Monday: Dinner at Millmont Grille: We’re slowly making our way through our coupons expiring at the end of this year. We had a BOGOF to Millmont Grille, so we decided to head over there for dinner. Their patio was full, so we sat inside, and it was cold. I was hunched over with my arms crossed trying to keep warm. We mentioned it to our server, and he was very responsive. Someone turned up the thermostat, and it was much more comfortable within minutes. With service like that, I had high hopes for the food, and they didn’t disappoint. We ordered a crab dip appetizer, and it was creamy, cheesy, and had huge chunks of crab in it. I ordered the French Dip, which was not the traditional version. It came out on a kaiser roll and included grilled onions, peppers, and mushrooms. This is a stellar sandwich, and I’m excited to go back and have it again.
Tuesday: Dinner at Five Guys and South Street: I had two groups of friends meeting at South Street this night in addition to the cVillain meetup. I decided I’d have a Five Guys burger followed by a salad at South Street. I ordered a single patty hamburger with grilled onions, mushroom, jalapenos, and mustard. As always, Five Guys delivered a solid burger. At South Street I ordered the house salad, and on a whim, I asked for it with tuna. I’m glad I did. South Street’s tuna is just salt, pepper, and a light searing on each side, so the flavor of the tuna itself comes through. It’s an excellent complement to their ginger soy dressing.
Wednesday: Lunch at El Paso: A huge barbacoa burrito. I wrote up a full review here.
Wednesday: Chocolate Malt from Timberlake’s: Either the chocolate malt at Timberlake’s or the mint chocolate chip shake at Chaps is my favorite shake in Charlottesville. This time around, I tried to have the best of both worlds at Timberlake’s and asked them to put a scoop of mint chocolate chip into my chocolate malt when they made it. I made a mistake. In the future, it’ll be mint or chocolate, not both.
Thursday: Lunch at Lee’s Grill: Chicken Teriyaki. Blah blah blah. Is there anybody that reads this that hasn’t tried it yet?
Friday: Lunch at Bizou: Absolutely incredible. Bizou is right outside the window of my new office. I’ve heard good things about their lunch, but until now, I never went. I’m an idiot. Anyway, Erica and Tara came downtown to have lunch with me. Based on Rob’s constant raving about the meatloaf, I ordered it. It was $7.95, which is a bit pricey for lunch, but seemed inexpensive to me for Bizou. I received three substantial pieces of meatloaf on top of some mashed potatoes with some greens on the side. I judge the goodness of meatloaf based on how little it tastes like a burger, and Bizou’s meatloaf tastes nothing like a burger. It is well-seasoned, has excellent texture, and melted in my mouth. I’m in love.
Dinner at Christian’s Pizza: One slice of spicy chicken and another of pepperoni and sausage. Both of them were excellent. It may be time to take Christian’s (and Lee’s Grill) out of the rotation here. There’s not much more I can say about them.
