FOOD PICS OF THE WEEK - The Atlantic on Pacific

The Atlantic on Pacific (***)

3004 Pacific Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451

Since the hubby had the day off, we hit up The Atlantic because we were feeling fishy (or rather, “shelly”). An old friend from high school recommended the spot, and I am so glad that we took her up on her suggestion. The place is awesome because they have a very generous happy hour, which has $1 for all types of oysters and some pretty cool cocktails from $3 to $8. The only drawback to this deal is the restaurant’s happy hour is from 3 to 6 pm. I guess this makes sense because the restaurant is located on Virginia Beach’s Oceanfront, which is very popular with tourists and locals. I guess if you are already in that part of town, you probably have the day off or took an early day. Note: that these pics are just a taste (no pun) of what we had.

Our nibbles from left to right: 1. Fried Oysters 2. Oyster Chesapeake (mushrooms, garlic, and fontina) & Roasted Oysters with chili butter; 3. Oyster Rock (bacon, parmesan, cream cheese, bread crumbs, and spinach); 4. Raw Oysters; 5. Hushpuppies; and 6. A few glasses of white sangria to wash it all down.

Because of the yummy and multiple varieties of oysters, I have a feeling that the Atlantic will definitely go on our favorite restaurants list.

FOOD PICS OF THE WEEK

Captain Groovy's Grill & Raw Bar (***)

8101 Shore Dr., Norfolk, VA 23518

This will be a quick and simple Food Pics of the Week entry. The husband and I stopped by the place for a quick lunch before I had to drop him off for one of his job interviews. We stopped by this place because it was near the place where the hubby's interview would be conducted.

I gotta say this was the best bread pudding that I've ever had in my life.

No, I did not have only dessert for lunch. For my regular lunch, I had a crab cake sandwich with french fries. Honestly, the crab cake sandwich was a bit mediocre - especially for an area that is known for crab dishes.

It's kind of funny that I did not care for bread pudding growing up, but now it's my crack . . . when done properly.

Food Pic of the Week

Red Rooster (***)

310 Lenox Avenue, NY, NY 10027

Another weekend, another brunch. Believe it or not, we did NOT have bottomless brunch this time around. A good choice because this place does not have bottomless brunch.

Anytime someone visits Harlem, they always want to have a meal at Red Rooster Harlem, but I honestly do not get all of the hype surrounding this place . . . Lemme show the food pic before I get into hater mode.

Cornbread & Gravy with Chorizo, Fried Egg

I gotta say that this dish really did hit the spot. Honestly, I never would have considered eating cornbread and gravy for my brunch. BUT, the restaurant's brunch menu was uuummmmmmm a bit lacking.

Wait a minute! Y'all have only three things on the brunch menu? FYI: There were more cocktails than the ones in the screenshot. I get that this is a fancy restaurant so one should not expect a menu with 20 different brunch and lunch items, but may we get a few more fun brunch items? I mean the owner, Marcus Samuelsson, did win the second season of Top Chef, and I'm sure that contestants from the show have to do some sort of innovative dish challenge.

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