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Longtime residents of Laurel have known their local Sapphire Restaurant for years, from its previous incarnation as an Italian-American restaurant to its transformation to an Indian restaurant seven years ago. But about three years ago Sapphire introduced a full Thai menu alongside its mostly North Indian specialties. And today, owner Arun Kansagra said, both menus, particularly the ever-changing lunch and dinner buffets, are extremely popular. Mar 20, 2008

Come Enjoy Authentic Caribbean Cuisine lunch or dinner! Dine In or Take Out. Our restaurant is conveniently located in Crystal Plaza on Laurel Bowie Road in Laurel Maryland just minutes off of the Washington Baltimore Pkwy. Join us 6 days a week for lunch and dinner specials. “Bite into the Caribbean”

With a new manager charting its course and new chefs in the kitchen, Sapphire Indian Restaurant in Laurel is looking to set a new standard for variety, creativity and authenticity in Indian food in the area. Oct 21, 2004 Manager Tarun Chhabra began polishing the restaurant's image right away when he came on board about a year ago.

Doc’s Grille, a gourmet burger and hot dog restaurant that was scheduled to open this week is the latest in a series of new eateries that are turning the Crystal Plaza shopping center in South Laurel into a destination for high-quality take-out. ‘‘It’s a place you can go expecting to get an inexpensive but nice meal with a variety of choices,” said Garold Stone who blogs about South Laurel. ‘‘You don’t have to make up your mind before you go.” June 21, 2007

Under rules on the books since 2002, but only now about to be enforced by the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, restaurants will have to prove 45 percent of their sales are food-related or that food sales come to $2,000 per seat per year, whichever is lower. June 22, 2007

The owners of J's Sports Cafe on Route 197 will not appeal the Prince George's County Board of License Commissioner's May 2 decision to revoke the controversial club's liquor license. Alex Kim, one of J's owners, said they plan to open a Lighthouse Steak and Seafood restaurant at the site later this summer. June 1, 2007

Plans for an exotic dance club in the Club Amazon building at Route 1 and Contee Road have been scrapped by the building’s leaseholders, who now say they will open a family restaurant at the site. Jan 26, 2006

This is not Tex-Mex cuisine. It`s authentic Mexican fare, offered by the Brambila brothers -- Hector and Jose Luis -- whose family hails from the state of Jalisco, Mexico. "We are more a family kind of restaurant, serving home style food. Washington Post Oct 13, 2005; Page AA10