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    Wandering Joe's - Smoked Meat Platter - Rib Tips, Grits, Esquites

    Wandering Joe's

    4.5(2 reviews)
    1.8 km

    My friends and I came here because BBQ is most definitely the way to go after a long day of hiking…read more I'm surprised there's no other reviews of Wandering Joe's on Yelp despite it opening almost a year ago in July 2021. However, Google reviews were positive, so we were pretty excited. It's right next to a meadery called "Saga Meadery & Winery". Definitely a good choice buying both BBQ and some mead to go with it (which is what one of my friends did and thoroughly enjoyed it). Wandering Joe's is a mom-and-pop shop, and both owners were kind and helpful when we ordered. Here were my thoughts: LEMONADE - 2 Lots of ice, but it comes in a 16 oz. cup. The lemonade was perfectly refreshing and I downed all of that within five minutes or so. It went well with our food and it was just what I needed after a long hike. It was also not too sweet and more on the citrusy/fruity side. Even as I'm writing this review six hours later, I'm still thinking about that lemonade. SMOKED MEAT PLATTER - 15 This comes with 1/2 a pound of meat, 2 sides along with pickles, onions, sauce, and 2 slices of white bread on the side. The pricing is good and comes with a good amount of food. My friends and I all got some variation of the platter. One of my friends and I got the chopped beef for my meat option, but we thought the seasoning and sauce on it was way too salty. Even eating this with the bread didn't help. The rib tips that our other friends got was not too salty and good BBQ flavor. But the texture was inconsistent - some pieces were super tender and delicious, but others were incredibly dry and hard to chew. Overall, we weren't quite impressed with the meat. As for the sides, I thought the smoked pintos were very tasty and the texture of the beans were just right. I also liked the parmesan crumbles mixed in. The grits were also fantastic! It had a few pieces of pork on top along with more parmesan. I'd highly recommend it. I tried the other two options that my friends got. I liked that the slaw was very crunchy and sweet (from the apple pieces). The esquites were cold but I liked them like that. My one friend who got them did not enjoy it as much, so I guess it's a preference thing. I'd recommend trying any of the sides as they were satisfactory. Wandering Joe's is a Tex Mex restaurant, so they also have tacos and queso & chips here. Sadly, we didn't try either or, but have seen good reviews about it on Google. Overall, it was a 3/5 but the owners were really nice and the restaurant is still pretty new, so I'll bump the rating to a 4/5.

    Best BBQ in town! A must stop for locals and tourists driving through. Their smoked meats are…read moreamazing and their queso is to die for!

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    Wandering Joe's - Menu as of 6/4/2022

    Menu as of 6/4/2022

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    Wandering Joe's - Smoked Meat Platter - Rib Tips, Smoked Pintos, Slaw

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    The Apple House - BBQ Mac W/ hush puppies

    The Apple House

    4.0(651 reviews)
    7.2 km
    •$$

    Cute little shop and restaurant with apple cider donuts…read more They have some outdoor seating and indoor seating. The food is classic breakfast and diner food. There is a long line to order food but there is also a second check out line that moves faster if you're just buying drinks and donuts. Lots of cute stuff around outside to look at too. Friendly staff.

    This has been on my radar for a while to do after a hike and I finally made it! My boyfriend and I…read morecame during the weekend for a late dinner. There was plenty of parking. I agree with others that it's somewhat set up like a Cracker Barrel - a combination of store and restaurant. There are three areas you can eat - outside on the patio, on the bar side (tons of seating of different variety- bench, seats, and couches), and the non-bar side (seating is less and a bit more tight). There's lots of interesting decor and history here. It seems like a nice place to hang out during the colder months when the fireplace gets going. Ordering was super quick and you don't have to sit on the side you ordered from. Just let them know where you will be at and they will come find you (listen for your number). I had the apple cider and I was pleasantly surprised. All the Apple cider I have had is non-alcoholic and I thought that was what I was drinking until my boyfriend set me straight. It was so yummy and I couldn't taste the alcohol at all (my kind of drink)! The ID check should have clued me in...but I thought it was because my boyfriend also ordered an alcoholic drink. My boyfriend ordered the Mushroom Swiss Burger with Mac & Cheese while I had the Brisket Grilled Cheese with Bacon Ranch Potato Salad. We also ordered a dozen Apple Butter. Everything tasted good and there was a decent amount of brisket in my sandwich. Even that I recommend letting some pieces with the bbq sauce mix in with the potato salad. It makes it even better! The donuts were good too, but I recommend taking them home and popping them into the microwave for a bit. Then put a scoop of coffee almond ice cream on it. All in all, I definitely wouldn't mind coming back here again after a hike.

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    The Apple House - As we were there for breakfast, we didn't try the Pub, but it did look VERY nice.

    As we were there for breakfast, we didn't try the Pub, but it did look VERY nice.

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    Cute pig looking smoker outside

    Vibrissa Beer - Reuben sandwich 1/2 portion

    Vibrissa Beer

    4.0(335 reviews)
    1.1 km
    •$$

    We just had an amazing lunch outdoors (the weather was perfect) on their deck/patio…read more I absolutely love love love the voodoo tacos. You have to try this! My husband really enjoyed the meatloaf. And our dog enjoyed his bowl of water while relaxing under the shade on the deck/patio. The staff were very attentive and professional. An A++++ all around!

    I was on the road cruising around Northern Virginia, pulled over and looked for good pub food. As I…read morewas searching Yelp, I found this place and the first picture I saw was what looked like a pastrami sandwich and onion rings, but in fact, it was a Reuben, which is OK. I walked in and I was greeted immediately and I was welcomed in. The only negative and I won't ding the restaurant for it is somebody is wearing so much perfume I felt my throat closing off, that's not the restaurant fault. I just moved to the other end of the restaurant and even though I could still smell it, it wasn't unbearable. Now back to the Reuben ,it came out with a generous portion of pastrami The bread was toasted. It tasted good, not great or not awesome but still respectable. The onion rings were very good, just a little over salted. Now here's the awesome part that gets them an extra star otherwise they would've only gotten three is that their beer is really outstanding, especially the IPAs. I enjoyed a small flight, picked a beer and had it a good lunch on the road. Solid place.

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    Vibrissa Beer - Inside

    Inside

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    Melting Pot Pizza - Pizza pepperoni sausage onion

    Melting Pot Pizza

    3.8(315 reviews)
    1.6 km
    •$$

    The food was very nice, got the small pizza, it was delicious…read more Service was amazing, Michelle is a very nice service worker The Ambiance of the place is quite nice, very good restaraunt WOULD RECOMMEND

    Cash only if you are dining in! Also I read that since it's busy, you can order online (and pay…read morewith cc) then let them know you want to eat there. Well I did this but when we got there, they said they don't allow that on weekends...but how was I suppose to know this. It's not posted on their website. But I explained we didn't know, it's our first trip and had traveled from northern Va, the staff was very nice and the mgr accommodated us. They were busy so service was not fast but we were ok with it. As for the food, maybe it's a locals thing with calling this the best pizza ever but for us, it was definitely NOT the best pizza nor the top 10! Sorry but my first clue was when our pizza came out and all I see was sliced CANNED mushrooms! I love mushrooms but not canned mushrooms on pizza...and there was so much toppings that we couldn't even tell if there were any cheese. The thin crust was good but overall, we just couldn't relate to the people that called their pizza the best. Sorry. Their wings were a good size and tasted good though. Mozzarella sticks were meh and cheesesteak didn't have much steak. The garlic cheese bread with mushrooms sounds good until....it had canned mushrooms again lol. With that said, front royal is not the place for pizza.

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    Melting Pot Pizza - Small pineapple pizza

    Small pineapple pizza

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