dizzy's gypsy bistro

your gain. my hat is off to dizzy's gypsy bistro, when they left benton they managed to improve on perfection. they serve the bestcheesedip in the rivermarket, there staff still full service and impeckable, and the atomsphere totally comfortable and relaxing, espically the patio, this time of the year. so worth the trip from benton to the rivermarket for a meal with our old friends from benton.

nice atmosphere, that's all. i recently went to gypsy's for dinner while visiting little rock. i had been to vermillion water grille several times so i knew that the location was great for a fun time out downtown in the river market. i had heard that thecheesedip was great, and let's face it, you have to have greatcheesedip in little rock. when it arrived at the table, it looked completely gross. it was white and lumpy. totally looked like a bowl of porridge or something. it did taste pretty good once you got past the appearance. after reviewing the menu and not wanting pasta, i settled on one of their burgers as a safe choice. it was pretty good, i have had better though. my dining partners dinners basically looked like thecheesedip, lumpy, and alltogether unappetizing. at least thecheesedip tasted better than it looked. their dinners looked like slop and tasted like slop. on to dessert. we ordered cake balls. not kidding, that's what they were called. basically small balls of chocolate cake, served cold with ice cream. it was inexpensive which is the only good thing to say about it.

i was told by the waiter they had been open for years in the benton/bryant area. i sure hope that our experience was because they were opening in a new location and working out the kinks. however, i think it had been open at least a few weeks if not a month or more. i don't think i will be back when returning to little rock.

everything was awesome. the atmosphere was relaxing and fun. food really good. thecheesedip was killer. brought hope back to me that little rock has good food.

let me tell you about my waiter, reed.

y'all know i don't do onions because i'm intolerant... they mess me up. tmi, sure. anyway... he suggested the award winningcheesedip. i remembered seeing a pic of thecheesedip and i had noted that it had chunks of onion. so i asked him if it had onions floating around in it, and he said "yes, it has pico, but we can leave it out." cool!! i ordered thecheesedip. best freakincheesedip i've ever had in my life. it took me a bit to decide on my main course, and he told us his favorite from each section. i settled on the chicken spaghetti, and i asked for "no onions, no pico... oh, and no scallions. nothing oniony." he laughed, and said no problem. cool, i'm thinking. my meal comes with a house salad. i didn't think to ask what was on the house salad. aaron ordered the truffle ravioli and a house salad. when our salads came, aaron's had onions and mine did not!! even though i didn't ask!! man! i said "omg, you gave me a salad without onions! how awesome is that!! you rock!" man, any other restaurant would have turned in our orders and not even cared about leaving onions on a salad when the entree was sans onions. dude. i was so impressed. i can't wait to go back.

excellent food all around. from thecheesedip and salsa to the sicilian dip sandwich to the flyaway blueberry draft to the wedding cake dessert. and all enjoyed on a wonderful patio.

absolute best servers in town and if u don't like the food, i'll kiss your ass.  fyi: world champcheesedip....certified. :)   19 years running and never been better.

best in river market.cheesedip best i've ever had. soups rock. best sandwiches are sicilian dip and reuben. for pasta try chicken spaghetti , unlike any you've seen ! service
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excellent too

want to follow the arkansascheesedip trail?   click here. where can you find the bestcheesedips in arkansas?  here's a starter for you... which by no means can completely cover every great restaurant to serve the dish...the restaurant's three-part dip won the first ever worldcheesedip championship; it went over so well, they replaced their old dip with it. it's a yellow dip chunky with onions and peppers and it's served up large.

holycheesedip. its expensive, so i don't go here often, but when i do - wow. the food is thoughtfully made and tastes terrific. servers are meh i will say though. seriously though, i don't know what kind of witchcraft their wielding to make it, but theircheesedip concoction is out of this world.

the food is good. the service is okay but can be slow at times - even when it isn't that busy. while i like the food and decor, i go when i have time to spare. it is a good place to sit and enjoy a drink and the deliciouscheesedip.

the restaurant has a nice atmosphere. the wait staff is great and the championcheesedip is awesome!

we loved the place from the moment we stepped inside. the decor was fun & funky and we were absolutely in love with the light fixtures. i totally want to diy this one. the food was absolutely delicious. arkansas is apparently thecheesedip capital of the world, and dizzy's is known for their award winning dip. we started with an order of that, and my only complaint is the portion size. since it was just the two of us at dinner, we were both full by the time we finished the dip. they offer half size portions of several of their entrees, and it would have been awesome to have been able to get this in a smaller portion. logically, i know we could have stopped eating it, but it was way too good. this wasn't some soupy, chili's-style queso. this wascheesedip. each chip that came out of the bowl brought thick, gooeycheesewith it. the addition of salsa, pico de gallo & sour cream made this even more perfect.

this place, unfortunately, has to come off my list. i had great service the first time i went, but subsequent visits have been disappointing. the service is slow. tonight, when finally greeted by the server, i was taken aback because he was so shabbily dressed and had sunglasses on the back of his head-i thought someone had wandered into the place and was bothering the patrons. not kidding. then one of our party was served a baked potato that was rotten almost all the way through. not a good enough place for the prices and service. i won't go back, which is a shame because thecheesedip is actually great.

love the food thecheesedip is to die for!!! we had a wonderful time on the patio it is a great spot to enjoy this beautiful weather!

best lunch ever in little rock. i found dizzy's on the net when looking for a new place to eat during "date weekend" with my hubby and decided to try it after reading the reviews. so glad we did!!! there was no wait when we got there but probably because it was a saturday. we did try the "award winning"cheesedip which was awesome. we then both ordered a sandwich and they were so big we had a hard time even finishing half the sandwich (but not because we didn't want to). the service was great (thanks carmen!!!) and we will be back with our kids. this is my new favorite restaurant in arkansas! a definite must try!!!!!!!