fry's spring station

my new favorite place in c'ville. fry's spring station opened up across from durty nelly's recently and i had heard great things about it. the pizza is delicious! charlie and i didn't have any of the appetisers or even the beer, but everything looked awesome and we're ready to go back for more.

definitely a regular in the rotation!

Dr. Ho's

Yummm Pizza...

Today, Charlie and I went on a yard sale search. We drove out towards Scottsville and on the way back decided to check out Dr. Ho's. I first heard about this little pizza place on the way to my sister's wedding when we got a little lost and ended up out by Dr. Ho's instead of at King Family Vineyards - whoops!

Anyway, the pizza makes up for the name. Charlie thinks it might beat out Mellow Mushroom and Christian's. The crust is great - very light and fresh. They have great toppings and I think they use all local vendors to supply their ingredients.

Worth getting lost for.

Mellow Mushroom

I have been here a couple of times for lunch. My favorite pizza is very thin crust New York style and although this is not what they make at Mellow Mushroom, they do make excellent gourmet style pizza. I especially like their "Gourmet White" pizza, which has a couple of different cheeses and fresh vegetables. It is a little on the pricey side for lunch, especially because I usually get their delicious cinnamon sugar pretzels (in general I usually end up spending 8 or 9 bucks), but I will probably continue coming here for lunch every month or so. The Mellow Mushroom is on the corner, east of 14th street on Main St.


Betsy says "my older sister had our family all together for dinner at Mellow Mushroom before her wedding and everyone loved it. Grandma was a little confused as to what 'shrooms' were but enjoyed her sandwich even with the mysterious shrooms on it. I made my own pizza with meatballs, sausage, and olives on it and it was very good. Their salads are also fab and fresh."

South Street Brewery

After a movie on the Downtown Mall, Charlie and I went to South Street Brewery with some of his classmates. The brewery makes their own beer (that has won several awards) and has some good menu options. I had a cider and a bite of their pizza - delish. One of our friends got a chicken pita that looked awesome and everyone enjoyed their drinks. The food is a little bit pricey ($10-$20) unfortunately so it won't be our go-to spot but it will be fun to go back. The brewery is right near Bang! one block west of the Mall. Supposedly, there is live jazz on Monday and Wednesday nights, so I'm sure we'll be back (Charlie is a big live jazz fan). I'm going for the food!

Christian's Pizza

The first night in our new house - we picked up some highly recommended pizza from Christian's. We got sausage, peppers and mushrooms and it was delicious. I was especially surprised by how good the pizza was reheated. Charlie has been back several times and ordered by the slice for a cheap lunch. " I haven't had a bad slice yet", he says. Christian's is named in Charlottesville's Best Of and we would agree. There is a shop on the Downtown Mall on the west end close to the Omni and there is also one on the Corner (14th and University). Enjoy!