[TheEngineer]

Totally off-topic... But I wonder if you might know of a particular restaurant in Springfield. Used to go with a girl from Republic ~6 years back, and we used to go to a downtown restaurant that was very upscale & classy. The chefs cooked in an open grill area in the front of the restaurant; and there was a cigar bar upstairs. Don't know if it's still there. I'd probably recognize the name if I heard it. Might have had a middle-eastern name?

Was in Sprinfield this past week, and didn't know where to begin to look for it.

Freegards.

[swmopatriot]

I don't go to the downtown restaurants much and I don't know of about the one you are talking about. If it is still open it won't have the cigar bar anymore thanks to our City Council which decided to ban smoking in public restaurants. Sorry I wasn't able to be of more help, hopefully some other Springfieldan will visit this thread and be able to answer your question.

[rond]

we used to go to a downtown restaurant that was very upscale & classy. The chefs cooked in an open grill area in the front of the restaurant; and there was a cigar bar upstairs.

The Gallery Bistro, on Walnut, is an upscale place. But I think you're remembering Bijan's, another great restaurant with the upstairs cigar bar.

You might also like Gilardi's, an Italian place on East Walnut, about two blocks east of downtown.

[GnuHere]

Yup, sounds like Bijan's.