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Franco's By the Bay
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Norfolk, VA
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We tried them on what should have been their best night serving food.
We went as a party of four on a Friday night at 715pm.
I had heard good things about this place, so I wanted to put them to the
test on a busy night.
An appetizer, and entree' ...
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We tried them on what should have been their best night serving food.
We went as a party of four on a Friday night at 715pm.
I had heard good things about this place, so I wanted to put them to the
test on a busy night.
An appetizer, and entree's for 4 people drinking water ran a bill
of $55 including the tip.
HIGH VALUE at this restaurant, however our food was very bland. Dishes
we ordererd was the Baked Ziti, Spaghetti w/marinara, Calzone, and
Chicken Francese (sp?). Everything except the chicken dish was well
worth the $. The Chicken dish had a $14 price tag on it, but was much less
of a portion to any of the other dishes.
Our waitress was nice and I enjoyed the complementary fresh hot loafs
of bread. NO OIL or VINEGAR to go along with the bread however, just whipped
butter.
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Jack's Place
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Alexandria, VA
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One of Old Town's Smallest Delis with one of the Largest Breakfast
Menus.
Mon-Fri: 7am-330pm (Breakfast 7-11) Saturday: 8am-3pm (Breakfast served all day) Sunday: 8am-1pm (Breakfast served all day)
From the breakfast menu you can enjoy Sandwich ...
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One of Old Town's Smallest Delis with one of the Largest Breakfast
Menus.
Mon-Fri: 7am-330pm (Breakfast 7-11) Saturday: 8am-3pm (Breakfast served all day) Sunday: 8am-1pm (Breakfast served all day)
From the breakfast menu you can enjoy Sandwiches, Omelettes, Wraps,
French Toast, Oatmeal (seasonal), pancakes, and Eggs cooked to order.
I grabbed this spot as I heard it was a great little whole in the wall for
locals.
For breakfast I ordered on the menu what is called "DeLox Accommodations"
For $6.95, you get a thick slab of cream chease, with a slicke of onion,
tomato and smoked salmon on your choice of bagel. This sandwich was
OUTSTANDING.
As I was there enjoying my breakfast everytime someone came in the door
they were greeted with a warm hello and called by their name. So you can
tell this is definately a local hang out spot with a friendly atmosphere.
Across from me sat an architect who was drawing their latest layout
on paper while enjoying a huge thick blueberry pancake.
Around the counter at bar stools sat several of the retired locals discussing
the previous nights football game. Adorning the walls are sports memorbelia,
along with family and friends.
Don't expect to show up here and get a seat. There are about 4 tables
to sit at, and the counter area with bar stools fills up very quickly.
I lucked out and got there just before people started showing up and
was lucky enough to get a table. This restaurant sits just a few blocks
off the water and if this restaurant is packed, just get it to go and head
down to the water for a beautiful view.
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Higher Heights Caribbean
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Norfolk, VA
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Don't expect anything authentic from here except for the time
it takes to get your food.
The food was very substandard to anything carribean, but you will be
able to get your share of exotic taste whether you like Oxtail or Curry.
Save your $$ a ...
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Don't expect anything authentic from here except for the time
it takes to get your food.
The food was very substandard to anything carribean, but you will be
able to get your share of exotic taste whether you like Oxtail or Curry.
Save your $$ and eat elsewhere.
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Southland Restaurant
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Moyock, NC
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We attempted their "Famous BBQ"..
Let's just say don't bother with going to the restaurant and
ordering their BBQ. I hope their claim to fame isn't their BBQ because
I would recommend elsewhere if it was.
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El Gran Rodeo
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Chesapeake, VA
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Don't walk, RUN the OTHER direction if you ever see this restaurant.
They claim to have authentic mexican food, but the taste is nowhere
near mexican food.
This place would be better if they litterally named it "Gringo
Food". The food ...
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Don't walk, RUN the OTHER direction if you ever see this restaurant.
They claim to have authentic mexican food, but the taste is nowhere
near mexican food.
This place would be better if they litterally named it "Gringo
Food". The food is bland, and way overpriced.
We went with a party of 2 and started off trying their "Queso Fundido".
Now if this was authentic mexican food, they would have used actuall
cheese and melted it in a small skillet then mixed chorizo throughout.
What they did was get the can powdered cheese and put small amounts of
generic chorizo and throw a $6 price tag on it... Major rip off, and generic
tasting.
Next we tried a simple mexican dish...Fajitas.. We ordered their Texas
Fajitas for 2. $20 price tag for this dish... Real simple...Basic Mexican
dish..Shrimp, Chicken, Beef, onions, bell peppers... AND THEY SCREWED
THAT UP!! Bland, no taste at all..The chicken and the beef had no flavor...
To drink we tried their Margaritas...ONCE again HUGE disappointment.
They put so much margarita mix into their drinks you can't taste
the flavor of the tequila at all.
I would rather cook for someone who wants mexican food at my house, then
to have you go to this restaurant and waste your money.
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Red Lobster
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Chesapeake, VA
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We decided to try this place out during their "endless shrimp"
promotion.
Our service was outstanding by our waitress, and the food was average.
Other than going through 7 extra orders of the shrimp servings I definately
don't think th ...
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We decided to try this place out during their "endless shrimp"
promotion.
Our service was outstanding by our waitress, and the food was average.
Other than going through 7 extra orders of the shrimp servings I definately
don't think that Red Lobster is ever worth the price that they charge.
If you love seafood then please look elsewhere for great seafood.
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Pancake House
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Norfolk, VA
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I took my family of four to this restaurant on a Sunday morning about
11am.
I watched the waitress serve the wrong food to the table next to us. She
set the plate down and the customers didn't even touch it. The waitress
realized the mistake and ...
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I took my family of four to this restaurant on a Sunday morning about
11am.
I watched the waitress serve the wrong food to the table next to us. She
set the plate down and the customers didn't even touch it. The waitress
realized the mistake and immediately took the food back. She took the
food and placed it into the busboys dirty dishes tray instead of taking
it to the kitchen where it could be served to someone else. To me that
speakes volumes of the type of quality that is put into the care of the
customer at this restaurant.
I ate the Grecian Omelet and it was awesome!! My wife had the Western
Omelet and it was a generous size loaded out. It was definately worth
the price that is listed on the menu.
Since it was named as a Pancake house we chose to have to try the pancakes...We
tried just the plain ole Buttermilk pancakes with our meals, and the
restaurant was definately named appropriately. They are good, definately
better than IHOP.
They have gourmet pancakes as well that range from Apple to Sweet Potato.
This place was named Best Breakfast in 2009 by the Virginian Pilot for
the city of Norfolk and from what I have seen so far, it deserves it.
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Happy Buddha
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Corpus Christi, TX
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We attended this on a Saturday evening expecting to get their during
a good high occupancy time. When we pulled into the parking lot it almost
looked as if they were completely closed. No lights outside were on
showing that they were even open. I loo ...
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We attended this on a Saturday evening expecting to get their during
a good high occupancy time. When we pulled into the parking lot it almost
looked as if they were completely closed. No lights outside were on
showing that they were even open. I looked through the window and seen
that there were lights on inside over the buffet food.
Well we gave them a shot anyways. One lady at the cash register greeted
us while sitting down reading a magazine, another teenage boy sat in
the back (which turned out to be our waiter) staring at us.
Eventually he came over to ask us for our drink order. We just grabbed
food from the buffet, and didn't even attempt to look at a menu.
The food was ok, but you could tell it had been sitting there for quiet
awhile, and was only "heat lamp" warm.
For the price of their buffet (our tab was $15 for 2 adults, and that is
ordering water to drink) I would recommend just hitting the Asian Buffet
over on SPID. Allot more bang for your buck over there.
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Herbert's Taco Hut
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San Marcos, TX
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We caught them on their busiest day of the year which is the day afther
thanksgiving!!
The kitchen staff showed up late, but they allowed us to come in and wait
until they could get someone to work the kitchen. (20 minute wait)
I grabbed the Chicke ...
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We caught them on their busiest day of the year which is the day afther
thanksgiving!!
The kitchen staff showed up late, but they allowed us to come in and wait
until they could get someone to work the kitchen. (20 minute wait)
I grabbed the Chicken Fajita Tacos for breakfast along with the Egg
& Country Sausage. My guest grabbed the Chorizo Mexican Plate
that was just Chorizo, Egg, and Refried Beans.
The beans were horrible, but the service, and atmosphere made up for
it. I would definately want to try this place again when they have the
right "kitchen staff" cooking.
I would recommend elsewhere for breakfast such as the pancake house
down the street, but I will be trying these folks again for lunch and
dinner as allot of people talk good about this place.
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Marco's At Lamar
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Corpus Christi, TX
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Overpriced, and understaffed.
You will get more bang for your buck out of Ramano's!!
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