Restaurants in Dover

The chefs at Garam Masala season halal-certified meats and fresh vegetables with the spices and flavors of Southeast Asia, preparing each dish to diners’ requests. Lamb, goat, chicken, and shrimp form the basis of dozens of entrees that swim in spicy curries or nest on skewers, and a litany of vegetarian dishes highlights ingredients such as peppers and cottage cheese. Crimson tablecloths bear the weight of buffet plates and unmannered elbows during lunch, and dinner gives way to à la carte dishes served between bold red walls decorated with artwork. Garam Masala’s catering services transport the eatery’s authentic chow to special events and corporate gatherings, supplying diners with a robust menu of Indian eats as well as tablecloths, tableware, cutlery, and food warmers.

At TapHouse Grille, 24 different craft beers gush from taps as plates of gourmet pub fare emerge from the kitchen. Chefs shower pastas and pizzas in fresh meats and vegetables or whip up entrees that feature freshly caught fish and quality cuts of meat. In addition to imported and domestic brews, the family-friendly establishment pleases adults with martinis and cocktails, and it treats tots to a full kids' menu and an absence of height-restrictive carnival rides.

Brick walls and ceilings and glistening wood floors surround the casual dining room, where flat-screen televisions beam down from the walls. TapHouse Grille also hosts special events throughout the week, including a Sunday brunch buffet with a live jazz band.

If most people decided their career path as children, we would be overrun with unemployed wizards, quarterbacks, and pony firefighters. But for Rosario Domicoli, the restaurant industry beckoned at age 13. In the years that followed, he's opened a few restaurants of his own. His latest is the eponymous Domicoli's Ristorante & Lounge, a Southern-style Italian eatery with a robust menu of pastas, steaks, chicken, and veal dishes.

In the dining room, ornate mirrors line the walls, curved at the top to resemble arched door frames. Throughout the week, specials honor members of the community, such as servicemen and women, teachers, and costumed superheroes. Friday nights host performances from the likes of saxophonist Hunter Hayes, and Saturday nights feature jubilant karaoke sessions.

An island of wooden shelves buds from the dining room's floor, displaying draft-beer taps, glinting rocks glasses, and flat-screen TVs alive with sports. Nearby, plates of grilled paninis, buffalo wings in 15 flavors, and fish ‘n' chips clatter onto a polished bar and lacquered tables, drawing nervous glances from collectors of mint-condition napkins. Clevelands Tap Room's newly revised menu includes time-tested pub fare with a few adventurous accents in the form of pickled ginger and wasabi mayo on ahi-tuna burgers and grilled pineapple on pizzas with homemade sauces. If patrons find themselves in the bar on the right night, they can enjoy NFL Sundays, team trivia, or bean-bag-toss tournaments.

Healthalicious' menu, wrought from ingredients free of additives and preservatives, parades colorful sprays of veggies into domiciles. Along with vegan and vegetarian options, burgers insulate whole-wheat buns with lean sirloin and steaks flaunt hand-trimmed cuts. To combat postgym hunger, plates named for fitness goals call upon fillets of chicken and seared tilapia crowned with inventive sauces such as lemon-caper dressing. To allow diners to enjoy wholesome dinners without stealing scarecrows' identities, the eatery's blenders buzz happily as they forge smoothies from fistfuls of fresh fruit.

Murray Hill Pita Grill's delivery crew rushes through the streets, leaving in its wake warm olfactory hints at the garlic, saffron, and chickpeas that characterize many Greek and Middle Eastern dishes. An online ordering system lists a selection of made-to-order fare, such as hummus, lentil soup, and dolmas, which enclose a variety of fillings in marinated grape leaves. The shop's namesake pita pockets fill with meats and don swirls of yogurt sauce, traditionally used by the ancient Greeks to identify the loser of a food fight. Smoothies, wrought from fruit and fat-free yogurts and sweetened with agave nectar, wash away crumbs.