Jada Villa (***)
353 Independence Blvd Virginia Beach, VA 23462
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a Lunar New Year-inspired Coastal Virginia (CoVA) Yelp Elite event at Jade Villa. From top to bottom, it was a grand event. While Hampton Roads, VA is not NYC, I will say that I have been impressed with the various culinary options that we have in our area. Maybe if these options were available, I might not have left the area in 1998 to pursue my educational dreams. I’m lying, Actually, leaving the area is one of the reasons why I’m now so experimental with my culinary delights.
Prior to attending this event, I had no idea that there were authentic Dim Sum places in the area. Actually, I think there are only one or two places. Most of our Chinese restaurants are more of the Chinese-American take-out spots where everything on the menu is $8.95 and comes with pork fried rice rather than authentic Chinese restaurants. Don’t get me wrong there’s nothing wrong with the Chinese-American take-out spots . . . especially when you are hungover. Another reason why I enjoyed this event: there was SOOOOO much food, and it was all very yummy.
THE FOOD:
Unfortunately, I could not get a photo of all of the food because it was coming out so fast, but it’s the thought that counts. I think this is one of the few Yelp events (regarding NYC & CoVA), where I told myself that I’m coming back to this spot. As a matter of fact, I’m gonna ask the hubby if he would like to get Dim Sum from Jade Villa this weekend.
THE FOOD GENERAL YELP ELITE THOUGHTS:
This event was my third (or fourth) event with the CoVA Yelp Elite group, and I kind of prefer this group over the NYC Yelp Elite group. Don’t get me wrong, there was nothing wrong with the NYC Yelp Elite group, but the CoVA group is a more friendly group compared to the NYC group. Perhaps, it’s the Southern hospitality. Also, the CoVA group is a bit more diverse regarding age, race, and sex/gender. This observation is kind of interesting considering that NYC probably is more diverse than CoVA, and one would assume that this would trickle into social groups.