Today Liana and I went to a new restaurant here in Conway. I know that the name "Mike's Place" may make it sound more like a bar than a fine restaurant, but don't be fooled. The atmosphere is great and the food and service were outstanding. The menu is probably the best (and most varied) in Conway. In fact, from what I saw today, Mike's Place could hold its own in any city in the country. The restaurant is designed to emulate a New Orleans eatery. It comes close except in New Orleans the tables would be much closer to each other and the food would cost twice as much. The interior is beautifully decorated and there is an enclosed patio (with fountain) that will seat about 40 prople.
The most exciting thing for many people is that you can purchase wine and beer and actually drink it in public. This is a relatively new development in Conway. For those of you that don;t know, Faulkner county in DRY. Things are beginning to loosen up a littlw...finally. It has been slow going due to some old laws that people are afraid to change (politics). I think it is a great development for the city. As someone who has never had a drink in his life (well, I did take a swig of Nyquil about 5 years ago) I am maybe not as excited as some people about it, but I think that it will help attract better restaurants to the town and make things seem a little more "cosmopolitan" to our guests. Still no bars or liquor stores (and that's fine with me) but I'm glad to say that you can now enjoy a glass of fine wine wih your meal here in Conway.
So, if you live around here, please go and support this great new restaurant.
The website is here. They have been more involved in getting the place open than with updating the website, but hopefully there will be more info soon.
Later,
Blake
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