Don’t know where to eat? Here’s your guide to the Press Herald’s restaurant reviews

Dine Out Maine: Too much of Poké Pop’s food is too sweet and overwrought

On the plus side, the restaurant on Congress Street in Portland is never boring.

Dine Out Maine: Barbecue from Elsmere’s enormous new smoker is s-l-o-w good

We eat our way through the new Portland branch.

Dine Out Maine: Eaux chef ‘takes off the cuffs’ and tinkers – in a Maine way – with Bayou classics

And what a mashup it is – laissez les bon temps rouler, ayuh!

Dine Out Maine: As its name suggests, Flux in Lisbon Falls embraces change

That attitude – revealed in an inventive poutine, an Asian-esque cioppino – mostly works in its favor.

Dine Out Maine: Lio serves well-prepared small plates in a mostly European vein

And they're mostly inventive and delicious, too.

Dine Out Maine: Pepper extracts seize the taste buds and won’t let go at Locally Sauced

The Portland restaurant's three original sauces form the skeleton of the menu, in pairings like drumsticks with blueberry-chipotle or pulled pork tacos with mango-habanero.

Maine Sunday Telegram Dine Out critic Andrew Ross talks shop

Is being a restaurant critic really the best job in the world?

Dine Out Maine: Crown Jewel on Great Diamond Island really is a jewel

Both vegetables and meat dazzle in the capable hands of chef Rocky Hunter.

Dine Out Maine: Cocktails, baked goods and barbecue are done right at Buxton Common

The restaurant also has the best biscuits north of the Mason-Dixon Line.