I told you it was opening in June, but there were some complications beyond the control of the new owner, Layth Qassas. Then we learned about a month later that it would soon be open for really real, but I was busy vacationing on the beach – who can blame me? So, on Saturday night, […]
The Saline County Chicken Restaurant Update
We love our chicken around these parts, so it’s just necessary to update folks when there is any change in the chicken landscape! I’ve known since last week and I just have been covered up with other news, but the latest is that Slim Chickens will be opening on July 13th, and yes, they have applied […]
Luigi’s Italian Restaurant Changing Hands
Hamid Pezeshk, owner of Saline County favorite Italian restaurant Luigi’s Pizza & Pasta announced he has sold the business. Pezeshk’s statement: The rumor is true, I have sold my baby. After many prayers and emotional struggles, I listed Luigi’s for sale around October of last year and found the perfect buyer about a month ago. […]
Benton Restaurant Expanding for More Customers and Comfort
Posted by Shelli Poole on April 13, 2015 at 12:18pm It looks like people in Saline County like catfish. Who’da thunk it? Maybe you noticed that Eat My Catfish in Benton, has been doing some work on their restaurant. Well, they’re adding 60 seats to the dining room and biggifying the kitchen, freezer space and (ahem) restrooms. […]
A Flat Tire, Protesters, Waffling House, Early Voting, Self-Serving Assessor & That New Italian Place
I posted what I could of my morning news before I had to tend to some pressing errands “in town.” You may recall that I used to live “in town,” but now I live on what I’ll call the “outskirts.” The “sticks.” The “country.” This means if I have to do anything that involves me […]
Italian Restaurant Opens in Benton Where Ed & Kay’s Used to Be
You’ve been waiting around (and asking around) for months, and now there’s finally a new restaurant open where Ed & Kays used to be in Benton. MySaline learned in December that Chef Bruno Baqiri – of Bruno’s Italian Bistro in Little Rock – leased the building at Exit 116 from Kay Diemer to start a new restaurant here. […]
Businesses Shuffling Around on Military in Benton – Webb’s, KFC & CVS
Somebody just reminded me that I took pictures this weekend of the cute Victorian building that houses Webb’s House of Flowers being dismantled by Doyle Webb himself and family. I regret that I only did a “drive-by shooting” to get these pics. I’d have like to say hello to folks and get a comment on […]
Chef at Bruno’s to Open Eatery in Old Ed & Kay’s Location
It’s been about a year since Kay Diemer decided to take off at lunch and stay gone. She closed the doors to the decades-old restaurant in Benton, famous for their legendary mile-high pies. Locals gained a little bit of closure after learning it was a family-motivated decision. But what would happen to the old building […]
Two Benton Restaurants to Undergo Major Changes
Two different (local) owners of two different restaurants in Benton have decided to rent their place to someone else and have it be a different restaurant. First, we’ve got Jimmy’s Diner, on Edison Avenue. Jimmy’s put out an email to customers saying that they would be going on vacation for a week. One patron noticed that […]
Indian Restaurant, Desi Den, Opens in Bryant
New restaurant Posted by Charles on November 1, 2013 at 9:07pm Since we had two restaurants close shop a couple of weeks ago, there is some good news. Desi Den, an authentic Indian restaurant opened this week at 612 Office Park Drive in Bryant. This is just across Reynolds Rd from the shopping center that houses Whole […]