When we go on vacation, there is only one rule – No Chain Restaurants! It broke my heart to see the parking lots of Red Lobster and Applebee’s filled to the brim every night, but we went out of our way to avoid all chain places during our time in Virginia.
We shared some seared tuna as our appetizer and I dug into a crab stuffed portabella mushroom. OMG amazing!
As amazing as the crab mushroom was, the best meal of our vacation was a little Mexican spot off the boardwalk in Virginia Beach called Side Street Cantina.
We started with guac which was made right in front of us at our table. It was hands down the best guac I have ever had, and that is a big statement for me to say since I consider myself to be somewhat of a guac connoisseur. Tommy and I also split a Chicken Tortilla Soup before I moved on to a Fajita Burrito which was sauteed onions, peppers and chicken in a tortilla. We where kind of gluttons and went for dessert. When I see churros on the menu, I cannot help myself!
We went for a late sushi dinner one evening and even though the sushi was amazing, I cannot for the life of me remember what these rolls were. I do remember how amazingly sweet the sushi chef was. When he saw that Munchkin was chowing down on sushi, he was super surprised and made him his own little plate of sushi using Kani. So sweet and so unpictured!
On our last day in Williamsburg, we went to Trellis for our last lunch in town and it was an amazingly cute and yummy place. The ambiance of the restaurant made it feel warm and homey and the food left me smiling.
I started out with Clam Chowder and was surprised when the waitress brought out a plate for the shells. I had never had clam chowder with real shells, but this was amazing. For my entree, I got a crab BLT with a side salad. This was on point. I could not get over how cute Munchkin’s meal was – a fresh mozzarella sandwich with a sizd of shoe string fries.
When I saw Death by Chocolate on the menu, I knew I had to try it. It was seven layers of chocolate, covered in chocolate and served with a side of homemade chocolate ice cream. Incredibly indulgent and just wow!
If our vacation was just judged solely on our eats, it would get an A+. It gets an A+ either way, but the food was great!
What was the best thing you ate on vacation?
Sounds like such a wonderful vacation. The hubs & I used to live in VA Beach. Side Street Catina is indeed incredible!! π
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Sounds like you had such a fab time!
I’m always amazed at how many people pick chain restaurants on vacation (or anytime really). Try something local!
Everything looks delicious!
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Sounds like you had a great vacation! π Love the pictures!
The best thing I had on my honeymoon was a chocolate lava cake. It was so heavenly that we had it two nights in a row π
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oh man! great foodie pics!!! i loved seeing the churros especially. when i was a child they served those in my elem. school cafeteria on taco day, and they were all the rage. no one liked the taocs, but we all bought that day just to get the churros! brought back some fun memories! happy wednesday and spa love!
That seared tuna looks absolutely perfect, I always order something like that when I am out at a restaurant! Best I ate on vacation was a meal from a Thai place… the food was so fresh and it was my first time having that type of cuisine
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I am from Virginia and spent quite a bit of time in Williamsburg. Hands down Trellis is one of my favorite spots to eat.
It was a like a mini-vacay for me taking a peak at all of your eats.
Glad you enjoyed the trip to Virginia.
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I love your rule about no chain restaurants on vacation! What better way to make sure you try all the local cuisine?! We are headed to Nashville this weekend and I can’t wait to try all the delicious eats this new city has to offer.
p.s. – that guac and those churros look to. die. for.
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Eats look yummy! Especially that seared Tuna!
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Everything looks so good, especially the mexican food! I love eating on vacation, that’s one of my highlights every time we go somewhere new.
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Wow, that chocolate cake looks incredible!!! My favorite thing I ate on vacation was a deeeelish raspberry rhubarb pie from a a place in vancouver called savary island pie company. AMAZING!!
Holy seafood galore!! Everything looks and sounds fantastic! Guacamole made right in front of you sounds pretty neat. You sold me on that 7 layer chocolate cake tho..oh em geeze!! π
Yum!!
My 2 favorite things to eat on vacation are french fries & frosting!
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Looks like you are having some pretty good food whilst you are away! Yum!
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All of your meals look delicious, as always! Such a good variety:)
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