Hungry? Grab a Sandwich
Charlottesville is the home to quite a number of specialty sandwich shops. What follows are five of Charlottesville's favorites.
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Charlottesville is the home to quite a number of specialty sandwich shops. What follows are five of Charlottesville's favorites.
Partings often are filled with sweet sorrow. Endings can be bittersweet. And signing bonuses... well...they are simply sweet.
The spring in Charlottesville is hard to beat - warm weather, blue skies, chirping birds, frisbees and Foxfield. Some University students study in the gardens, some sunbathe in their front yard, some drive to Beaver Creek Park to get a little further away from the University. There's never a better time of the year than now to grab a sandwich, plan a picnic and retreat to the outdoors. Luckily, Charlottesville is the home to quite a number of specialty sandwich shops. What follows are five of Charlottesville's favorites.
Northern Exposure is a staple in Charlottesville and, in particular, in the University community. If you have never eaten there, you should. And the best time to go is now. The warm weather and blue sky make the restaurant's rooftop dining an absolute pleasure.
Our breath created foggy halos on the windows of the Metropolitan, obscuring our view of white linen tablecloths, high vaulted ceilings and the architectural black silhouettes of the wait staff.
Many restaurants try to make up in atmosphere what they don't achieve in food quality. Luckily Mono Loco balances both and creates a very fun dining experience. The small colorful eatery, located a big step from the Downtown Hoo Bus stop, excites both the patron's vision and tastes. Offering Cuban and other south-of-the-border-inspired creations, Mono Loco has been serving food to Charlottesville residents for about four years.
Tucked in between the brick storefronts that make up the Downtown Mall is the diner-like facade of the local breakfast joint, the Nook. Operating from the same location for over 50 years, the Nook maintains an ambiance of a time long past with rustic wood booths and a plain yet retro interior. Even the help rings of another era with their looks and no-nonsense mannerisms as they deliver cups of piping-hot Joe to the silver-haired regulars who fill many of the booths for morning breakfast.
We first heard of Buddhist Biker Bar and Grill several years ago, when we were first years, not because its food but because of the drinks. Although it sounded intriguing, (does Charlottesville really have bikers?), we never went.
Part of Charlottesville's small-town charm can be attributed to the intimate cafes in the city. But it takes a little blue house tucked back on Elliewood Avenue to accompany a quaint atmosphere with culinary quality.
Soup is a starter. At least at some places. At Revolutionary Soup, however, soup is the main event.
There's something about good food that makes us giddy. When we eat we smile sheepishly, laugh at not-so-funny things, reminisce over other delightful eating experiences and draw comparisons of the food with sex. OXO made us giddy too.
Ming Dynasty offers an extensive selection of generously portioned fat-free and fat-saturated Szechuan dishes. Busy students appreciate the option of dining in or getting delivery. Such possibilities are to the restaurant's credit. And, they are not the problem. The problem is that meal options are only as good as the meals they represent. At Ming Dynasty, the meals are just not good, no matter how you cut the fat.
Meatloaf and fine dining. It is not often that the two worlds of ground cow bricks and culinary excellence collide - at least not pleasantly. However, that is just what happens at Bizou, a retro-designed, homestyle-serving bastion of good eats where the often-overlooked, humble meatloaf is king of cuisine.
The very heart of what it means to be a patriotic elementary school child during this season may be donning clumsily made bonnets and colorful, feathered headdresses to recreate and celebrate the historical culinary, non-restaurant-based spectacle between the Pilgrims and Indians.
As political campaigns brew throughout the country, remember to carefully weigh the candidates before casting your vote this Tuesday. Then, watch the mugs of pollsters reporting election results while enjoying a mug of your own at the South Street Brewery.
For the time-strapped, midterm-taking diner seeking a take-out restaurant lacking in the usual greasy fare, Cafe Europa fits the bill.
Raw fish. For some, these two words do not evoke images of artful, culinary masterpieces. Yet that is just what the fortunate diner who wanders into Sakura gets when he orders raw fish - a wondrous meal which succeeds in both taste and aesthetics.
Nestled among painted clapboard wooden storefronts, Caffe Bocce is situated in a quaint, red-doored building, just 20 minutes outside of Charlottesville in the charming town of Scottsville.
Easy-listening tunes crooned from removed speakers while waitresses busied themselves rearranging empty tables. Beulah, a friendly customer entering the restaurant, broke the quiet atmosphere by loudly drawling, "You all look so pretty," to white-haired matrons sporting pastel pantsuits. The kindly and simple yet colorful demeanors of Beulah and her lady-friends speak most for the restaurant, Wild Greens, in which we dined.