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You’d Never Guess This Modest Connecticut Restaurant Serves The Best Food In The State

Somewhere in Wallingford, Connecticut, there’s a little gray building with picnic tables out front that is quietly making people rethink everything they thought they knew about great food. Backyard Drive-In doesn’t look like the kind of place that changes lives, but then again, neither does a winning lottery ticket...

Wallingford, CT · 2d
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This Connecticut Seafood Market Is So Fresh Locals Keep Coming Back To Stock Up

Buying seafood for dinner can be a little intimidating. You want something fresh, but you also want to know you’re getting something worth taking home. That’s why finding a dependable seafood market can feel like such a win. A Connecticut seafood market is drawing attention for its fresh...

Enfield, CT · 13d
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This Quiet Connecticut Buffet Serves An All-You-Can-Eat Feast For Surprisingly Affordable Prices (Yes, Seriously)

Buffets are dangerous for anyone who loves getting their money’s worth. You arrive thinking you’ll have a sensible plate, and suddenly you’re considering another round because something across the room looks too good to ignore. Now imagine finding one that doesn’t make your wallet nervous. One...

Wethersfield, CT · 13d
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Connecticut pizzeria expanding frozen pizza into grocery stores. Here's where.

Silver Sands Pizza is now offering its mozzarella, margherita and tomato basil varieties as frozen entrees.

Milford, CT · 7d

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Connecticut ice cream shop ranked No. 2 in the world by Beli

The popular creamery is closed for the season, but will reopen in May.

Newtown, CT · 8h

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Eight Waterbury eateries, including a bowling alley, cited for serious health violations in August

WATERBURY - Health department inspectors visited 37 Waterbury establishments that serve or sell food in August and cited eight, including a diner and a bowling alley, for serious violations. Health officials visited 38 establishments in July and cited four with serious violations. Priority violations are considered the most serious and...

Waterbury, CT · 7d

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This Middle-Of-Nowhere Connecticut Country Barn Serves The State’s Most Incredible Steaks

Nobody ever looked at a barn and thought, “That’s where I’m having the best meal of my life,” and yet here we are. The Steak Loft in Mystic, Connecticut is exactly that barn, and it’s been proving people wrong about barns for a long time.

Connecticut · 7d

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This Connecticut Seafood Shack Serves Endless Fish And Chips With Chowder Folks Drive For

Fish and chips sounds like a simple order until someone puts a really generous portion in front of you. Suddenly, your plans for a light lunch seem completely unrealistic. And then you remember there’s chowder, too. One Connecticut seafood spot attracts attention for its fish and chips alongside comforting...

Connecticut · 3d

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The Enormous Connecticut Flea Market Where Bargain Hunters Find Better Deals Than Costco

There are places you visit once and forget, and then there are places that get under your skin in the best possible way, and College Mart Flea Market in Jewett City, Connecticut is firmly in the second category. Bargain hunters across the region have been making the trip to this...

Connecticut · 4d

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27 Meriden eateries cited for serious violations during August health inspections

Inspectors from the Meriden Health Department conducted 39 inspections in August.

Meriden, CT · 22h

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You Could Spend All Day At Connecticut’s Largest Restaurant Hall That Has 21 Vendors And 3 Bars

Parkville Market in Hartford, Connecticut is the kind of place that makes you look at your watch at 4pm and realize you’ve been there since noon and have absolutely no regrets about it. Twenty-one vendors and 3 bars in one building sounds like a math problem, but the answer...

Hartford, CT · 1d

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We Ranked The Top 8 Steakhouses In Stamford, Connecticut And Here Are Our Favorites

A really good steak dinner can make an ordinary evening feel like a special occasion. But choosing where to go isn’t always easy when several restaurants are competing for your attention. And everyone seems to have a different opinion about what makes a great steakhouse. Stamford has Connecticut steakhouses...

Stamford, CT · 4d

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You’ll Need Both Hands For The 10-Inch Hot Dogs At This Cash-Only Connecticut Drive-In

There’s a place in Middlefield, Connecticut where a hot dog isn’t just a hot dog, it’s a full commitment. Guida’s Restaurant is the kind of place that makes you question every food decision you’ve ever made before discovering it. Let’s start with the obvious.

Middlefield, CT · 10d

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Tucked In Ivoryton, The Copper Beech Inn Serves Candlelit Dinners Worth The Drive

Some Connecticut villages are so small that you can miss them with one blink, and Ivoryton is one of them. Yet this quiet corner near the lower Connecticut River holds a stately country inn where dinner by the fireplace has pulled couples off the highway for years. Theater fans come...

Connecticut · 2d

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Berlin's Second McDonald's Opens on Turnpike, Anchoring Long-Stalled Redevelopment

Berlin, Connecticut now has its second McDonald's, with a new restaurant open at 466 Deming Road, at the corner of Deming Road and Berlin Turnpike. The 3,690-square-foot restaurant includes a drive-thru and joins the existing McDonald's location at 185 New Britain Road, giving the town two outposts of the chain for the first time.

Berlin, CT · 2d

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8 Classic Connecticut Italian Restaurants Where Families Have Been Eating for Generations

Connecticut takes its Italian food seriously, and some of its best tables have been feeding families for generations. This list covers eight spots, from century-old pizza ovens on Wooster Street to a riverfront pasta shop in Groton where noodles are cut to order. A few are white-tablecloth dining rooms built...

Connecticut · 3d

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West Haven pizza shop comes from a family with deep New Haven roots

"Seeing this dream finally come to life is truly a blessing. We’re beyond grateful,” said Christopher "Bruno" Bernardo.

West Haven, CT · 3d

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Connecticut’s Seven Oldest Seafood Shacks Are Still Frying Whole-Belly Clams

Clam strips are fine, but whole-belly clams are the real deal for anyone who grew up near the Connecticut shoreline. They keep the soft, briny belly that gives each bite its full ocean flavor, and a lot of newer spots simply skip them. The seven long-running shacks and seafood joints...

Connecticut · 8h

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For Over 130 Years, This Connecticut Burger Joint Has Served Classic Burgers Without Changing Its Famous Recipe

Imagine finding a burger place that’s been doing its thing for more than a century. Most restaurants are lucky to survive a few decades, so that kind of history is pretty remarkable. And apparently, changing the famous recipe hasn’t been part of the plan. One Connecticut burger institution...

New Haven, CT · 8d

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Connecticut Soup Kitchen Needs 300 to 400 More Turkeys as Holiday Donations Fall Short of Demand

A soup kitchen in eastern Connecticut is trying to find 300 to 400 turkeys in less than three weeks after its usual supply came up short. Covenant Soup Kitchen in Willimantic expects to serve 630 to 640 Thanksgiving meals and is now asking the community to fill the gap. The...

Willimantic, CT · 13h