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    District

    3.8 (212 reviews)
    ModerateBars, American
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    DISTRICT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Intimate
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Delicious crab  cake with mac and cheese.
    Minda T.

    The food is really good! Nothing is overly or under seasoned. It's just right. Our waitress was super kind and polite, offering our drinks quickly as we sat down. It's a huge space for a restaurant and the bar area was large as well. Great for watching a game or two. My mom and I enjoyed our lunch and were pleasantly surprised that this gem exists in the area. My only suggestion is to adjust the audio to fit each space within the restaurant. For example, in the bar area, play tv and game audio. In the dining areas, something lyric-free or at a lower volume, like jazz/lofi, etc. so people can still hear each other speak while eating. We'll be back! Keep up the good work!

    Fried whiting
    Tiffany H.

    This restaurant sits right off of airline blvd. Be mindful the airline blvd entrance is the back of the restaurant. Walked in and was immediately greeted and seated. Our waitress was very sweet and knowledgeable of the menu. The food is reasonably priced and it was so delicious. Recommend for anyone looking to eat soul food

    Sausage with gravy and rice for wings, rice and gravy with onions and collard greens
    Tracy T. S.

    This was my second visit to "District"..., no, my third visit. The first visit was at their prior location in downtown Portsmouth. It was there. I was introduced to their sausage, rice, and gravy appetizer. Incredible. This is my second time at their new location, and I've enjoyed myself both times. The ambiance is excellent--much better than the establishment that was at this location prior. The service in both instances was exceptional, even on my first visit to the other location. The waitstaff is very attentive and very accommodating. The food, is equally as good. I've an affinity to the freshly fried chicken wings. Although, I don't understand how four full wings and two sides costs $20.00; more than two whole pork chops and two sides. But I digress... The sides, good. Although, I've an issue with restaurants that don't de-stalk their greens. It's somebody's "Auntie," NOT "Grandmother" in that kitchen cleaning them greens. Those who know, KNOW what I'm talking about. Overall, really good. Them greens done right would take me to an "excellent" review rating.

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    Shawn S.

    Nice place with a casual laid back kinda vibe. Almost felt like I was at one of the classy soul food eateries straight out of a Tyler Perry film. Came in for Lunch on Resurrection Sunday and they did not disappoint. Largest chicken wings ever! and Flavorful! Sides were on point and the staff were so nice and friendly. Love the uniforms! Will be back

    Turkey chops, mac and cheese, greens, cornbread, and  Sweet tea.  I already cut into the turkey chop lol!
    Jessica J.

    These were the best turkey chops I have ever had! When I tell you they were MOIST!! Everything was well seasoned. Even the cornbread was amazing. Run, do not walk, and check this place out.

    Their corn bread now.
    Arcelia J.

    We went here for Valentine's Day. The food was cold including the corn bread which I'm sure was straight out of the fridge. They had a DJ who failed to read the room. If you having a romantic dinner you don't need music so loud you can't hear each other speak. It should have been some nice love songs playing low in the background. Not a good spot for my husband and me on Valentines Day.

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    Katina M.

    Great customer service in atmosphere with delicious dishes. We are a regular at this restaurant so they see us often. See you next time.

    Pictured: smothered pork chops, corn bread, fried catfish, Mac & cheese, yams, collards, string beans
    Cynthia B.

    Love the new location; Food was good portion was size is good. Gave a 4 rating string beans were to mushy & salty and I was disappointed in dessert choices for a So food restaurant. No cobbler, Red Velvet or coconut cake & no Banana Pudding for those who like that. All in all I would go back. Maybe the dessert menu will have one of the items I mentioned

    Mac and cheese, cabbage, fried whiting fish
    Breyona A.

    Another good soul food spot in the Hampton Roads area! The place is kinda small so seating is limited. However, the vibes are good! Nice R&B songs are always bumping through the speakers, it is a chill but not dull spot to grab some good soul food. Not too rowdy. I went here on a busy night but my food did not take that long to come out. I was impressed by that being that it was a busy night for the workers. I ordered the fried whiting fish - it has bones in it of course but it was still enjoyable! Well seasoned and nicely crispy The cabbage was soo good! Nice and buttery and flavorful! As well as the mac & cheese - super cheesy! Overall the food was really good and so was the service that I had received

    Turkey wing dinner; Mac n cheese
    Brittani S.

    If you read nothing else; DO NOT GO HERE. With that's being said we went last night and it was bad from the start. Our waitress sat us and asked for our drink orders. We ordered and asked for a moment to review the menu as it was our first time. Y'all. She didn't come back for 30 minutes. And the only reason she came to the table to take our order is because my husband was finally sick of watching her go to every table but ours for orders, food etc and flagged her down. To which she replies oh are you waiting to order. All I could do was shake my head. We ordered and afterwards she goes let me know if you need anything else. WHAT? What kind of service. You're supposed to come see if we need anything. Terrible service. Zero stars. Do not recommend. The room was a comfortable loud once they got busy. Pretty dark with glass covered tables on black table clothes. It gives speakeasy vibes. The food arrived about 20 minutes later and it was okay at first. The turkey was dry and the collard greens were not good. But the rest was palatable at least so we pressed on and ate our food. I don't want to give this too much hype because we had food poisoning immediately!! Before we even made it home we were feeling sick and that was the beginning. I will spare you the details however do not eat here. Before the food poisoning I would have given it 2 stars but this is truly a Zero stars review. Find somewhere else if you don't want to be sick.

    Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and candied yams.
    Shawn W.

    Overall a solid 3.5 stars from me for District. Basically I am a little suspect of many places labeling their selves as a soul food restaurant. Surprisingly in this area there are not many in this area and that might be naivety of not exploring more areas such as Hampton and Newport News. I have been to District on more than a few occasions and I have never been disappointed by the service or the food. What it comes down to is personal opinion on certain foods. This may come down to who is cooking on certain days. A smothered pork chop is not a pork chop with gravy poured over it and for some of you reading this review I have a feeling someone is saying "I know that's right." This also includes that fresh onions are not just placed on top of any meat labeled smothered. This is a small complaint but hey depending on where you from we take soul food seriously. This place is also educational as I have never heard chitlins called wrinkles until I came here. It is street parking but you will not have a problem finding a spot. Plenty of street parking within respectable walking distance but walking back after getting your full is another question. Good place to check out if in the area or maybe head to during some downtime to try something new and see what P-Town has to offer.

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    Real good food, the people are really friendly the service is really fast and the food is hot. Really good music, the office spacious

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    took over an hour and a half to get our food. took forever to get drinks. food was below average for the high price. Will never return

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    Wow! The food was terrific! The portions were ginormous and they were to provide separate checks for a party of 15.

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    Food was so amazing! It was definitely worth the wait. The vibes were it !! And the servers are great!

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    Excellent food and service. Tea is too sweet for my taste but excellent all around. The corn bread is very good as well.

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    Service was good and the food was delicious. I had to fried catfish with color greens and potato salad on the side Will come back again.

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    Ask the Community - District

    My old tinder bf is a vegan. Is there a vegan menu?

    Some of the sides may be vegan, but I suggest calling first to ask about the menu. When I went there were a lot of non-vegan items, but it may have changed.

    Is it possible to get the NFL network on the TV's please?

    Yes we’re working on that now

    Is there a reason why there are no vegetarian appetizers?

    Vegetarian apps was items we wanted to see the demand based off request before placing on menu. However it is up for consideration when we updated our menu.

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    Bar 9 - Chicken and waffles. Had to ask for a knife. Never had that issue before.

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    4.1(8 reviews)
    2.5 mi

    I am going to try and point out the good and the bad - overall I will likely come back!…read more Ambiance - there was a security guard at the door, threw me off a little. Inside is very well done - clearly recently updated and very modern. Music is pretty loud in there but I enjoyed it, my older parents had a little more issues hearing. Service - waiter was very nice and friendly, they have electronic ordering right tableside so if there is an issue or error can be a little difficult to fix! He did originally deliver the wrong food and even when questioned just changed what he called it but it was wrong. Kitchen showed they likely have a lot of new staff. Medium steak came out first and each meal was delivered individually and with a pretty significant time difference. Medium steak was basically rare in the middle, we didn't opt to send it back though we could have. It was seasoned really well! I had the party platter and everyone was really great! My mom also loved her salmon Caesar wrap and my dad liked his scallop basket. Price points were on par for everything but the steak dinner and most of us had left overs. There is for sure room for improvement on kitchen side and be prepared for the auto 20% gratuity after 5pm but overall they have a lot of potential! I hope they can work out the kinks!

    10/10!! I have nothing negative to say. The food, decor, service was all a 10/10! My bff and I…read moredecided to go on Saturday morning for brunch. We got there at 11:30 but was told breakfast was served until 12 so we left and came back. It was empty but from what I'm told it's packed at night. There were so many options it was hard to choose. We got the oyster Rockefeller, salmon sliders, catfish and grits, and the crab dip. We were impressed with everything. The waitress was very attentive, they played great music. It was the perfect brunch. Can't wait to go back to try more!

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    4.6(267 reviews)
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    The food was amazing. Our server was so attentive and enjoyable. I would recommend this place any…read moreday.

    A little backstory my wife, in-laws and I moved to Portsmouth on the 28th of February and we're…read morestill settling in getting familiar with the area and it's landmarks. A friend of ours mentioned this place and that we should try it because they said it was great. Fair enough the wife and I decided to go for a date night since we live literally a mile straight down the road so it was convenient as well. We were seated by a very nice and sweet waitress (I forget names so forgive me for that), she told us about the specials and a little about the place as well. The inside was very clean, smelled amazing because of the food of course, and the other waitresses who walked by all greeted us and were so nice as well. We ordered the following: Quattro Farmaggio pizza, a Walker Texas Rancher (RIP Chuck Norris) pizza, garlic knots, banana bread Old Fashioned cocktail (me), an Espresso Martini (wife), and a delicious mind blowing Tiramisu to cap it all off. Speaking of mind-blowing: I've had a many pizza in my life, from supermarket frozen to real New York slices, and this was hands down the absolute best pizza I've ever had in my entire life. It's not even close. People will turn their noses up at the price of them but you'll understand the moment the first bite is taken why that is. 99% of everything is made in house and the moment we took our first bites of everything, the only word I could come up with is "shook". We could only eat one slice of both pies because it was that filling and thank God for leftovers. Once we heard that Tiramisu was the dessert of the day it was game over for my wife especially and now I have the martial obligation to make it at home. Talk about raising the bar. The garlic knots were HUGE. Definitely the best and definitely homemade. Not that frozen mess you get at the so called authentic places. We will definitely be back for more. Please please don't change a thing any time soon. I've provided a picture my wife took of the Quattro Farmaggio special they had when we went (3/27) just to give you an idea. Full disclosure all the pizzas are 8x10 and 6 slices. The pizza is definitely bigger than it looks.

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    2.8(19 reviews)
    2.1 mi
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    I have eaten here multiple times, mainly due to my casino points being accepted here. I have dined…read morein twice and taken out food once. The service is hit or miss. The first time here service was excellent but it was also very slow. For take out, the food was slow but the service taker was good. The last time I went dining in, it was a Friday and they were a little busy but my waitress had no interest in serving me so service was bad. The restaurant itself is adjacent to the casino on the non-smoking side but it is not too noisy in the restaurant itself. The restaurant is always clean and seems to be staffed pretty decently. The food usually comes out relatively fast. I ordered the Hampton roads cheese steak, the prime rib, and the salad, onion rings, and the collard greens and all the food I have eaten has been good. No issues there. The management staff is pretty visible during busy times but don't see them openly helping staff. I think the restaurant is decent for spending your casino points but if I was paying to eat out, I would definitely not spend my money to eat here. Too many places to eat elsewhere that are cheaper and have better, more consistent service.

    I wanted to really like this place but it was just a miss for me. I only ordered the wings so I…read morecould try them out, but they were pre-breaded frozen wings. Half were super greasy so I couldn't eat them. I got the old bay and honey which were also super salty. The service was okay and the restaurant was clean so I am providing a higher rating.

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