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Is the Clay Pot tasty? Pho sure!

ABOVE: Clay Pot owners Thanh and Phong Le serve traditional Vietnamese dishes, but love to mix it up with “off-the-menu” ...

Waitress Barbie Willis delivers an Uncle Bubba burger piled high with veggies and a mountain of home-cut fries made fresh to order, $8.99.

Deeply homemade: Uncle Bubba's Bistro a mouth-watering delight

The Citrano family gathered at the Hewitt Drive location includes nephew Kevin Chirafis (from left), Sammy’s wife Delonda, Sammy, son Kyle and Kyle’s wife, Kayla.

George's hallmarks are friendliness, great food in Waco

Cafe Vin owners Darryl Barton (left), Michael Moore (center) and James Johnson want to make Cafe Vin a little different without being “too frou-frou.”

Cafe Vin captures the charm of West

Barnett's Pub brings Old World warmth to downtown Waco

Cool treats: Katie's Frozen Custard serves up gourmet ice cream & more

Diving in to Waco's new Ocean Fish & Steak

Cesar and Denise Leal, owners of Leal’s Restaurant in Woodway, stand in front of shelves displaying photos of their three sons.

Leal's Restaurant: From Mexico to the Heart of Texas

Vitek's BBQ: New look for an old Waco favorite

D's Mediterranean Grill a unique, exotic choice among Waco restaurants

Griff's Grill: Serving it home style in China Spring

Waco icon Poppa Rollo's Pizza: Beyond the kitchen

Dubl-R Burgers: Keeping Waco satisfied by keeping it simple

The Olive Branch: where everyone's important

It's Magic! Magic China offers quick, friendly service to Waco

Owner Aris Galanis bakes fresh bread daily for lunch and dinner crowds.

1424 Bistro brings mediterranean flavors downtown

One of the items at Sam’s on the Square: Frozen drinks of many colors and flavors.

La Fiesta and beyond: The party continues for Castillo family restaurants in Waco

The sausage and brisket combo plate with potato salad and pinto beans is a favorite at Tony DeMaria’s Bar-B-Que on Elm Street.

Here's the beef: The story behind Tony DeMaria's Bar-B-Que

The story of Kim's: Old-school restaurant still dishing delights

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Klassy Glass wine bar enters the downtown scene

The Klassy Glass wine bar on Austin Avenue is the latest addition to the downtown market, with more on the way.

Renovated Jasper's reopens to resume a Waco eating tradition

Rodney Ludwig, the new owner of Jasper’s barbecue restaurant in East Waco, pulls a tray of meat from the pit at the restaurant.

Jasper's barbecue is back. A new owner has restarted the business intending to carry on the traditions of the original owner, Jasper DeMaria.

Dubl-R Burgers: Keeping Waco satisfied by keeping it simple

Nobody will ever mistake it for a fancy restaurant. But those who flock to Dubl-R are hankering for a slice of Americana.

The Olive Branch: where everyone's important

Leah Stewart has made her mark on downtown dining in Waco with The Olive Branch Bakery & Cafe.

It's Magic! Magic China offers quick, friendly service to Waco

Whether enticing travelers off Interstate 35 or offering old favorites to locals, Magic China is often among the busiest places in town.

What's for Thanksgiving dinner? Waco's favorite holiday recipes

Grab your grocery list. The holiday season is here, and Thanksgiving is the first stop on the trip.

A new take on turkey — grill it

Tired of the same old bird? Give your turkey an extreme makeover by taking the party outside.

1424 Bistro brings mediterranean flavors downtown

Owner Aris Galanis bakes fresh bread daily for lunch and dinner crowds.

Mediterranean flair in the heart of Central Texas.

La Fiesta and beyond: The party continues for Castillo family restaurants in Waco

One of the items at Sam’s on the Square: Frozen drinks of many colors and flavors.

The Castillo have been serving up good eats to Waco since the 1930s. And now they're expanding back downtown.

New network brings organic foods to Waco market

Connie Cockerham buys honey from Clint Walker, owner of Walker Honey Farm near Rogers. Walker was one of about 10 vendors selling natural and organic products at the festival.

A new food network is allowing customers to pre-order natural and organic items from producers all over Central Texas, who then deliver the goods to a market-style festival in Waco.

Here's the beef: The story behind Tony DeMaria's Bar-B-Que

The sausage and brisket combo plate with potato salad and pinto beans is a favorite at Tony DeMaria’s Bar-B-Que on Elm Street.

A staple of Elm Street since 1946, Tony DeMaria's continues to serve up some of Waco's favorite barbecue.

Local artisan cheeses natural and delicious

Marc Kuehl adds a firming agent to a vat of chilled whole milk for processing into fresh mozzarella cheese.

Brazos Valley Cheese north of Waco is making a name for itself with many interesting varieties.

Natural, healthy food: How to reap the benefits of eating locally

Chicken, vegetables and zucchini pasta — made with free-range chicken, organic vegetables and whole wheat pasta — and freshly baked whole grain bread all from Forever Yum at Friends for Life.

Fresher, tastier fruits and vegetables offered by local growers — that's the goal of Waco's growing community-supported agriculture movement.

New local, chain Waco restaurants seeking recipes for success

Sam Castillo (left) and his wife, Mary Jane, look over plans for a new restaurant called Sam’s on the Square with partners Samuel Castillo and Adam Whitaker.

Waco has acquired the reputation of welcoming new restaurants with open arms. And residents will get the chance to prove that perception several times in coming months.

Waco restaurants serving seafood getting squeezed by Gulf oil spill effects

Chinese Kitchen employee Alan Ren washes off snow crab at the restaurant on Valley Mills Drive.

Waco restaurants serving oysters and shrimp are feeling the impact of the undersea torrent of crude oil that's been spoiling Gulf of Mexico waters since April 20.

The story of Kim's: Old-school restaurant still dishing delights

Kim's restaurant on Waco Drive

Go "beyond the kitchen" in the first installment of our new series about restaurants in Waco.

Citrano to open 2nd George's location in Waco

Sammy Citrano, the owner of George’s Restaurant, stands in front of the new location on Hewitt Drive.

George's Restaurant, known for its good-time atmosphere, Big O goblets of beer and chicken-fried steak, will open a second location in Waco, this one in the growing WestRock Centre on Hewitt Drive.

Beginning of summer means hot weather in Central Texas with big, juicy peaches to enjoy

Sara Ratliff (right) buys peaches from Crystal McAdams of Cooper Farms on Monday at the stand at the corner of Lake Air Drive and Sanger Avenue.

Summer is now officially underway and experts are forecasting a typical season of hot, dry days and peaches for Central Texas.

Food trailers are heating up in Waco

Baylor students Courtney Mauze, Tara Ganji and Caroline Leban catch a mid-afternoon snack at Taqueria Zacatecas.

As food vending trailers have become more popular in Waco, they pose both an entrepreneurial opportunity and a regulatory challenge.

Waco gardeners' surplus fills Caritas food bank

James Leeper at Caritas in Waco pushes a cart full of produce to be prepared for clients.

One option for gardeners who end up with a bumper crop of fruits and vegetables is to donate some of the produce to a food bank.

La Fiesta owner to open downtown eatery as Olive Branch moves

The Olive Branch restaurant will relocate to the first floor of the Shops at RiverSquare Center at Second Street and Franklin Avenue.

The Olive Branch eatery is moving, but not very far, and the owner of the La Fiesta restaurants locally will take the vacated space for a food-and-fun venue called Sam’s on the Square.

STEAK! 5 local eateries prove Waco's got the beef

Waco has lots of great answers to the question “Where’s the beef?” Here’s a look at 5 area restaurants. LAKE BRAZOS STEAKHOUSE This popular local steakhouse at 1620 Lake Brazos Parkway is experiencing a second life ...

Wine bar in the works for Waco boutique hotel

Mary Baskin (left) and Jill Mashburn are partners in a wine bar project planned for opening in about four months.

A small, swank boutique hotel operating in the Austin Avenue Flats is expanding with a wine room set to open in late spring.

Beatnix Coffeehouse plans comeback in Britt's Burger Barn location

Beatnix Coffeehouse’s Penney Simpson (left), Benn Stimmel and Todd Millerd aim to replant the Waco coffeehouse in central Waco as Beatnix Burger Barn.

The Beatnix goes on and if its founders see their dream come true, the former Waco coffeehouse’s community of musicians, artists, poets and their fans will soon put down roots in upcoming weeks in a new location. Before flagging sales caused it to close in July 2008, Beatnix Coffeehouse ...

Chocolate heaven in down-home Calvert

Nestled in a historic building on State Highway 6 through Calvert is a bit of heaven for chocolate lovers, who will discover gourmet truffles made from the finest French ingredients. If espresso, dark chocolate, coconut, praline and fresh mint make your sweet tooth ...

Heitmiller's Steakhouse to open new location in Lacy-Lakeview, close old Elm Mott restaurant

Construction is under way for a new Heitmiller's Steakhouse at I-35 and Loop 340 in Lacy Lakeview.

With the popular Heitmiller’s Steakhouse in Elm Mott targeted for destruction to widen Interstate 35, a new $1 million Heitmiller’s is going up at North Loop 340 and the I-35 frontage road in Lacy-Lakeview.