Atlantic City | Casual Dining

Tony's Baltimore Grill Atlantic City | Casual Dining

I recently wrote about some of my favorite non-casino restaurants in Atlantic City. This time I hit on some of the inexpensive casual spots to grab a fast meal in Atlantic City.

Atlantic City | Non-Casino Dining

Dock's Oyster House Atlantic City

Friends and family know that I have been visiting Atlantic City for decades and they often ask me for advice about various aspects of a visit to the city. When they inquire about a place to enjoy a great meal, perhaps for a special occasion, I generally suggest that they leave the confines of the casino and visit one of the local family owned spots.

Gilchrist Restaurant at Tropicana Atlantic City

Gilchrist Atlantic City

Tropicana Atlantic City started giving me a Sunday through Thursday, comped room night a week again and a friend was moving and a couple of us wanted to have a little celebration for him, so I found myself at the new Gilchrist Restaurant in the Chelsea Tower at Tropicana Atlantic City the next morning. I’ve […]

Jose Garces’ Okatshe at the Tropicana Atlantic City

Jose Garces’ Okatshe at the Tropicana Atlantic City

After perusing the Jose Garces’ Okatshe Tropicana Atlantic City menu we found the hidden door in the back of the Japanese candy shop and walked into a large and whimsical space, set up like an Izakaya (informal Japanese gastropub) in an alley of Tokyo.

3 Dining Hot Spots Near The Vegas Strip

Las Vegas Chubby Cattle

Dining Near The Vegas Strip | Here are a couple of my favorite new off-strip dining hot spots along with a very newly opened restaurant. I’m including Uber ride-hailing estimates so you can budget time and money. You won’t find this kind of dining experience in a Las Vegas casino.

Angeline Borgata Atlantic City

Angeline Borgata Atlantic City

Angeline, Michael Symon’s new Italian restaurant at the Borgata is named after his mother and inspired by her Sicilian cooking. I had dinner there with my own mother, on the third day it was open.