We had lunch at this restaurant Fridaty -7/25/08. We chose that restaurant due to TA reviewer's. I live in VA Beach and my friend lives in Richmond so we're basically locals - Please don't go to this restaurant. The menu is very limited. Most people order one of their two specials due to the price. They amount to two "bisquits" with Va Country Ham, fruit Salad, pie and coffee/tea ($6.95) or Melinda's Special that is $2 more which is what I ordered because I was hungry. My special included a 1/3 cup of homemade brunswick stew. (There was chicken & dumplings and two other entrees but it was obvious that the specials were their specialty. The second specal was only $695 but didn't include the stew.

OK, the ham was great and I will say that the brunswick stew was pretty good, however, you needed all the liquid yuo could get once you ate the "bisquits". First, let me tell you about the fruit salad - the fruit salad consisted of 1/2 very small canned peach, 1/2 piece of a canned pineapple ring and a piece of lettuce that was good for only one bite. This was barely drizzled with a watered down mayonaise dressing.

The "bisquit's" consisted of an @ 4x6" flat cracker-like bisquit (1/4" thick) that was so dry we both drank two 20 oz glasses of tea/water. Like I said the ham was great - no cooking needed, just slicing. They didn't even serve any butter, majo or mustard with the bisquits unless you asked for it. What a mistake.

Now of the best part! I absolutely love chocolate pie so of course that's what I ordered. My friend ordered the "homemade" blackberry pie. Let me say that I even like chocolate pies made with sugar-free pudding so I'm not picky. This pie was almost inedible. It had a strange almost fake plastic consistency and an even stranger taste. I almost always will either finish my desert or take the remainder with me but this time I couldn't even finish the miniscule pie. My friend couldn't finish hers either. She said it tasted exactly like a canned pie filling.

Virginia has some fine products - ham, peanuts apples, corn etc. If you don't heed this review, please don't compare this restaurant with other Virginia food. A man that works in the local Ukrops (upscale grocry store) there told us that he would have recommended Food for Thought.

If you're ever in the Virginia Beach/Norfolk area, check out Lynnhaven Seafood House, Bella Italia, Aldo's, Il Gardenia and the Coastal Grill. I haven't looked to see if TA's list includes these restaurants for this area, but I know we've eater at each of those restaurants numerous times. Virginia is for Lovers