Regular Joe's Guide

Closed: Mar 1, 2024. YES - good riddance. Red's Sunset Grill will be taking over. Same folks behind Back East and a few other local places. I hope they're smart enough not to cheat customers on the beer taps. We'll see when they open. First visit: Jun 2019 Ripoff alert - You pay for the foam on your beer. Avoid! What the title above says. In addition to a restaurant, this is a "self serve" beer place. Here's where technology overrides common sense. Basically once you open the tap, your "beer card" starts tallying. Similar to a self serve gas pump. Problem is, no (good) beer comes out perfect. So if you pour 12 ounces, you are likely to actually pour considerably more to fill the glass (at a much higher price). When you go to a regular bar, you'll note the bartender continues to pour the beer as the foam washes out. Then they'll rinse it down and continue to pour until you have a full glass. Not here... you are paying extra as that happens. ...

Today is a big day for the RJG. Some of you may have read our glowing review of Joe Benny's a few months back. I try to patron the restaurant once a month, when in town for business, and always strike up a conversation with Joe about something... anything. So Joe likes to feature a dish once a month, and I suggested (likely after a couple of glasses of wine) that maybe a spicy dish was in order (you know the RJG and spice...). He said let's do it! So we came up with the Arrabiata together . Now I just need to get to Baltimore to try it! I think it's only for the month of February, not sure the begin/end dates here. As for the claim in the title, well according to Yelp, Joe Benny's the number #1 Italian restaurant in all of Baltimore as I write this. For those who will be in Baltimore, say hi to Joe for the RJG please! Joe Benny's main Facebook page