McDonald’s, El Pollo Loco and seven other local restaurants were cited for mold, slime and other safety violations.

Each week, critic MacKenzie Chung Fegan shares some of her favorite recent bites, the dishes and snacks and baked goods that didn’t find their way into a full review. Want the list a few days earlier?

Here are the top three Romantic Restaurants in the Peoria area as voted on by participants: The most recent operator of a family-owned restaurant in Gastonia was laid to recently. The family thanks ...