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Old 06-11-2012, 11:02 PM
 
Location: Louisville, KY
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This being my third trip to Richmond, plus all the great info I've been getting from you guys in this forum, I just about felt like I knew the place fairly well. I don't think I will have any culture shock once I decide to move to the area. I even got to correct one person I was traveling with, who asked me if I could take her to the Fresh Market on "Par-ham" road. "No, no" I said, "you mean Pair-um". I just couldn't resist being a smart-butt that time.

Most impressed: This time around, I allocated some time to go see the VFMA. My first impression was seeing people eating lunch by the pond in the museum's cafe. That gave me a good vibe for the place. Then I stepped inside. Man, I was not expecting this quality of a museum in a medium sized town like Richmond! Beautiful, spacious presentations. Well organized, fantastic natural light coming from many skylights above, and something for everyone's taste. Where I currently live, we think we have a great museum because we have an original Rembrandt. Well, big whoop! At VFMA I saw several Monet's, Manet's (including a bunch of sculptures which I didn't even know he did), Renoir's, Warhols, Liechtenstein, and many others. And a pretty decent collection of photography also, although I think that may be a temporary exhibit. And they also have a good representation of locals artists which is nice to see. And the Southeast Asian sculpture section was pretty awesome too. All in all, I initially thought I'd spend a half hour to an hour in here. I finally left without seeing the whole place four hours later! Oh, and did I mention that admission is free, except for any special travelling exhibits? You guys have a jewel in your city. I hope all you local-yocals have been there at least once.

Least impressed: Buzz and Neds BBQ. I went there because of that show on the Travel channel with the idiot guy that eats all that fiery hot stuff. He sure raved about how good their BBQ was, and how it was smoked and cooked, and blah blah blah. So on my way down Broad St. to Carytown I saw that they had opened their second restaurant. "Great" I thought. I no longer need to go in search of the original place downtown. Boy I sure hope that the original place is a whole lot better than this new location. I ordered the ol' standard - Pulled Pork Sandwich, Fries, Slaw, and a drink. That came to 11 dollars and change! Holy cow, that better be some damn good barbecue stuff, I thought. Once I sat down, I looked at their sauces and saw that the spicy sauce was some commercially bottled Louisiana Crystal Hot Sauce. C'mon. Any self-respecting BBQ place makes their own sauces! That was strike two. While I was waiting for my food to be called up, I couldn't but be impressed by that BIG-A$$ fan they have in the main dining area. I never saw one remotely close to the size of that monster! When the food finally came to the table, it looked good. Fries were alright and so was the slaw. But the pork inside the sandwich was luke warm on the edges and kinda cold towards the middle. There was no smoky flavor whatsoever. And there definitely some chunks of pork in there. That thing was half pulled and half cut up with a knife which changes the texture of how a pulled pork sandwich should taste like. All in all, I think I would've preferred to go to Mickey D's and get a McRib. At least there you know what you gonna get. You expect crap, and you get crap. But you don't pay so much. At this place, you overpay, and get a lousy meal. I hope I caught the cook on a bad night. But I don't think I will be going back.
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Old 06-12-2012, 09:14 AM
 
Location: Richmond, VA, from Boston
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Buzz and Ned's is ok. It's not great. City location near the museum is a bit better, but still not going to knock your socks off
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Old 06-15-2012, 09:22 AM
 
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Buzz and Neds in the city is even inconsistent...especially the ribs. They slow-cook the first load, which is pretty good, but if you don't get there for the first load, you get other ribs that I can do far better at home. It's also over-priced and over-crowded. I probably won't go back.

For BBQ, I go to Alamo near Church Hill. Quite good.

I'm with you on the VMFA. I'm a member there and they also have free Jazz every Thursday nights, which is a lot of fun (just get there early).
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Old 06-19-2012, 02:47 PM
 
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I lol'd at the Buzz and Neds part
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Old 07-16-2012, 11:27 AM
 
Location: Richmond/Philadelphia/Brooklyn
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If you say Buzz and neds is the worst thing about Richmond. That's proof right there that You should live in Richmond.
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Old 07-16-2012, 11:54 AM
 
Location: The Old Dominion
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Most impressed: This time around, I allocated some time to go see the VFMA. My first impression was seeing people eating lunch by the pond in the museum's cafe. That gave me a good vibe for the place. Then I stepped inside. Man, I was not expecting this quality of a museum in a medium sized town like Richmond! Beautiful, spacious presentations. Well organized, fantastic natural light coming from many skylights above, and something for everyone's taste. Where I currently live, we think we have a great museum because we have an original Rembrandt. Well, big whoop! At VFMA I saw several Monet's, Manet's (including a bunch of sculptures which I didn't even know he did), Renoir's, Warhols, Liechtenstein, and many others. And a pretty decent collection of photography also, although I think that may be a temporary exhibit. And they also have a good representation of locals artists which is nice to see. And the Southeast Asian sculpture section was pretty awesome too. All in all, I initially thought I'd spend a half hour to an hour in here. I finally left without seeing the whole place four hours later! Oh, and did I mention that admission is free, except for any special travelling exhibits? You guys have a jewel in your city. I hope all you local-yocals have been there at least once.
The VMFA is spectacular. However, a minimum level of education is required to truly appreciate its offerings and not everyone has that.

It's good that most of the "local yokels" have figured out how to pronounce Parham.
Now we need to start working on Chippenham. (same ending)
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Old 07-16-2012, 02:30 PM
 
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I agree Buzz and Neds isn't that great, there's a much better BBQ place in Forest Hill though I can't think of the name.
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Old 07-16-2012, 02:32 PM
 
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The VMFA is spectacular. However, a minimum level of education is required to truly appreciate its offerings and not everyone has that.

It's good that most of the "local yokels" have figured out how to pronounce Parham.
Now we need to start working on Chippenham. (same ending)

My family has lived in Richmond for generations so I want to make sure you think its pronounced the way that its pronounced.. we pronounce the h in chippenham (chippen - ham), unlike in Parham

now if only we could agree on how to pronounce powhite (po wite)
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Old 07-16-2012, 03:26 PM
 
Location: Richmond, VA
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Alamo for BBQ. I like Q, too.
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Old 07-16-2012, 04:40 PM
 
Location: The Old Dominion
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My family has lived in Richmond for generations so I want to make sure you think its pronounced the way that its pronounced.. we pronounce the h in chippenham (chippen - ham), unlike in Parham

now if only we could agree on how to pronounce powhite (po wite)
It's more of a demographic/cultural matter than how long your family has lived in a place.

The people who live in trailer parks southeast of Charlottesville pronounce Monticello as 'Montisello'.

You're free to pronounce Chippenham any way you like but it does say something about you.

Powhite? I gave up on Powhite.
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