"Muss & Turner’s looks like the quintessential neighborhood restaurant—families with little kids focused on their coloring books and couples who forgot to thaw the chicken for dinner. Even the American menu reads as a little humdrum. But the food here appears at your table with a surprising flourish. The thick burger comes with a wood-grilled smokiness, giant housemade pickles taste like they were stewed in a country kitchen, and hand-cut fries can tango with 13 different dipping sauces that are all equally delicious. Oh, and don’t forget to pop in for a cocktail at Eleanor’s, their speakeasy hidden behind an unassuming freezer door." - jacinta howard, juli horsford, nina reeder