Sister Sites About Richmond

Here at Richmond VA Presents, we try to bring you information on a variety of subjects.  We bring you the best of Richmond, be it restaurants, places to go, bands, or whatever strikes our fancy.

While this format has worked out pretty well on this site, we’ve realized that, at times,  some people want more specific information.  Sometimes people need a little more than the grab-bag of wonderfulness they get on this site (and the remarkable humility of its writer) and want a site they can go to for something specific.  Well, don’t say we don’t listen, Richmond.

If you want only restaurant reviews and information about food in our fair city, check out Eating in Richmond, a site managed by one Mr. David Mattera – a guy who knows his stuff when it comes to food.  Not only does David mention and review specific restaurants, he also chooses a subject and gives you an overview of what the city has to offer.  Check it out.  He’ll make you hungry.

For a look at the business side of the Richmond mullet, take a look at Richmond VA Business, a site managed by one Mr. Michael Fletcher, a local writer and consultant.  He tells you all the things you want to know about businesses in Richmond.  From posts about local celebrities (they chuckle when I call them that) to posts about 101-year old companies, Fletcher speaks with intelligence and authority.

When you want to read about things to do around Richmond, you can scoot over to Richmond VA Life, a site devoted to the funner things in town.  One cool thing about this site is that it is always accepting submissions from readers.  If you have an interesting picture of something Richmond-related, you can email it to the site admin and he might very well post it.

If you have young ‘uns, add Richmond For Kids to the list of sites you read.  It covers good places to take the kids out to eat, cool places kids want to go, and pretty much all things Richmond kids.

And, finally, for those social media peeps out there, we bring you Socially Richmond.  Socially Richmond is a group effort by a bunch of people that I don’t know.  You might or might not know them.  But you will (if you ever poke a toe in the Twitter pool) know the people featured on the site.

These (and many other) sites are supported by Big Oak Inc., an ethical SEO Company located in Richmond, Virginia.  Not only are they ethical, they are also awesome, and super-nice.  And I don’t just say that because they let me write on this website.  I’m a card-carrying fan.

If you have ideas or suggestions for any of these sites (including this one right here) you can contact me at marketing@richmondvapresents.com and I’ll get the word out.

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Becky’s – A Richmond Institution

About a hundred years ago (OK, more like 10 years ago) I worked at the corner of 1st and Cary Streets.  Across the street (on the north side of the street) was a breakfast and lunch place called Becky’s.  I had a fabulous metabolism back then, so I ate breakfast there almost every day.

Becky’s has been around forever – long before I worked across the street from it.  It has seen many different owners, operations, and managers, but the name has been the same, and the fare is consistently delicious diner food.

I wish I could tell you who the original Becky was, and what year the place opened the first time, but there is surprising little information out there on the internet.  I suppose I could go talk to Julia, who has worked at the tiny diner for 42 years.  She’s still there, and she remembered me when I walked through the door this past Friday for a nostalgic Becky’s breakfast.

The interior has changed quite a bit since the last time I was there, and they now serve cocktails, if you want to get a nice bloody mary or mimosa with your brunch.  I heard that they tried opening in the evenings for a while, but during these winter months not enough people make it to that part of town.

I ordered a cheese omelet with hasbrowns, a side of bacon, and toast.  My dad got a western omelet, hashbrowns, and rye toast.  Everything was tasty.  So tasty, in fact, that I neglected to take a picture of our food right away, and by the time I thought of it there was nothing left to photograph.  I detected bits of bacon in the homefries (a nice touch) and my omelet was cooked perfectly and was delightfully cheesy.  Dad’s omelet was likewise cooked perfectly, and his rye toast was buttered and golden crispy.  We both had tea, and Alfred kept the refills coming.

Becky’s is once again under new management, and Laura (a recent transplant from Connecticut who thinks our winters are downright balmy, thank you) is working hard to figure out the best business model and plan for Becky’s.  There might be some evening hours in the future, and look out for a website in the near future.  For myself, I believe I will have to go back to try the salmon cakes, because I bet they are awesome.

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Restaurant Review – Summer Shack in Richmond, Virginia

Drive out Broad Street a ways (a long ways) and you will find The Summer Shack positioned jauntily on the lot.  A small boat decorates the front.  You walk in, and the decor is decidedly beach-themed.  Volleyball nets and flip flops decorate the walls.  The tables and chairs are mismatched in a charming, not messy way.  The lady working greeted us with a smile.  We were, as they say, so far so good.

The place is located at 12859 Broad Street Rd.  This place has been Granpa Eddie’s, Crazy Eddie’s, and about 3 other things in the last 5 years.  Hopefully The Summer Shack will make it, because I liked it a lot.  It’s a seafood place, and it’s reasonably priced and tasty.

The menu offers Appetizers (in the “Get Your Feet Wet” section of the menu), steamed crab legs, shrimp, clams, or oysters (“Steamers”), sandwiches and baskets of fried things (“I’m Kinda Hungry”), and entrees (“I’m So Hungry”).  They also have a menu section for “Menehunes,” which is technically a term for a folklorish creature like a leprechaun.  It’s probably a Hawaiian term for “little folks,” or “children,” in this case.  It’s got standard kid fare, and is reasonably priced.

My luncheon companion dined on tuna tacos – not blackened like he’d had them previously.  I sampled a hunk of tuna, as it looked delicious, and it was.  He enjoyed the meal, but not as much as he had when he’d gotten them served blackened.

I got the fried shrimp basket, because I obviously have a death wish.  Just kidding.  I just really like friend shrimp and hadn’t had any in about 12 years, so I went for it.  The shrimp were plump and juicy, lightly breaded and tasty.  The fries at this place are killer – I mean REALLY good.  Maybe the best fries I’ve had since the lovely Boardwalk Fries was a staple at every American mall on the East Coast.  Here is a pic of my yummy lunch:

and me posing like the fool I am with my lunch:

Overall, I really liked this place.  I would like to go back for dinner and try out the “Oysters Goochland,” which the menu tells me comes with applewood smoked bacon and crab for a cool $12.00.  That sounds worth it to me.

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