I always get nervous when I first check out a BBQ restaurant. My last restaurant venture was a BBQ restaurant in the Washington, D.C. area, so I have fairly strong ideas of what BBQ is – and what it is … Continue reading →

As of late 2018, the longtime Brick Restaurant & Tavern in the Brick Hotel on The Circle in Georgetown has changed ownership. Hotel owners Ed and Lynn Lester brought the historic building back into working order many years ago, but … Continue reading →

Jamie Davis opened his second JD Shuckers in his home town of Georgetown, DE several years ago, but has since moved on to spend more time at the original mothership JD’s in Angola. But the place remains an upbeat neighborhood … Continue reading →

Patty Jacobs has been in the restaurant business all her life. When she and her husband emigrated southward from New Jersey, she wanted to open a place where she could serve her tasty sandwiches, salads, cheeses and prepared goodies year ’round, but still … Continue reading →

It doesn’t get much more informal than Jalapeno Restaurant. This tiny storefront on Rt. 9/404  just east of The Circle in Georgetown presents itself as a carryout that just happens to have a few mismatched tables from 1970s kitchens past. … Continue reading →

Of all the challenges that come with owning a restaurant (not to mention a hotel on top of it (quite literally), the one that most vexes Brick Hotel owners Lynn & Ed Lester is the local perception that the restaurant is a … Continue reading →