The Capital Grille (Visited Jan 3, 2010)
We were surprised to find out that “The Capital Grille” is part of a 50 location, national chain.  It offers an upscale dining experience (with some of the highest entrée prices in Baltimore). Marty was impressed with complementary valet parking (that’s something at a downtown locale!). While it’s located in a modern office building across from the Inner Harbor (and adjacent to PF Changs and Fogo De Chao) ...Continue

Gecko’s (Visited Nov 14, 2009)
From the outside, Gecko’s is a not very spiffy looking corner bar tucked away in an old row house neighborhood a block south of Patterson Park. Fortunately after driving around (and around!) to find a parking spot “only” two blocks away in this residential row house neighborhood (one friend ended up 5+ blocks away!), the inside was a pleasant surprise. ...Continue

Artful Gourmet Bistro
John was introduced to The Artful Gourmet by his friend Mimi (a real “foodie” <Wink>!). With the location out in Owings Mills’ New Town (a mile-plus from the mall), it took some doing to talk Marty and some friends into making the trek there for dinner. Tucked way at the rear of a new, attractive strip mall, it is designed to look like a row of stylish two-story brick townhouses with a large patio in front for al fresco dining in warmer weather. ...Continue

Squire’s Italian Restaurant
Squire’s Italian Restaurant, started as a Dundalk tavern, opened in the 1920’s by Fred & Lorraine Squire. In 1952, Joe & Mary Romiti bought it and kept the name. Their sons continue to own and manage the restaurant 50-plus years later. We’ve heard that it’s an institution in Dundalk and after seeing a great show at the local community theater, we were looking forward to eating there.  ...Continue

The Wine Market
“The Wine Market” (which opened in 2004) really is a wine market that sells wines (and also sells some interesting beers), as well as a wine bar and a café (with an outdoor dining patio). It’s all housed in a part of former metal foundry complex (and one time paint factory), parts of which date from the 1860’s. ...Continue