The Sour Room officially closed at the end of December in preparation for a move to another location. The establishment is currently located at 4022 Third Avenue South in the strip adjacent to Avondale Brewing (next door to Wasabi Juan’s), … Continue reading Avondale Brewing’s Sour Room Relocating, Temporarily Closed
Taj India, a small Indian restaurant located in Southside, has been serving delicious Indian foods since 1986 at five different locations in California and Alabama under the banner of Royal Taj-Taj India. The restaurant offers an outstanding variety of traditional Indian … Continue reading Taj India
Perhaps you’ve tried the new Mexican restaurant that opened in August in the strip mall at the corner of Greensprings and Oxmoor. Maya Mexican Restaurant brings another spot for Mexican food to West Homewood, but this time in the form of … Continue reading Maya’s Many Margaritas
This weekend we began the search for a really great Irish Coffee in Birmingham. Where did we land? Brennan’s Irish Pub, of course! The Irish-themed bar located at Five Points South was the perfect spot for a late-night Irish coffee. … Continue reading Brennan’s Irish Pub Serving Up Irish Coffee
Los Valedores has been around for a quite some time. Located in an abandoned parking lot near the intersection of Green Springs Highway and Oxmoor Road in Homewood, the taco truck is more of a permanent fixture than it is … Continue reading Los Valedores: The Taco Truck of Homewood
We dined at Fero, an Italian restaurant located inside of Pizitz Food Hall for the first time over the weekend. Operated by Executive Chef Akhtar Nawab, an Indian-American chef–who grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, trained in Europe and NYC, the … Continue reading Fero: One of America’s Sexiest Chefs Serving Up Italian Fare at Pizitz
If you are looking for an array of ethnic food options in Birmingham, look no further than Greensprings Highway. The most heavily concentrated dose of culture that the Magic City has to offer resides here. We recently visited one of … Continue reading Sabor Latino: Peruvian Fare in Homewood
We popped in Shonos on a whim this Monday evening. After glancing at the menu and asking the lady at the counter for a recommendation, there was only one choice: The Eddie Special. A combination of spicy, marinated beef and … Continue reading Shonos: Japanese Short Order in Hoover
Ono ice, a new food truck featuring Hawaiian shaved ice, opened today outside of Saturn on 41st St. in Avondale. Birmingham Native Rebecca Davis started Ono Ice as a side project in 2011, mostly focusing on pop-ups at satellite locations … Continue reading ONO Ice: Grand Opening Review
HotBox in Avondale is somewhat of a mystery. The top of the building is visible when walking along the sidewalk on 41st Street, but it isn’t immediately clear what the aluminum box inscribed with the word “Hotbox” is, exactly. The … Continue reading HOTBOX: Airstream Asian-Fusion Street Fare
