Downtown Riverside Restaurant Recs

[pleasurepalate]

Other than the Mission Inn, where are great places to eat in downtown Riverside. I'm open to price, type of food, etc.

Thanks,
Abby

[cprentice]

Try Any of the restaurants attached, omakase one of our favorites.

[Ela0427]

I went to UCR..brings back memories. Mario's is great..Northern Italian fare. Duane's has great prime beef.

[witness2chow]

After S. Irene's glowing review in the LA Times, I went to Omakase the next day. Everything she said is correct: (1) The food is exquisite, (2) it is rather expensive, (3) the portions are very small, and (4) the place was empty. I predict it will be closed soon. The problem is that the portions are not simply on the small side; they are the stuff of cartoons. I left almost as hungry as when I arrived, and - true confession - I stopped off for fast food on the way home.

[allecat22]

Canyon Crest Town Center in the corner is Romanos Family Rest. Great Italian Food ~cheap eats~ call for reservations on weekend nights. Great for a date

[shepherdcreations]

Duane's is pretty good, though the prices are pretty high. The seared Ahi tuna was delicious, not oily like some places tend to overdo it. The atmosphere is very pleasing and formal. I'd recommend it considering the rest of the options in Riverside.

[lgoodwood]

If you want something casual and tasty, go to Lake Alice Trading Company and have one of their yummy burgers and delicious shoestring fries.

[BHAppeal]

Mario's Place, which is directly across from the Mission Inn,is excellent. I live in LA, but I am in Riverside for business frequently, and I have always found the food to be outstanding. If it were in LA, it would be subject to a lot of buzz. I like the Mission Inn too, but Mario's far outstrips it (and many places in LA). It is a real find.

http://www.mariosplace.com/HTML/visit...

[glbtrtr]

Gram's BBQ Palace:

http://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&...

Great "soul food" restaurant around the corner on the pedestrian mall heading up towards the convention center. Really, really flavorful bbq ribs, sides and sweet potato pie. Legendary.