Food Around Richmond, Virginia

Shackelford’s Restaurant and Raw Bar
11500 Busy Street
Richmond, VA 23236
804-794-4900

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We arrived for Brunch at 12:50PM on Sunday 11/08/09. We were promptly seated in a large over sized spacious booth and really liked the seating. The layout of this new restaurant was very open and spacious as well.  We saw a full bar complete with a couple flat panel TV’s and also another TV mounted in the dining area.

Our waitress was very friendly and attentive as she took our order and then came by numerous times just to make sure we had everything we needed to enjoy our meal. We certainly never had to wait for service. She was there on the spot every time.

Rhonda had pancakes, scrambled eggs, hash browns, and country ham. I had crab cakes benedict and asked them to add country ham for an extra kick. They did and man was it good. We really liked the thinly sliced, very well prepared ham. It was sliced really thin but not shaved. It had a great flavor. I also had a salad which included very fresh assorted greens and also roasted red peppers. I chose a sun-dried tomato vinaigrette which really pulled it together very nicely. And we can’t forget about the mini muffins they served us while we waited for the meal to be prepared. They were tasty and just the perfect appetizer.

Over all we really enjoyed this place. It was not to loud and just spacious enough so that we didn’t feel crowded. It was really clean and well maintained. The staff was very friendly and attentive to our needs. The manager personally checked on every table and the whole experience was very enjoyable.

We were invited to come back for one of their nightly specials such as 1/2 price shrimp on Mon. and Wed., 1/2 price burgers on Tue., and 1/2 price snow crablegs on Sun. Kids under 12 eat for 1/2 price also. And they have happy hour from 3PM to 7PM daily. The menu offers something for everyone and the food is really good.

Our meal was $34.49 and out of 5 stars we rate this restaurant 3.5. We will certainly go back and sit on the cool outside patio.

This location is easy to miss unless you happen to be riding by the side street and see it. The easiest way to get to this restaurant is to travel East on Midlothian toward the Ukrops. Turn right like you’re going to Ukrops and travel down the side street looking for Shackelford’s on your right.

Brickhouse Diner
13520 Midlothian Turnpike
Midlothian, VA 23113
804-794-8798

On April 3, 2009 we entered Brickhouse Diner at 8:39am. We were kindly greeted, seated, and given a menu.

A short time later our order was taken. It was really interesting because we were told we can’t order a country ham biscuit. They sell country ham and they also sell biscuits. I guess they draw the line at selling country ham biscuits! This was sort of weird we thought but we rolled with it simply looking for a good breakfast. We ordered some country ham. We also ordered a biscuit to go with it. We weren’t in the cooking mood and wanted something simple and easy. Hey they are located near by so we thought what the heck let’s give them a try. We have been there a few times before and to go again based on previous experience was being kind.

In addition to the country ham and the biscuit, we ordered eggs, bacon, potatoes, and toast. The food was delivered very quickly. The ham was pink and in our view could have been cooked a bit more. We’ve noticed this to be how they consistently deliver it. Our preference is to have our country ham cooked until the pinkness is gone.

The tea was sour and the waitress acted like she was on roller skates when taking our order and interacting with us the two times we asked for anything. We felt as if we were being rushed which was weird since there was only two other tables of people in the whole establishment. It’s been much busier on previous occasions and yet they still have seemed as if they were in a hurry to move us in and back out. The food was okay. It wasn’t bad but it certainly wasn’t spectacular. It is what it is.

Our meal was $17.28 and it’s tough to argue with the price. We rate this restaurant 2 out of 5 stars.

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