Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Greetings

My name is CeJae Johnson and I am the Gastrological Gentleman. The idea for this blog came to me a month ago while reading the Richmond Times Dispatch. Every week I see numerous restaurant reviews for local eateries in the Richmond area. Although I enjoy visiting Richmond and admit that the city does have some fabulous restaurants, I feel that the Tri-Cities area has just as much to offer in terms of locally and family owned restaurants.
With the rapid expansion of Fort Lee, I’ve come to find out that not only have I begun to have to wait for a table at chain restaurants around South Park Mall on weekends but more and more frequently on the weekdays as well.  Like so many other people I long to escape the corporate restaurant jungle that Colonial Heights has become. I would like to try different mom and pop restaurants in the surrounding areas; but with a thin budget I am afraid to waste $30.00 on a meal that is overpriced and underwhelming in every aspect.
As the Gastrological Gentleman, I plan on providing helpful information and reviews of local restaurants so that citizens of the Tri-Cities can free themselves from the shackles of the South Park Mall area without worrying about wasting their hard earned money on frozen and canned food masquerading as “homemade.”  I want to prove that we do not have to drive 30 minutes up I-95 or wait 30 minutes on a Tuesday night to enjoy a delicious freshly prepared meal served and prepared by our Tri-Cities neighbors.
Please follow me as I carve a trail through the jungle of restaurants while on my culinary adventures through the Tri-Cities…

6 comments:

  1. I have enjoyed all of your reviews so far. I really like how you describe the restaurant and liked when you posted the menu too. This kind of information would make for a good column in the "Hopewell News" and the "Progress Index", but will continue to watch your postings. Thank you for taking the time to inform everyone on the tri cities best/worst restaurants.

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  2. CeJae, I want you to review the new items at Burger King - BBQ sandwich and the sweet potato fries. Thanks.

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  3. Thanks CeJae, I appreciate the review on the Burger King BBQ sandwich and the sweet potato fries. I will stick to a BBQ restaurant for my BBQ and the best place for sweet potato fries for me has been "Glory Days". Now I might try the bacon sundae LOL. Thanks again.

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  4. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I will be doing a review on Glory Days soon so look out for that one.

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  5. Can we get a review on Omega Bar and Grill in Hopewell sometime in the future? Thanks.

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  6. Jalapenos is much better than El Nopal, in my opinion. At Jalapenos all you have to do is ask for the white sauce I get it everytime I eat there which was Tuesday October 16th for $1.00 taco night. The last time I ate at El Nopal the salsa was spoiled and when I told the server he just smiled and probably put the leftover salsa right back in the pot with the rest of it. No way will I ever eat there again. Thanks for you review but instead of complaining about the "white sauce" just ask for it and you just might get some.

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