8/2/2008

4/5 stars

After being soaked on a mountain while looking for salamanders, these good folks' cheeseburgers and fries were just right for the very, very low price. The meat and trimmings all were good quality and fresh, far better than typical inexpensive burgers.

The seating's nice, and the atmosphere certainly would have been much nicer if the storm that soaked us hadn't followed us. This seems to be a common stop for people along the Virginia Creeper Tail.

And the ice cream is *rich*. Perfect follow-up for a yummy burger.

Yelp tags: Restaurants Shopping

8/20/2008

4/5 stars

I can only speak to the food and restaurant side, but the pizza was very good. A margherita pizza can be ruined by even slightly poor ingredients, and this pizza was very fresh. Our only minor complaint was that the tomatoes were too thick and didn't cook as deeply as we prefer. Now consider just how picky that complaint is… On the flip side, these people understand that the cheese should be browned. Finally!

Service for us was great. We clearly were there before the Saturday crowd, but everything was prompt without being overbearing. The artwork is fun, and the environment was relaxed at 8pm on a Saturday.

One word of caution, though: Those stairs are very short and narrow. They may serve to keep the bar patrons downstairs, so perhaps that's good? I don't know; the band was only arriving as we were leaving.

Yelp tags: Pool Halls Restaurants