We found this restaurant using Yelp for our girls' mini-reunion. It is a cute, mid-sized restaurant with a full bar that is clearly used as a meeting place for locals. Everyone seems welcoming. This restaurant is one of the few not attached to a gas station in Emporia. It is a very nice place to relax with friends and enjoy a good meal. You would be pleased if you stopped by during your journeys and enjoyed their menu offerings and hospitality. read more

Fo Sho - a blue bench in front of a restaurant - Italian Near Me - Emporia, Virginia

There's not a lot of dining options in Emporia, so once our Airbnb host recommended Fo Sho, we figured we'd try it. We all got sub sandwiches: chicken cheesesteak, chicken parm and tuna salad. They were good enough. Certainly a generous size for the money. I asked for cheese on the tuna; it was omitted but our very nice server quickly got some. It's a sports bar sort of environment, very casual. read more

Food is pretty good. However the service is poor. Me and some co workers had visited this establishment 3-5 days a week for almost 2 months and no issues. But the night we invited the Mexican and black co-workers to come eat with us we started having issues. After that night, when we do go. the manager is extremely rude to us and we are only allowed to sit in certain areas. For the guys that smoke, god forbid you smoke outside in the parking lot and not right in front of the doors. The manager will go outside and cuss you and inform you that there is a designated smoking area... most respectful people tend to go to an open area to smoke and not in front of the restaurants entrance. My opinion, the management are racist pricks. considering the staff is pretty much all white and young, and the way we have been treated since we brought people that are not white there. read more

Great staff. Attentive and always anticipating the next this to do. The place is immaculate, the food is wonderful I had a great salad w chicken. Such a fun place. read more

I like to go to local restaurants instead of chains while traveling. Stopped at this restaurant that is also has a bar area. We were able to seat ourselves during lunch and chose a table neat the bar. I ordered the chicken salad plate with fruit bowl on the side. My compatriots ordered subs with either fries or onion rings. My meal was just the right size for me and the subs were huge with lots of meat and cheese. The fries and onion rings looks crispy. Our order was taken immediately as we were seated but, the wait time to deliver our meals to the table were a little too long in my mind read more

Fo Sho - Chicken salad plate with fruit bowl - Italian Near Me - Emporia, Virginia

Very nice Italian restaurant conveniently located just off the interstate. Food is good, not exceptional but great for traveling families spending the night in Emporia en route to/from Florida. We ordered ahead and picked up salads which were huge -- could have been a meal in itself! Also very large portions of eggplant Parmesan and a meatball sub. All good and all oversized. Fo Sho exceeded our expectations in every way I highly recommend. read more

For the area of town, this place exceeded expectations. The food is pretty good and the servers were friendly. Had a few beers and watched some football. They do close earlier than you'd expect, but all in all it was a good experience. read more

We had our Christmas get together last night at Fosho .It couldn't have been any better.Great service and food at a reasonable price.We will make this a yearly tradition.We are lucky to have this in the restaurant desert of Southside Virginia.We all need to support it,so we can keep it. read more

Visiting wonderful Emporia Va on an extended project. Was here a few years ago and back again. Fo Sho was on my lust of places where you can sit down and eat. First night ordered the pizza. Barf Looked and tasted like a cheap frozen grocery store pizza. Ate one slice and left to go to McDonalds. So, a couple nights later wanted a steak. Everyone in the area touts the steaks at their beloved Fo Sho. Ordered the famous Ribeye, cut at a local butcher's shop. Waffle House is better. Menu stated steak, baked potato salad and garlic bread. Got the salad then the plate with what was supposed to be a steak with the baked potato. The "steak" was about 5 inches diameter and about 1/4 inch thick. No bread and when I asked for it the very young bimbo waiting tables said: "Oh! You want the bread too?" It wasn't bad. So, this place is very much a local watering hole run by a bunch of hillbillies and frequented by much the same. Sorry Sadler's, but that's how I see it. Wish someone would open a Waffle House in Emporia Va !!!!!!!' read more

Food was okay, stopped in on the way through the area. They were busy but no excuse for the slow service. I will say the wait staff was very attentive, I'd venture to guess they might need more help in the kitchen. read more

Fo Sho - Chicken parm (Ny style) - Italian Near Me - Emporia, Virginia

Delicious food, would surely Recommend the grilled shrimp with a side pasta. Our waitress was patient to break down bar recommendations and meal options for our initial dining experience. Must try if in the Emporia area. read more

Great on the road restaurant. Very friendly staff Really good food. Would definitely come back. read more

Sports bar in emporia, need I say more. My expectations on the food weren't high. Got the salmon over a Caesar salad. Grilled Salmon was 5/5 but Wilted lettuce, store croutons, and no Parmesan cheese do not make a memorable Caesar. It served for a quick meal but next time I'd continue on 95 either up or down. read more

One of the better places to eat and have a drink in Emporia. Food came out as expected.

We showed up October 28th around 8:00 p.m. had a sausage sub and a BLT. The food was fresh BLT seemed ike it needed chips or a pickle on the side. Great service really nice staff. Three stars for effort. They do not sell pizza at this time. Prices seemed a bit high for what they sold you. Margarita that we got was terrible tasting read more

Fo Sho - the kitchen of a restaurant - Italian Near Me - Emporia, Virginia

My husband and I stopped in Emporia as we were on our way to Myrtle Beach from Connecticut. The manager at the hotel suggested Fo Sho, so we decided to try it, and we were pleasantly surprised. We had chicken parm and a chicken Caesar salad, and both were excellent. Andthe drinks were perfect. The customers sitting at the bar were fun, and we enjoyed chatting with them. The bartender, Carl, was engaging and very attentive to everyone. We will definitely stop here again if we are in the area. Seriously, give it a shot, you will not be disappointed. read more

Better than expected. Had the rib-eye. It was seasoned well. My boyfriend enjoyed his shrimp. We were especially entertained by the 'wacky waiter.' read more

I took a drive from Roanoke Rapids and was wondering what to expect based on the variable reviews. I was pleasantly surprised. This is like a sports bar atmosphere with TVs and lots of noise. I enjoyed an inexpensive draft beer, and a great cheesesteak that was perfectly cooked with perfect bread. Which was crusty on the outside, but light, and not heavy or doughy. I would enjoy going back. If you're looking for a cold beer and some good bar food, this is a good bet. One review was disappointed in chicken cacciatore, which is probably not surprising at a sports bar. read more

Fo Sho - Cheesesteak - Italian Near Me - Emporia, Virginia

My husband and I were traveling and we found this restaurant tucked behind a gas station right off of 95. We like to sit at the bar, it did not disappoint, the bartender was awesome. I ordered the eggplant Parmesan and my husband ordered boneless wings. Both were delicious. The atmosphere was of a sports bar, the restaurant was very clean. Looking around it was a mixture of locals and travelers. Plenty of room for large parties. It also has a drive thru and a counter to place take out orders. read more

The waitress was young but so cute she had no idea of happy hour or not to young to know what it was !! the food was yummy ,. I had the Philly cheese steak I am from Philly& it was just as good as Gino's hubby had the chicken on pita was amazing forget Applebee's across the street surprised they are still in business highly recommend this place will be back !!! read more

my husband and I just stopped in here for dinner, passing through heading to NC. I got a chicken cheesesteak which had a wonderful taste and came with thin cut fries. my husband got wings that were crispy and delicious. the sauces were tasty. service was wonderful as well. lots of servers around. This place was a pleasant surprise! read more

Traveling through the area and chose this restaurant simply because it was near our hotel. Have to say it was a lucky choice. Nice selection on menu, friendly and attentive staff. The food was good. We enjoyed it enough that when we were traveling back home one week later we returned to FoSho for dinner! read more

Food was delicious had the 12oz ribeye with grilled shrimp side salad and veggies Daughter had two slices of Pizza-pepperoni, bacon and pineapple Sydney was a great waitress read more

The food was awesome especially the Philly cheesesteak and the shrimp dinner. Bartender was friendly, drinks very reasonable. It was a sports bar atmosphere but that wasn't a detriment. If we lived here we would come often read more

As a NASCAR fan I try to support NASCAR family owned businesses. So I stop at Sadler's for dinner in the restaurant and a beer at the bar. People are friendly and the restaurant was good country cook'n. The bar looked nice, and the Barmaid was friendly. However the draft beer price was steep for country town. $4.50 for 16oz Miller Lite draft. In VA can't you buy a 6pk for $4.50? read more

Fo Sho - Don't Drink and Drive - Italian Near Me - Emporia, Virginia

At the suggestion of the front desk lady we came here for dinner. This place was not great at all. My daughter for the chicken parm pasta and they forgot her pasta. I ordered the chicken Marsala and it came out with a yellow cold congealed gravy over 2 small thin chicken breasts. No flavor and ice cold. Service was sub par and they hardly checked on us. I do not recommend this place at all. read more

Late night and last minute. Happy Hour went until 9pm ($2 beers and $3 cocktails). Decent food; nice outdoor seating (embrace the road noise); clean bathrooms; friendly staff. Awesome shoestring fries! read more

Stopped here for a quick bite, the server was a very lovely young lady, great service but they're slow in the kitchen, maybe they had a lot of work? Right? I had a chicken parm sub and it was delicious, the bred was nicely toasted and the chicken was good. I also had a frisbee pizza, they actually bring inside a frisbee which I thought it was pretty cool. Would I come back? Maybe! Ah! Almost forgot... the sweet ice tea was very good. read more

Fo Sho - Frisbee pizza - Italian Near Me - Emporia, Virginia

Just had lunch with a party of 5. The service was the worst! Several tables were seated after us but served long before us. I ask about our order multiple times and still received no food. Additionally, there were waitresses with no masks. Everyone's food was served over approximately 20 minutes making it impossible to eat together. I will not be returning. read more

Was not planning to stop at Emporia , however due to heavy downpour and exhaustion from driving from Philly we had no choice but to take a rest. Randomly picked a restaurant and chose this one. The name was partly why we chose to eat here. Ordered grilled chicken salad & shrimp scampi. Waiting for our food took the longest. Even a simple salad came out with the rest of my food. I wanted to walk out but I was really hungry and just say patiently. After maybe half hr to 45 mins , finally got the food. The Italian dressing I got was warm and has a weird taste. Salad was fine then again you can't mess up a salad. Shrimp scampi was OK - bland, and didn't really have any taste. Overall. I'm sorry I had to give it a one star. Maybe I just came in a bad timing. read more

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I and the wife have eaten there many times. Most of the time the pizza are good to great. However tonight was the worst meal I have had in long time. The pizza was cold and was one that had been left over and reheated with extra topping to try and cover the fact that they forgot to make what we ordered. Waitress confirmed it was reheated. Wrong topping but wife and I so hungry we decided to try to eat any way. Big mistake uneatable. So I paid for expensive dog food. Out of a large only 2 slices got eaten dogs got the rest. Service which is never great was also the worst. Yes I should have sent back but the waitress seemed not to care. Never said let me get you the manger. I refuse to complain and get free food I want what I paid for. So you got my money this time but do not think I will be back any time in the near future. If I could have given a 0 for a rating I would have. read more

Place was clean. One server was taking care of five tables, therefore, Service was slooowww. We waited 15 min for our beers. Gyro came with mayonnaise and no tzatziki sauce, BLT came with no Mayo and they "dropped" my chicken parm and had to wait 10 min to eat. Server was very nice but kept apologizing for the slow service. read more

Went over hoping to get something to eat and watch the NBA Finals Game1. Walked in sat at the bar & the bartender looked at me said nothing and walked into the kitchen. After waiting 5 min or so I walked out. I was never greeted or spoken to by ANYONE. Obviously they weren't interested in my business read more

Really liked the setting and food. Waitstaff was pleasant. Three stars for the speed of service to get food. I ordered right away, finished two drinks and nearly a third before the food arrived 40 minutes later. Gotta say it was tasty food, had philly steak and cheese sub. I'd come back again for the food, but make sure you have time to wait... read more

We really were hopeful that this would be good, as it was an option to fast food and chain restaurants. It was disappointing . The decor is pretty neat, but music too loud. Wait staff a bit slow and lacking friendliness. I had shrimp scampi. Served with linguini which overpowers the shrimp. Angel hair would be a better choice. Shrimp most likely frozen, tasteless and over cooked. My husband had chicken piccata that was smothered in onions??? A first for him. All he could taste was onion. On the plus side, prices were decent. Perhaps a burger would have been a better option. Because of this experience, and the lack of other restaurants at this I-95 exit, we will find another exit to stop in future travels. read more

Traveling through didn't know from previous reviews if it was worth the stop. But... service is great. Food was timely. Fries are the bomb!!! Sandwiches huge. Picky daughter even said pasta was "it's ok" (that's a 4* for sure) portions good size. read more

Fo Sho - Italian Near Me - Emporia, Virginia

Traveling from Florida to New Jersey stopped in Emporia overnight during Covid19. Ordered delivery to our hotel from Fo Sho. The girl who took the order was very nice. She even called me back to let me know they were running a little behind, but the order would be delivered soon. The order came quickly and the delivery girl was very nice. The food was excellent and the portions were generous. We will definitely be stopping there again! read more

Wait staff was polite. However we waited an hour for sandwiches... wait staff stopped by to ask us if we wanted refills 4 times. Management and the kitchen staff need to step up. They left the wait staff hanging out to dry with 8 hungry customers. The restaurant was recommended by our motel manager too... read more

Fo Sho - Italian Near Me - Emporia, Virginia

After a long day of travel we were looking for a local restaurant, not a chain restaurant. Beer was cold and delicious. Skip any of the food. Fried calamari was definitely frozen and thrown in the fryer. Scrapped off all the coating and it was rubbery. My toasted BLT was beyond dry. Crunchy toasted whhole wheat break. Bacon that was cooked hours ago and cold . Entire sandwich fell apart before I could eat it. Hubby ordered Chicken Parm and said he had never tasted the sauce at all . We should have gone to the applebees. Next time we'll try to book a hotel in a different town . Waitress, Taylor, was very attentive . read more

I have to trek down to the booming metropolis (read: truck-stop town) of Emporia regularly this year on business and have decided to patronize each non-chain restaurant in the area at least once. I'll admit to feeling skeptical about Fo Sho from its silly name alone, but from my visit tonight I learned that one can indeed judge a book by its cover. First, the ambiance, summed up in an easy equation: High ceilings + Metal paneling everywhere + The dueling noises of several huge TVs + Blaring country music + Shrieking toddlers with absentee parents + Cursing truckers at the bar = Hellish 20000000-decibel dining atmosphere. Additional entertainment was provided in the form of two obvious locals seated next to me, whose thorough verbal abuse of their poor server was appalling. Maybe they were feeling cranky because it was about a million degrees in this place? Anyway, they sent their food back before even tasting it, rudely informing the waitress that it was "the worst food we've ever gotten here," and complaining about the "long wait" of approximately 5 minutes. Then again, McDonald's does spoil a woman. Needless to say, I was curious to try my own food after the above-mentioned drama. My side salad of iceberg lettuce, shredded cheese, roma tomato, cucumber, and red onion was nothing special, but good enough and fresh. I liked the zippy Italian dressing, which seemed homemade. I was very perplexed when my eggplant parmesan arrived all by its lonesome on a huge plate. I asked my waitress where the pasta was and she seemed confused, but offered to bring me some. I texted a few friends to make sure I wasn't being crazy, but 5/5 agreed they would assume that an order of chicken or eggplant parm would automatically come with pasta. This iteration, a HUGE serving, was low average to average, I'd say. No meat was discernible in the meat sauce, and the pasta was overcooked. The accompanying garlic bread was nothing special either. My waitress was very sweet, but service took FOR. EV. ER. I had to sit pointedly staring at all staff who passed by for about 10 minutes before I managed to flag someone down for my check. So you're stopping off in Emporia and want a hearty meal at a local place? Here's my advice: head down the street about 3 minutes to Franken Stube for delicious, authentic, home-cooked German food that costs less than Fo Sho's bland, low-quality Italian-American offerings. TL;DR? My review summed up in two words: "Fo No." read more