New restaurants: July 2013
Five restaurants opened/rebooted in July, bringing the total of new RVA restaurants to 28.
Summer months in Richmond are often considered the slowest of the year. But summer isn’t slowing down the number of new restaurants! There are FIVE new ones in town. Some may resemble ones you’ve already been to, some are completely new, but each of them is worth checking out.
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The Viceroy
The Viceroy opened in the old Cafe Diem spot at 600 N. Sheppard Street. Its owners also run Banditos and Caliente, so they’ve got a pretty solid hold on Devil’s Triangle. The Viceroy brings a more upscale dining experience to the area, and it’ll also offer a ton of draft beers.
The Viceroy’s hours are:
- Monday – Friday, 11:00 – 2:00 AM
- Saturday – Sunday, 10:00 – 2:00 AM.
Check out the menu here.
The Daily Kitchen & Bar
The Daily, located in a beautifully renovated space in Carytown, has a pretty great mission statement. It’ll give you a good idea of what to expect:
We strive to serve foods that are not only delicious but also health conscious, environmentally friendly, and socially responsible. We use organic, all natural, local, and sustainable ingredients as much as possible while still keeping our prices fair. In addition, we also offer an extensive selection of vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free items (PDF).
The Daily Kitchen & Bar is part of the Richmond Restaurant Group which includes, Water Grill, Pearl, The Hill Cafe, and a couple of other Richmond staples.
The Daily is open…daily…from 5:30 PM – 2:00 AM.
Mint Gastropub
After closing for a quick second, Mint relaunched as Mint Gastropub. It has a new logo, a new menu, and some changes in the atmosphere as well. According to owner Amy Ayers, you can expect some of the old familiars but with a new twist. And guys, don’t forget that Food Network Star contestant Malcolm Mitchell heads up the kitchen! Check out the menu here (PDF).
Mint Gastropub’s new hours are:
- Monday – Thursday, 4:00 – 10:00 PM
- Friday and Saturday, 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Saturday and Sunday brunch, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Luckie’s Bar & Grille
Remember the Mediterranean Bistro at 2301 W. Main Street? Well it’s Mediterranean no longer! They’ve shuffled partners, renamed, rebranded, and re-menued and are now Luckie’s Bar & Grill.
Luckie’s hours are:
- Monday – Thursday, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Friday and Saturday, 11:00 – 1:00 AM
En Su Boca
En Su Boca has finally opened at 1001 N. Boulevard. The once iconic adult book store has been transformed into a taqueria open for both lunch and dinner. The menu includes seafood ceviche, taqueria pickle jar, grilled street corn, to name a few, along with a variety of tacos and burritos. Its large patio is equipped with picnic tables, so you can grab your grub from the takeout window and grab a seat if that’s your style. They also have plenty of seating inside with a large bar area.
En Su Boca’s hours are:
- Monday – Sunday, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
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Check out the full list of restaurants that have opened in 2013.
Photo by Anne Aurelia Lewis
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So he’s no longer “Next Food Network Star” Celebrity Chef Malcolm Mitchell, but “Next Food Network Star” CONTESTANT Malcolm Mitchell. Wasn’t he on like two or three episodes of that show before being eliminated? A couple of things caught my eye on the new menu….and NOT in a good way. Cheetos bead crumbs for mac & cheese? bacon wrapped lamb chops? I appreciate (and God, I HATE this metaphor!) “out of the box” thinking when it comes to food…but that menu at the “new” Mint looks terrible. They dropped one of the BEST filets in the city for a ho-hum ribeye. Although good on “The Chef” to opt for toasted marshmellows for the milkshake versus “oven-roasted” marshmellows…because THAT was part of the pop-up dinner he hosted at Mint before he was thrown the reins of the kitchen. Sad to say, I don’t see Mint “Gastropub” lasting. If I’m going to go to an ACTUAL gastropub for dinner, I’d probably go to Toast over in the Village Shopping Center in the old City Limits/Rare Old Times spot. I’m not really sure why the owner panicked & re-booted so quickly. I wonder if she’s looking to sell the place, & is using this fake “celebrity” to help boost the asking price.
It’s important for you guys to plug the Richmond Restaurant Group every single day. Otherwise, how would we know that we have to support their businesses over all others?
Just go to En Su Boca already.
Kinda crummy to use Boca in the name after Boka Truck has done so much to establish themselves in the area.
“Boka Truck – Tacos for your Mouf.” Charlie Dildo’s Porno store is now called “En Su Boca”, or “In Your Mouth”. That’s not just lame, it’s close to copyright infringement, but I guess they used a C instead of the K. It speaks to the character of the owners.
Hey Skippy,
I dislike Charlie as much as the next guy, but you’re nitpicking here. Boca is a common word in Español and I have seen it used in several restaurant names. The restaurateurs that run the place seem to be doing a good job, the food is good (so I hear) and it is a huge improvement over what was there, which was nothing. I wish them good luck.
The Boka truck guy has been around Richmond for a couple years, and there really wasn’t anything comparable to his thing in the area to my knowledge. The guy specializes in tacos, and calls his place “Boka” with a subtitle that starts with “For your..”. There are other Mexican-style places, but none with a whole Taco-specific thing going on, and none with any similar name, to my knowledge.
So some other guys start up a place that specializes in tacos. There are several hundred thousand Spanish words to choose from, and several billion combinations they could call their place, but they don’t. They call it “In your Boca”.
A guy guy driving by would say, “Oh, that taco guy has a new place, and I liked them when I got them from that truck, so I’ll probably like them now.” You, Paul, immediately know the difference, because you know the context and the history of the thing. But 80 or 90% of the people driving by are not going to know.
So they do the exact thing as the first guy, and they name their place using 75% of the words the first guy used. Man, that’s not nitpicky, the more I think about, the more I think they should do the right thing and change their name.