Year: 2017

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    The Garage

    One of the things I’m starting to enjoy about this city is the feeling of everyone having recently come from a sunny day at the beach. People look a little sand-dusted, wave-beaten and sun-toasted. They look weather weary but eager to finish the day in eating and chatting with friends. I was hanging out at…

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    Poe’s Tavern

    Nestled in the classy downtown of Atlantic Beach, sits a burger joint that is more than meets the eye. Before heading there, I assumed it was just created by someone either named Poe or a person that loved po’ boys. Didn’t give much other thought to the name. Ryan Adams and Beach Breezes When I…

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    TacoLu

    It was a Lu lose. You have a recommendation? I’m listening. Sometimes I have to check out the restaurants that are local hits. These are the trendy spots that a city decides to give its most popular vote too. When I hear from 3 people that they hit up the same eatery one weekend, I…

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    Barbara Jean’s

    Richard and Marlene told me about Barbara Jean’s. They were sharing some of their favorite Jacksonville secrets over a meal at Chili’s. It was on their list of places I should try. An Online Dating Dinner Invite Intrigued by the name and motivated by the recommendation, I decided I would go there one day. I…

  • Moxie

    Date Night Moxie stands out from the highway like a tall rectangular cube of ice inviting Butler drivers to slow down and stroll in for a drink. I recently stopped in for a Saturday night’s date. He had suggested a few options. Burgers or a swanky Jacksonville joint called Moxie. I chose the latter. I…

  • Lynch’s Irish Pub

    Everybody wants their own personal Cheers, and I now have a weekly spot to frequent. It wasn’t going to take a lot to convince me to like this place. The love for Irish pubs was already in my bones with my heritage, as I have the solid Scotch-Irish last name, Ritchie (once MacRitchie, part of…