islay malt Scotch, these Crystal River Restaurants.
The older they get, the better they get. But that's in an overall
sense. Nothing's aged about Crystal River's plain-and-simply fried,
broiled, steamed or boiled seafood.
1968 W Tennessee St., Tallahassee
(850) 575-4418
Curry
& Wine
Indian | Casual | Moderate
Two new addresses in less than a year? That's a whole lot of shakin'
for one small restaurant. Late last winter, Curry & Wine International
Cuisine opened in a south side shopping center at Capital Circle and
Crawfordville Highway. Rather British raj we found it, with its royal
red walls, high ceilings and proper crystal stemware sprouting fancy
napkin folds.
325 N. Bronough St., Tallahassee
(850) 656-7200
Hours: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Closed Sunday.
Reservations: Not Available
Cypress
Restaurant
Enjoy sophisticated Southern regional cuisine in a rustic metropolitan
setting. The creative and frequently updated menu features chef-cut
meats and fish and in-house preparations. An extensive domestic wine
list and rotating original artsworks add to a unique dining experience.
320 E. Tennessee St., Tallahassee
(850) 513-1100
Fax: 850-513-0020
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday
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