Bread and Butter

The series for mid-range restaurant experiences. Think neighborhood favorites.

  • Mr. Noodle Review – A Hand-Pulled Noodle Shop That May Just Have What It Takes
    There has been a bit of turnover at 9127 West Broad in the Shoppes at West Broad since I’ve been around the area. The first was Charles’ Kitchen—a Caribbean eatery—which moved further west on Broad Street to the Parkside Marketplace in Innsbrook (I’m making a mental note to prioritize a review for them; I consider…
  • Indian Aroma Review – A New Restaurant Looking to Make a Splash in a Difficult Location
    For years I’ve watched the satellite restaurants around the Short Pump Regal Cinemas turnstile through a variety of different restaurant concepts. Many have entered, most have failed. While a few manage to find their footing, the spot to the left of the movie theater at 11636 West Broad Street has been a graveyard of shut-down…
  • Joey’s Hot Dogs Review – A No Frills, No Fuss Innsbrook Staple
    It’s hard to believe that there was a time where Joey’s Hot Dogs didn’t exist at the Innsbrook Shoppes, because at this point it has to be on its way to being considered an institution. In a part of the Greater Richmond Area where the knock has always been that chain restaurants reign supreme, Owner…
  • Un je ne sais quoi… Review – Dupont Circle’s Playful French Bakery
    Tucked into a narrow sliver of Connecticut Avenue in DuPont Circle, Un je ne sais quoi… is a classic French patisserie—a cramped gem sandwiched between two taller buildings. A few tiny tables and chairs hug the storefront, desperately seeking refuge from the day’s muggy heat.  Inside the patisserie is a claustrophobe’s worst nightmare: a sprawl…
  • Bernie’s Sub & Pizza Shop Review – A Richmond Legend Fifty Years in the Making
    Located in the Tuckahoe Shopping Center off of Ridge Road, Bernie’s Sub and Pizza Shop has been a Richmond institution for the better part of fifty years, and to anyone who finds themselves in this quaint storefront it becomes exceedingly clear that there is a stark deference to the restaurant’s past.  The interior is a…