by gigi on August 11, 2010
For my birthday, I decided to have dinner with some friends at Pourhouse. It was yet another place on my list of restaurants to check out and I had heard that the atmosphere at Pourhouse was quite nice so I rounded up a few friends for a nice little dinner gathering. When our [...]
Before I start this review, I must make a disclaimer and say that I’m friends with Kiyo, who manages Darby’s Pub. He’s been trying to get me to come to Darby’s for quite some time now and due our busy schedules, it just never happened. The opportunity finally presented itself one day when we were [...]
by gigi on April 20, 2010
Back when Society was having a promotion for 30% off meals right after the Olympics, I took the opportunity to give it a try. Society had been on my list of places to check out for quite a while and when I heard about their promotion, I was able to gather a few friends to [...]
CHOP, the high end restaurant owned by the same owner of Moxie’s, the Sandman Hotel, and a few other chains, recently opened up in Richmond by the Sandman Signature Hotel (formerly known as the Delta Hotel). My first impression stepping into CHOP was that this restaurant belonged downtown. It’s furnished with sculptures and designer light [...]
by gigi on April 29, 2009
I’ve been lucky enough to work downtown quite a bit the last little while. Samantha also works downtown these days so we have been able to meet up a lot more than we normally do. We decided to meet up for lunch one day and Samantha suggested The Pound on Beatty & Robson because it [...]
by gigi on April 20, 2009
Since I was unable to find a sandwich to satisfy my craving at Joey’s, I requested to Jenkins that we go to Burgoo for our next dinner outing. I’d been to Burgoo a few times previously and always enjoyed their selection of soups and sandwiches. It was a cold day out so it [...]