Restaurant Reviews
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Teacher's note: These reviews were originally published as a booklet. The first edition was published in 1995.
A booklet version can be downloaded via the link above.
Patrick S.
Where can you eat when you are new in Charlottesville? Well, that's what this issue of Hungry? is all about. It's full of great places for families to go and eat. Some places have interesting, exotic food, others are just fun to go and eat at. If you are wondering where some of these places are, read this issue of Hungry?. Restaurants, great for a family night out, and restaurants for a very quick bite to eat.
Flaming Wok And Teppan Yaki
By Josh P.
A very good restaurant in Charlottesville is Flaming Wok and Teppan Yaki. It is located on Route 29, right across from Cavalier Sports Cards. It is a fancy Chinese restaurant where you are able to get food cooked right in front of you (Teppan Yaki). Along with clean and non- polluted air. The presentation is spectacular; you get crystal glasses and marble tables. Even folded napkins. A perfect Chinese simulation for a nice night out. Even if you want to take a proper or exotic break you can get all kinds of good food. It is healthy and delicious. It is so delicious I highly recommend this place to you. Plus the cost is very inexpensive for four people. The hours are about 2:00 in the afternoon to 9:00 a night. Plus they are open every day.
Value: ****
Overall: *****
Wood Grill
By Brian Johnson
This restaurant is a four star restaurant in my opinion for value and overall rating. Its cost is $3.00 dollars per person. Also its
hours 11am-9: 30pm on weekdays and 11am-10: 30pm on weekdays. It's located beside "Toys R' Us" on the left form the front entrance.
Its service is spectacular, from all of the times I've been there (at least 40 times) they get drinks from about 30 sec.
to 2 minutes. Most of the people there speak English. The wait is 2 to 30 minutes. It is sometimes crowded and sometimes not. It's clean in the non-smoking area and the smoking area is closed off with a couple of windows in the back. Wood Grill
is large and has nice paintings.
Wood Grill is an all out buffet, the best type of food is their pizza. They also have a salad bar for the people on diets.
Pizza Bella
By: Erin W.
A great restaurant in Charlottesville is Pizza Bella. It's located on route 29. It's name kind of gives you a hint that there's pizza, but there's also more. There's noodle, salads, chicken, soups, and some seafood. To me the best food is the pizza and bread sticks. The food is great and some of it is healthy. It's a little pricey, but not bad. Pizza Bella is a clean restaurant and there is very clean air. There's good music and nice pictures. The presentation of the food is on nice plates not in wrappers like McDonalds. Overall this restaurant is a five star restaurant. If you feel like ice cream you can go next door to Dips and Sips.
Hours: Monday-Friday-11am-10pm
Saturday-4pm-10pm
Sunday-11am-9pm
Fleurie
By Arianna R.
Have you ever just wanted to get in the car and go to a small secure fancy restaurant? Then this restaurant is for you! If it's a special day why don't you try a restaurant of French food with an amazing food display? Are you a person who likes good service then don't hesitate to pay Fleurie a visit. It's service is moderately fast, yet, a comfortable speed. There is never a wait. Also, the people are friendly and wanting to serve you. This is a five star restaurant the very least!
Hours: Monday through Thursday 5:30- 9:00
Friday through Saturday 5:00-10:00
Price: $30.00-$60.00 for one person
Sbarro's
by Eric
What's the best place to eat in Charlottesville? Sbarro's. Sbarro's is an Italian place. It doesn't have any artwork on the walls. They do have a mirror on the back wall. This place is very clean. Sbarro's is a nonsmoking restaurant. It's not really a big restaurant; it is an average sized restaurant.
If you want to eat at Sbarro's you need six dollars. You only need six dollars for the full dinner. You need two dollars and fifty cents for a slice of pizza, one dollar and thirty cents for a drink, and two dollars and ten cents for a salad or pasta.
Sbarro's is located on Rio Road, in the Fashion Square Mall. Sbarro's is on the east side of the mall, near Chic-Fa-La, and Belk for men. Sbarro's is open from 11am to 11pm from Monday thru Friday. On Saturday they open at 11am and close at 12pm. On Sunday they open at 11am and close at 10pm. I hope you get to eat at this amazing restaurant I've told you about.
Devin Wildy
CiCi's Pizza!
CiCi's Pizza is one of the best pizza places in the world! I have been there many times, and I think it is the best place in the world!
CiCi's Pizza costs $3.99 per person and $1.25 extra for a drink. CiCi's has a different variety of pizza. I think that CiCi's pizza place doesn't make the most common pizzas such as plain cheese and pepperoni pizza. They do make pizza's that have pepperonis on them but not plain pepperoni or cheese. They have a pizza club. The pizza club is when CiCi's pizza makers come up with a new kind of pizza… They come up with yummy ones.
The structure of the restaurant is nice and tidy. CiCi's has 2 or 3 TV's with different channels on them. No Smoking is allowed. CiCi's is an average sized restaurant. It has a game/arcade room.
I have to tell you about the "AMAZING" service! The pizza's are gone within two to five minutes, and they replace the pizza within 45sec-one minute. Sometimes I go a little crazy with the pizzas.
CiCi's pizza is located on 240 Zan Road in Seminole Trail by Giants. The hours are 8:00am-8:00pm. Well I hope that you will visit CiCi's Pizza.
The Outback Steakhouse
By Tyler
The Outback Steakhouse is a wonderful restaurant. The service there is great. Its located on Albemarle Square Charlottesville, next to ACAC a fitness center and Plan 9, a music store. Most of the food is "on the Barbie" [on the grill.] It's not usually crowded so you shouldn't have a problem getting inside. The presentation is nice with your food on a silver saucer. $5.00 is about enough money for one person to get two steaks and fries. Inside of the restaurant you will see art and pictures mostly about reptiles.
Hours 9:00 am to 9:00
RIVERSIDE LUNCH
BY LOGAN H. AND MARLINDA W.
Are you in the mood for a tender, rich, juicy, cheeseburger, and a mouth bursting soda? Well Riverside Lunch is the perfect place to make you so full your stomach will almost burst! The overall rating and value rating is about three stars, but in our opinion it is a five star restaurant!They are located on 1427 Hazel Street 22901. (Diagonal from Jak' n' Jil's). If you sit at the nice clean bar you can see your delicious food cook right in front of you! Of course about everyone speaks English. If you ever need to wait it will only take about 0-5 minutes! You almost never have to wait at Riverside! Everyone is always nice, and ready to cook with a spatula. The atmosphere is very fun. There are posters and amusing pictures on the walls. Something really interesting about Riverside is that they used to have a different building, but that building burnt down. They saved the grill, and people say that the food is so great because of the grill. So if you ever come to Charlottesville go over to Riverside Lunch. We strongly suggest this amazing restaurant.
Price-about $5.00 for a cheeseburger and soda
Hours-9: 30 am-9:00 pm-7 days a week
APPLEBEE'S
By James and Abbey
Applebee's is a very good restaurant to eat at. The type of food is some healthy and some unhealthy. There are always a lot of people but it is not that expensive for meals, it's usually 7 dollars and less. For dinner it is 9 dollars or more. What you can get for appetizers is mozzarella sticks, buffalo wings, chicken tenders, and more. You sometimes have to wait awhile if you come late. The wait to get your food is about 15 to 20 minutes, the atmosphere is loud and smells smoky near the smoking section. The waiters they have are very nice. The size is pretty big. The paintings on the walls are very nice. The overall rating is: ****stars. The restaurant is not a buffet. Applebee's is located at 571 Branchland Blvd Charlottesville 22901.
Hours:
Monday-Thursday 11:00am to 11:00pm
Friday-Sunday 11:00am to 12:00pm
Christian's Pizza
By: Mike B.
Christian's Pizza is one of the best places to eat in Charlottesville. On a scale of 1-10 I would give Christian's Pizza a 9. This is an amazing restaurant. Their best food is cheese pizza.
It is located on the downtown mall, where you can go ice-skating. They have a menu. It is very clean, and is not smoky. It is a decent sized restaurant, and is almost always crowded,but trust me when I tell you that the food is worth it. Christian's value is decent. It is about three or four dollars per slice of pizza. Their slices are huge! It is kind of healthy. You have your tomatoes, vegetables, cheese, and other dairy products. Their service is excellent. At the most, the wait is five minutes. This is a great restaurant.
Overall: ****
Value: ****
Long John Silvers
Tanika Lewis
One of the favorite restaurants to go to in town is Long John Silvers.You're going to love this sea food restaurant! The fish is very good. Their service is great, because I can understand their language and the wait is only 5 minutes! Their best food is the fish kids meals. The atmosphere is great, because it is very spacious and you have room to eat in peace without anybody looking at you. There is a smoking and non-smoking section. They open at 10:30 a.m. and close on the inside at 10:00p.m, 11:00p.m on the drive thru.
Shang-Hai
By: Andrea C.
Shang-Hai is the best Chinese restaurant in town! They have great food and service. Shang-Hai has a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. The people are friendly and helpful, even though they speak mostly Chinese. Shang-Hai is a lunch buffet, so there is no wait! Their best foods are the sugar dumplings and the sweat and sour chicken. Shang-Hai is a very clean restaurant and there is no smoking. Shang-Hai is small, cozy, and not crowded at all. Shang-Hai is a great restaurant, and I hope to see you there!
Hours: 11:00am-2:00pm
Value and Rating:*****
Cost: $5.90
Phone Number: 984 - 2688
Red Lobster
Justin S.
Red Lobster would be a four star restaurant in my opinion, but the value on the other hand would be a three star. It is on 29 North, it is also attached to the Days Inn. They serve seafood. Sometimes the wait is 15-60 minutes. Red Lobster is not a bad and dirty polluted restaurant. It's a nice, clean, fancy, and secure restaurant .The estimate for one person to eat there is about $14.00.They do not have a buffet, they have menu's. If you go on a weekend it is sometimes crowded. The food is very healthy. The presentation of the food is very very fancy. I hope you choose this very nice restaurant.
CREDITS
Stories by-Andrea, Erin, Josh, Tyler,
Logan, Marlinda r, Devyn, Eric, Abbey, Arianna, Brian, James, Michael, and Tanika
Editors-Arianna, Kevin
Typing by-
EVERYONE!�
A booklet version can be downloaded via the link above.
Patrick S.
Where can you eat when you are new in Charlottesville? Well, that's what this issue of Hungry? is all about. It's full of great places for families to go and eat. Some places have interesting, exotic food, others are just fun to go and eat at. If you are wondering where some of these places are, read this issue of Hungry?. Restaurants, great for a family night out, and restaurants for a very quick bite to eat.
Flaming Wok And Teppan Yaki
By Josh P.
A very good restaurant in Charlottesville is Flaming Wok and Teppan Yaki. It is located on Route 29, right across from Cavalier Sports Cards. It is a fancy Chinese restaurant where you are able to get food cooked right in front of you (Teppan Yaki). Along with clean and non- polluted air. The presentation is spectacular; you get crystal glasses and marble tables. Even folded napkins. A perfect Chinese simulation for a nice night out. Even if you want to take a proper or exotic break you can get all kinds of good food. It is healthy and delicious. It is so delicious I highly recommend this place to you. Plus the cost is very inexpensive for four people. The hours are about 2:00 in the afternoon to 9:00 a night. Plus they are open every day.
Value: ****
Overall: *****
Wood Grill
By Brian Johnson
This restaurant is a four star restaurant in my opinion for value and overall rating. Its cost is $3.00 dollars per person. Also its
hours 11am-9: 30pm on weekdays and 11am-10: 30pm on weekdays. It's located beside "Toys R' Us" on the left form the front entrance.
Its service is spectacular, from all of the times I've been there (at least 40 times) they get drinks from about 30 sec.
to 2 minutes. Most of the people there speak English. The wait is 2 to 30 minutes. It is sometimes crowded and sometimes not. It's clean in the non-smoking area and the smoking area is closed off with a couple of windows in the back. Wood Grill
is large and has nice paintings.
Wood Grill is an all out buffet, the best type of food is their pizza. They also have a salad bar for the people on diets.
Pizza Bella
By: Erin W.
A great restaurant in Charlottesville is Pizza Bella. It's located on route 29. It's name kind of gives you a hint that there's pizza, but there's also more. There's noodle, salads, chicken, soups, and some seafood. To me the best food is the pizza and bread sticks. The food is great and some of it is healthy. It's a little pricey, but not bad. Pizza Bella is a clean restaurant and there is very clean air. There's good music and nice pictures. The presentation of the food is on nice plates not in wrappers like McDonalds. Overall this restaurant is a five star restaurant. If you feel like ice cream you can go next door to Dips and Sips.
Hours: Monday-Friday-11am-10pm
Saturday-4pm-10pm
Sunday-11am-9pm
Fleurie
By Arianna R.
Have you ever just wanted to get in the car and go to a small secure fancy restaurant? Then this restaurant is for you! If it's a special day why don't you try a restaurant of French food with an amazing food display? Are you a person who likes good service then don't hesitate to pay Fleurie a visit. It's service is moderately fast, yet, a comfortable speed. There is never a wait. Also, the people are friendly and wanting to serve you. This is a five star restaurant the very least!
Hours: Monday through Thursday 5:30- 9:00
Friday through Saturday 5:00-10:00
Price: $30.00-$60.00 for one person
Sbarro's
by Eric
What's the best place to eat in Charlottesville? Sbarro's. Sbarro's is an Italian place. It doesn't have any artwork on the walls. They do have a mirror on the back wall. This place is very clean. Sbarro's is a nonsmoking restaurant. It's not really a big restaurant; it is an average sized restaurant.
If you want to eat at Sbarro's you need six dollars. You only need six dollars for the full dinner. You need two dollars and fifty cents for a slice of pizza, one dollar and thirty cents for a drink, and two dollars and ten cents for a salad or pasta.
Sbarro's is located on Rio Road, in the Fashion Square Mall. Sbarro's is on the east side of the mall, near Chic-Fa-La, and Belk for men. Sbarro's is open from 11am to 11pm from Monday thru Friday. On Saturday they open at 11am and close at 12pm. On Sunday they open at 11am and close at 10pm. I hope you get to eat at this amazing restaurant I've told you about.
Devin Wildy
CiCi's Pizza!
CiCi's Pizza is one of the best pizza places in the world! I have been there many times, and I think it is the best place in the world!
CiCi's Pizza costs $3.99 per person and $1.25 extra for a drink. CiCi's has a different variety of pizza. I think that CiCi's pizza place doesn't make the most common pizzas such as plain cheese and pepperoni pizza. They do make pizza's that have pepperonis on them but not plain pepperoni or cheese. They have a pizza club. The pizza club is when CiCi's pizza makers come up with a new kind of pizza… They come up with yummy ones.
The structure of the restaurant is nice and tidy. CiCi's has 2 or 3 TV's with different channels on them. No Smoking is allowed. CiCi's is an average sized restaurant. It has a game/arcade room.
I have to tell you about the "AMAZING" service! The pizza's are gone within two to five minutes, and they replace the pizza within 45sec-one minute. Sometimes I go a little crazy with the pizzas.
CiCi's pizza is located on 240 Zan Road in Seminole Trail by Giants. The hours are 8:00am-8:00pm. Well I hope that you will visit CiCi's Pizza.
The Outback Steakhouse
By Tyler
The Outback Steakhouse is a wonderful restaurant. The service there is great. Its located on Albemarle Square Charlottesville, next to ACAC a fitness center and Plan 9, a music store. Most of the food is "on the Barbie" [on the grill.] It's not usually crowded so you shouldn't have a problem getting inside. The presentation is nice with your food on a silver saucer. $5.00 is about enough money for one person to get two steaks and fries. Inside of the restaurant you will see art and pictures mostly about reptiles.
Hours 9:00 am to 9:00
RIVERSIDE LUNCH
BY LOGAN H. AND MARLINDA W.
Are you in the mood for a tender, rich, juicy, cheeseburger, and a mouth bursting soda? Well Riverside Lunch is the perfect place to make you so full your stomach will almost burst! The overall rating and value rating is about three stars, but in our opinion it is a five star restaurant!They are located on 1427 Hazel Street 22901. (Diagonal from Jak' n' Jil's). If you sit at the nice clean bar you can see your delicious food cook right in front of you! Of course about everyone speaks English. If you ever need to wait it will only take about 0-5 minutes! You almost never have to wait at Riverside! Everyone is always nice, and ready to cook with a spatula. The atmosphere is very fun. There are posters and amusing pictures on the walls. Something really interesting about Riverside is that they used to have a different building, but that building burnt down. They saved the grill, and people say that the food is so great because of the grill. So if you ever come to Charlottesville go over to Riverside Lunch. We strongly suggest this amazing restaurant.
Price-about $5.00 for a cheeseburger and soda
Hours-9: 30 am-9:00 pm-7 days a week
APPLEBEE'S
By James and Abbey
Applebee's is a very good restaurant to eat at. The type of food is some healthy and some unhealthy. There are always a lot of people but it is not that expensive for meals, it's usually 7 dollars and less. For dinner it is 9 dollars or more. What you can get for appetizers is mozzarella sticks, buffalo wings, chicken tenders, and more. You sometimes have to wait awhile if you come late. The wait to get your food is about 15 to 20 minutes, the atmosphere is loud and smells smoky near the smoking section. The waiters they have are very nice. The size is pretty big. The paintings on the walls are very nice. The overall rating is: ****stars. The restaurant is not a buffet. Applebee's is located at 571 Branchland Blvd Charlottesville 22901.
Hours:
Monday-Thursday 11:00am to 11:00pm
Friday-Sunday 11:00am to 12:00pm
Christian's Pizza
By: Mike B.
Christian's Pizza is one of the best places to eat in Charlottesville. On a scale of 1-10 I would give Christian's Pizza a 9. This is an amazing restaurant. Their best food is cheese pizza.
It is located on the downtown mall, where you can go ice-skating. They have a menu. It is very clean, and is not smoky. It is a decent sized restaurant, and is almost always crowded,but trust me when I tell you that the food is worth it. Christian's value is decent. It is about three or four dollars per slice of pizza. Their slices are huge! It is kind of healthy. You have your tomatoes, vegetables, cheese, and other dairy products. Their service is excellent. At the most, the wait is five minutes. This is a great restaurant.
Overall: ****
Value: ****
Long John Silvers
Tanika Lewis
One of the favorite restaurants to go to in town is Long John Silvers.You're going to love this sea food restaurant! The fish is very good. Their service is great, because I can understand their language and the wait is only 5 minutes! Their best food is the fish kids meals. The atmosphere is great, because it is very spacious and you have room to eat in peace without anybody looking at you. There is a smoking and non-smoking section. They open at 10:30 a.m. and close on the inside at 10:00p.m, 11:00p.m on the drive thru.
Shang-Hai
By: Andrea C.
Shang-Hai is the best Chinese restaurant in town! They have great food and service. Shang-Hai has a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. The people are friendly and helpful, even though they speak mostly Chinese. Shang-Hai is a lunch buffet, so there is no wait! Their best foods are the sugar dumplings and the sweat and sour chicken. Shang-Hai is a very clean restaurant and there is no smoking. Shang-Hai is small, cozy, and not crowded at all. Shang-Hai is a great restaurant, and I hope to see you there!
Hours: 11:00am-2:00pm
Value and Rating:*****
Cost: $5.90
Phone Number: 984 - 2688
Red Lobster
Justin S.
Red Lobster would be a four star restaurant in my opinion, but the value on the other hand would be a three star. It is on 29 North, it is also attached to the Days Inn. They serve seafood. Sometimes the wait is 15-60 minutes. Red Lobster is not a bad and dirty polluted restaurant. It's a nice, clean, fancy, and secure restaurant .The estimate for one person to eat there is about $14.00.They do not have a buffet, they have menu's. If you go on a weekend it is sometimes crowded. The food is very healthy. The presentation of the food is very very fancy. I hope you choose this very nice restaurant.
CREDITS
Stories by-Andrea, Erin, Josh, Tyler,
Logan, Marlinda r, Devyn, Eric, Abbey, Arianna, Brian, James, Michael, and Tanika
Editors-Arianna, Kevin
Typing by-
EVERYONE!�