gen on February 19th, 2010

carrabas_pizza carrabas_clams_linguini

I love carbs — unfortunately to the dismay of my personal trainer.  It is my weakness, my kryptonite.  So when my  brother asked me where I wanted to eat, we decided to try out Carraba’s (a nationwide Italian restaurant chain).  I ordered the linguine with clams and my brother got ti piace pizza (a build your own style of pizza) with Italian sausage, pepperoni and mushrooms.

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gen on February 5th, 2010

hot_tuna hot_tuna_calamari

Hot Tuna is a local Virginia Beach bar and restaurant, which is known for it’s good food and fun night-life.  The entree price range of the food is around $10-20, which is pretty reasonable for seafood.  We ordered the calamari, Absolute Chesapeake pasta and fish tacos.

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gen on December 8th, 2009

olive_garden_braisedribs

I absolutely love the braised short ribs and mushroom risotto from Olive Garden.  The braised ribs are spoon-tender — I say spoon-tender because you could cut it apart with a spoon.

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gen on November 13th, 2009

lucky_oyster

Lucky Oyster is a local seafood restaurant, located in the Nimmo Parkway/Strawbridge area of Virginia Beach.  I’ve been to Lucky Oyster quite a few times, but one weekend my best friend Lindsey and I decided to try their brunch menu before a movie.

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gen on November 11th, 2009

burtons_flounder_imperial burtons_mahimahi

Burton’s Grill is one of the best restaurants I’ve been to in a long time.   They believe in high-quality, fresh ingredients.  There is only one location in in the south (Virginia Beach – Hilltop location), with other locations in the north east (Massachusetts and Connecticut).

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