Restaurant Reviews


Trumpeting variety: Orzo's a foodie's delight Published on Oct 15th, 2009 0 comments Orzo Kitchen and Wine Bar in the Main Street Market. PHOTO BY NED OLDHAM An elephant is like a tree–at least that’s what the blind monk who felt its leg deduced; his five fabled brethren felt...
Attentive spot: Savor's chic with some purple surprises Published on Jul 14th, 2009 0 comments Lunch at Savour might be one of the best-kept secrets in town. All lunch entrees are priced at just $9. PHOTO BY RYAN HOOVER Formerly the Hong Kong Buffet on Emmet, Savour is a fine dining...
Rock of Ivy: Duner's rotates that localvore menu Published on Apr 23rd, 2009 27 comments "Our new people have been here for six or seven years, that's 'new people,'" Duner's owner Bob Caldwell tells me over the phone. "Most nights, I know almost everybody in the room.". PHOTO BY RYAN...
Cheap eats: Beat recession and quietude at Heights Published on Mar 26th, 2009 0 comments Remember Orbit Billiards, on the corner of 14th Street and University Avenue? Well, Boylan Heights, an upscale burger joint with a prep school theme, took its place in August. Presenting itself as a...
TEN review Published on Sep 30th, 2008 0 comments If you haven't had a chance to read Kate Malay's review of TEN, be sure to take a look. It's tasty! "Metropolitan modern Japanese restaurants have put me in my place: bad tables at inconvenient times...
Ooh, gasp, Bang: Spot on Second is first rate Published on Jun 20th, 2002 0 comments By Lucy Robbins Charlottesville’s hottest new restaurant– Bang– has us in a swoon. And no, it isn’t because the place practically makes it impossible not to order a cocktail. ...
Hamiltons' Published on May 2nd, 2002 0 comments By Lucy Robbins Whatever you do, don’t take your cheatin’ heart to Hamiltons’ for an intimate tete-a-tete and think your wife won’t hear about it. There will always be someone you know or at least...
Great Chinese Published on Apr 11th, 2002 0 comments Review by Lucy Robbins We love houseguests who say they want to take us out to dinner, especially when two out of three of them are vegetarians and would be a pain to cook for in our carnivorous...
DINEOmite- Sizzlin' at the Copa Published on Feb 7th, 2002 0 comments Sometimes it's not always easy to find a restaurant to impress out-of-town guests, unless they're from Palmyra or something. We have many good nouvelle American-style restaurants, but, let's face it...