Restaurants needed in NW Arkansas

[grmasterb]

Originally Posted by lkeyes21

Yes as in that Portillo's I understand they have others around the country but not sure where I need to review their page.

Other than Chicagoland and Merrillville, IN, I believe they have some in Florida. That's about it, though. My guess is that they'll go wherever there are a lot of Chicago transplants (i.e. SW Florida and AZ).

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by lkeyes21

No doubt, it is the River Valley more. But, if we want any decent shopping, dining or even movie theaters Fort Smith and north seems to be the area to go to find such things. New restaurants do not tend to thrive in this area as people do not like what they are not accustomed to, hence we do the drive. There is a real sweet catfish place in Russellville called Brown's though...very tasty. Actually we are thinking of moving to NW Arkansas, not too sure where exactly, I like Fayetteville myself. Someone told me there are a lot of people from other areas/states up in the NW corner of this state. He stated the locals have been pretty much priced out of the area. I have no idea how correct he is but, considering the boom on growth the area has had and home/rent prices compared to the River Valley area (for example) I tend to think this may be correct. After all, these folks had to come from somewhere. Many of the locals here say it is too pricey in the NW part, but it has good shopping. Being from the Chicago suburbs I can say that the home prices in NW AR are still reasonable compared to the price range we saw back in IL for what you get. Living in the Clarksville area I can equally say the shopping etc... is yes, way better in NW AR.

Clarkscille, like Ft Smith, and the entire River Valley does fall into the NWA geographics, but I think most consider Fayetteville and north as the true NWA. Maybe it is because the life style and attitude in Fayetteville, north seems a little different. I am not saying Ft Smith and the surrrounding areas do not have things to offer and what is right for one person isn't always right for others, but if you have an opportunity to relocate I would suggest you take a serious look at Fayetteville and north.

Nita