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Archive for the Food Review Category
Dave’s Deli and Cafe
June 8, 2007 by steve.
Well, once we finished with Monticello, we had to head back to Washington, D.C. Two reasons: One was that starting Saturday CurbCrusher needed to do some work; Two, on Saturday Mrs. CurbCrusher and Little CurbCrusher are attending the Girl Scout Still Singing After All These Years event. We left Monticello and headed north on VA-20 toward the town of Orange. In Orange we took the “Business 20″ route through downtown and stopped to eat.
Around the corner from the visitor’s center (a converted train station) is a old building with a sign hanging outside that says “Dave’s Deli and Cafe.” From the outside you would expect an old looking establishment once you got in, but the inside was fresh and clean. They server sweet tea, which is an automatic one-star increase in the establishment rating in my book. We all ate sandwiches. A grilled cheese for Little CurbCrusher, a turkey for Lady CurbCrusher and a shaved cheesesteak for me. Throw in a side of onion rings, and you have the makings of a good meal.
Two sort of homey things that happened while we were there. First was a group of three people came in after us and sat down. We had just received our drinks, and the waitress took their drink order and then came back in a minute or two. “I’m sorry, we’re out of ice. So it will be a couple of minutes until I can get your drinks, since he (points at guy leaving through the front door) needs to go get some.” About five minutes later the guy came walking back in carrying a couple of bags of ice. Then when taking their orders, these poor folks had to change their order a couple of times. “We’re out of tuna salad.” When they changed to chicken salad they heard the same thing.
All in all Dave’s, located at (or around) 113 E. Main Street in Orange, Virginia is a worthwhile place to stop if you find yourself driving out in this part of the country. Considering that James Madison’s house Montpelier is located about five miles away, you just might.
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Beefy King
May 22, 2007 by steve.
Location: Bumby near Livingston, across from the Colonial Plaza, Orlando, Florida
Rating: Good!
Visited: 5/22/07
Its been a while since I grabbed lunch at Beefy King, and I had almost forgotten about it. Due to circumstances at the office, an emergency trip to Staples was in order around lunch time. As we left the office somone asked, is there anyplace to eat around Staples. I thought for a second a then said “I know the perfect place.”
Beefy King is one of the last of a breed, a local fast food place. It’s not a chain, it’s just a family place that was started in the late 60’s and is still around. They server a “sliced meat” menu, beef, ham, turkey from a steam table where they make the sandwiches. For sides the standard is Tater Tots, but you can get onion rings also. They also make shakes here, if you get a flavored shake (chocolate, strawberry) they actually mix the thing up for you instead of just drawing it out of a machine. You get a fair size serving for the price, and it is tasty.
The place has character, its probably been a while since it was re-decorated, but it doesn’t need it. It is a timeless look that invites you to feel comfortable while you enjoy lunch. It definitely beats the chain fast food places in charm and quality of food. If you find yourself a little east of downtown Orlando around lunch, find Beefy King and have a sandwich.
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Blackwater Bar-B-Q
January 16, 2007 by steve.
Location: South Orange Avenue at Gatlin Ave Orlando, FL
Rating: Great!
Visited: 01/16/2007
I’d driven by the Blackwater Bar-B-Q for a number of years. I’d even suggested to my wife that we go there some time. Of course she doesn’t care for bar-b-q, so it was left to a lunch trip one day. Since that time I’ve been there for lunch a number of times.
This place does a great pulled pork sandwich that practically melts in your mouth, and has some of the best sweet tea to be found in Florida. $6.75 gets you a large sandwich, two sides and a drink at lunch time. You leave full and ready for a nap.
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