Try the one in Narragansett at some point.

Bella’s in Burrillville

I’m a big fan of the Waterman Grille — if you get a reservation with a water view, it’s hard to imagine a more romantic setting.

Matunuck Oyster Bar

Interesting comment, since I’ve been doing this for over a decade and it seems to pay me.

Sounds like I do have a real job.

Pasquale’s in wakefield

Love Spain. It's my go to when I want an almost fine dining experience.

Tree house tavern in Warwick looks amazing

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Al Forno. Hands down best restaurant in the area

If that’s your argument, then he shouldn’t have been suspended since the incident happened outside of his shift.

But he was suspended, charged and acquitted.

If this was some teacher accused and found not to be guilty, you’d probably not be singing the same tune.

Jury of regular people said otherwise.

Capital Grille in Providence is a great experience. Their steaks and lobster mac & cheese are phenomenal and the service can’t be beat. Even better, if you have a celebration (birthday/anniversary), they will decorate your table and give you a free dessert.

CAV in providence is amazingly delicious

True.

That was my immediate first thought. We had such an amazing dinner there.

Basta in Cranston is good Italian O Dinis & Oxford Tavern in East Providence

Oberlin, tasting menu at Gracie’s, Corner Thai, Thong, Omakase at Manis, let us feed you at Bayberry Garden, Definitely Jayd Bun S Kingston (best chinese in country), Aroy, Corner Thai, Thong Westerly, Pickerel in Providence, Den Den Korean fried chicken soy-garlic chicken wings, Stone Acre Brasserie Newport, Nicole’s Gourmet pizza strips, Moynihans or Our Table lobster roll, Ocean Mist Matunick view, George’s Galilee for lobster, CHAMPLIN’s Galillee, JB on the Water Jamestown, Perro Salado, Ocean Mist, Willie’s Place Wakefield take out and bottled cocktails, - camille’s Gracie’s District Mill’s CAV alForno Palo Andes Oberlin Nordic AvenueN WatermanGrill Masseria, of Pizza Marvin, of Little Sister of Sly Fox Den, Too, in Charlestown

Bywater in Warren is the best restaurant in Rhode Island. Hands down.

Have you guys been to Los Andes yet? It's not like superfine dining, but it is definitely above average, and waaaaay nicer than you would guess from the outside.

No, that's a car rental place. I think OP is looking for a restaurant.

Taking my wife to the restaurant Spain in Cranston this week, I hear a lot of great things about it and am really looking forward to going.

Budget?

RIDOT-RIPTA consolidation has been rattling around the State House for years. It wasn't a good idea when it was first proposed and it still isn't. RIPTA-RIDOT consolidation won't save the state any money and won't magically make RIPTA more organizationally coherent. Instead, just like the article says, a merger will yoke the fates of all RI transit riders to the whims of RIDOT leadership, historically a car-centric and transit-inexperienced group. I can buy that RIDOT is maybe more effective than RIPTA is pulling discretionary funding from the feds, but even then, I suspect that the skills for preparing road infrastructure grant proposals and the skills for preparing public transit grant proposals are not particularly transferable.