Marro's, a terrific Italian restaurant, is also within easy walking distance.

But somehow a terrific little restaurant has managed to bloom from this improbable soil.

IN recent years, Connecticut's southwestern corner has been blessed with a number of terrific restaurants.

"There are a number of terrific restaurants," he said with some pride.

"It provides easy access to a lot of things, and is getting increasingly terrific restaurants."

We are pleased to report that recent visits have found this little restaurant dependably terrific.

But to be rated a terrific restaurant, King and I would have to make quite a few changes.

A terrific restaurant is discovered, praised and then kissed good-bye, usually forever.

If everybody else in town thinks a restaurant's terrific and the critic doesn't, he's got to say that.

There's a large garden, terrific restaurant and a popular bar.