Thomas House Restaurant

I will not patronize this restaurant. Their website has prices listed for the family platters, but…read morethe actual costs are considerably higher ($46 v. $75 for pulled pork and larger differences for brisket). When questioned about this, they were rude and would not honor. Look out for the bait and switch!

Cute little eatery located within a lovely market. Come for the food, stay and shop a while! I got…read morea smash burger and green beans. Burger was nice and fresh with an excellent bun. Green beans had a lovely smoked flavor with a hint of spice! Staff were friendly and my order was ready on time. It was easy to order online!

Homemade soups like our famous Tomato-Spinach

Barbecue and fixins

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Pit Cooked Pork Barbecue with our bottled sauces

Sunrise Market & Deli

5.0(5 reviews)

1.0 mi

The sandwiches here contain deli meats and cheeses that are carved fresh with bacon that is almost…read moretoo good to be believed. Try the Chicken Supreme. You will not be disappointed. It contains a generous portion of sliced chicken breast on a pillowy soft sub roll laced with Boom-Boom sauce, a mild to very moderately spicy concoction. The onions are grilled, sweet, and a perfect complement to the rest of the sandwich. The combination of freshness and good flavors is superb. The staff here are all extremely friendly and helpful. The parking is plentiful. There are several outdoor tables as well as a couple of indoor ones. All around the Market are the most stunning rolling corn fields, pastures, impossibly green pastures, and majestic mountain vistas. The next afternoon, I popped in for some takeaway brisket, pulled pork, and freshly made cole slaw. Amazing!! The tomato based BBQ pork sauce is perfectly spicy and sweet. The brisket BBQ sauce has a dark rich smoky flavor. The cole slaw is beyond perfection. Crunchy, fresh, and not over-saturated in dressing. A superb take-home and heat up meal. I put the pork and the brisket in a cast iron skillet with a pan as a lid and heated it in the oven for 30 minutes at 325 degrees (always check your internal meat temperatures, of course). The chocolate cupcakes with chocolate icing are also delicious. The cake is light and fluffy and the icing is just the perfect sweetness. It is a true pleasure to go to the Sunrise Market & Deli.

While driving the backroads on the way to Natural Chimneys Park at 94 Natural Chimneys Lane in Mt…read more Solon, Virginia we decided to stop at the Sunrise Market & Deli in Dayton, Virginia. We originally going to get a drink but once we stepped inside that quickly changed. There were several people in line at the rear deli counter. One gentleman said the chicken supreme was delicious & another customer said everything is delicious. With those reviews we decided it was time for LUNCH lol. I ordered the chicken supreme with the macaroni salad & hubby ordered the chicken salad sandwich. The food tasted fresh & was full of flavor. There are only two booths inside the restaurant & a few tables outside. Being a city girl I loved seeing the Mennonite community pulling into the parking lot in a horse & buggy. Excellent service, food & prices. Sunrise is worth the trip!

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The Dayton Market

4.7(22 reviews)

0.5 mi

Always a pleasure to stop by the Dayton Market! We especially like the Cheese Place and Warfels…read more Warfels toffee is the best and the variety of cheeses at the Cheese Place is awesome. Our favorites are butter cheese and farmers cheese. The bulk candies are great too, specifically the nonpareils and lemon candies. Green apple candies pretty good too!!

Lovely quaint market with local items as well as a coffee shop. Lots of parking and fresh baked…read moresweets. Get your souvenirs here! Also has clothing and kids toys.

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The Cheese Place

5.0(4 reviews)

0.5 mi

This place is a must stop if you need anything at all. The adjoining shops have some really sweet…read morefinds. The Cheese Place has a great selection of deli meats and cheeses along with an impressive variety of delicious sauces and dressings. Homemade bread and sweets top it off. Personally had the Italian sub and was blown away by the quality. It's a quite little stop and feels very much like an old school general store which I guess it is.

This market has a delightful small town feel - and The Cheese Place is something to write home…read moreabout. My favorites include the homemade pimiento & brie and my fiancé loves the crab cheese dip. The store has more than just cheese and we always find ourselves picking something else up before we go to the register - earlier today it was dark chocolate covered pretzels!

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New York Flying Pizza

2.4(35 reviews)

2.6 mi

The food was really good and the the time from order to pick up was spot on. The staff was very…read morefriendly and polite.

Was a good place for a long time, now has let things go and it's run like a slumlord. Hour late on…read moredelivery, food looked like hot trash, so it went right there, the trash. When asked for a refund, they wanted the food back. I give them a year unless they clean things up.

Trash

Shrimp pizza 10 inch

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Subway

1.0(4 reviews)

2.3 mi

I ordered a BLT Sub and my bacon looked raw I also paid for double bacon and didn't receive it…read moreeither. When I called the store and was told that he was sorry I wasn't happy with it. Very rude worker

if I could give them negative stars I would. I've been DoorDash for many months now, and have…read morenever had such a rude encounter with staff. I was standing 5 feet away from the employee, and she refused to look up from what she was doing, finally whenshe acknowledged me and I told her what I was there for she said "if there's an order, it would be at the end of the counter" and it was not. now, it has happened before that someone has randomly just come in and picked up an order. Mind you, not at stores that pay attention to what's going on, so this is not super common anymore. Then she goes into the computer along with, I'm guessing her manager, they're both looking at the computer and are both surprised to see tha...." Oh there is an order. I didn't see an order come up!" She said out loud. Then she printed out the receipt, walks around with it, and changes her story,and says "oh I already made that someone must've picked it up." Well, the person had not received their order, I was the only one able to pick it up, they had not gotten a refund, and Subway refused to make the order. What's crazy is that they were both surprised about the order, did not realize they had an order, and then changed their story about "oh someone must've picked it up" instead of just making the order and handing it to me so this person could get their food. I drove 20 minutes from Harrisonburg to Bridgewater to pick this food up and now it's negatively affected me and the person who ordered the food. Terrible customer service and rude employees.

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The Sub Station Mexican Grill

4.5(253 reviews)

1.7 mi

Do NOT let the outside 'looks like a shoebox' appearance fool you. When you go inside, don't let…read morethe eclectic decor fool you - this place is legit. We are from Texas and we're not expecting much when we went. Ok - we were positively surprised. The chips and salsa are good - the salsa has a nice flavor and not hot which is good for chips. The queso has a very good flavor. We tried the California burrito which had carnitas, rice, refried beans and was topped with white queso. The carnitas was prepared perfectly - great flavor and moist. We also tried the steak burrito (I forget the name) and it was also very good. The steak had a great flavor as did the rice and beans. Finally, we tried the chicken taco salad which was also very good. The grilled chicken was full of flavor and the cheese, lettuce and tomato were very fresh. I added the green salsa which is both flavorful and has a mild kick to it. This is truly the first really good Mexican restaurant we've found in Virginia! We'll go back when we are in town again. Our server was very friendly and the food was timely. I recommend this place!!

Don't let the fact that this place looks like a converted Waffle House restaurant deter you from…read morevisiting! The menu is an interesting mix of Mexican, pub and subs with something for everyone! Once you enter the restaurant, you forget about Waffle House! Great decor, interesting menu, great margaritas and the food is hot, fresh and tasty! The service is all smiles and very attentive! Five stars!

The crew!

Arroz con Pollo

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McDonald's

1.8(22 reviews)

2.5 mi

First and last visit. Place was dirty and staff was more occupied running food to parked cars than…read morecustomers inside the dining room. Waited 30 minutes for food and then, only after I asked. Food was cold as well. Not that any customers. Place really needs more training from Management to Staff. Witnessed the "Crew Trainer" eating in the dining room while Place needed dire attention as did the staff. No one posted at front counter either. Can't believe this is the world brand representative of McDonald's. Won't be returning.

Didn't mix my Oreo McFlurry, really bad feel from this mc Ds. Then have us waiting for food when we…read morethe only people here. Not so "fast food" of them.

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Steak Egg Cheese Bagel

China King

2.8(34 reviews)

2.4 mi

Welp!!! This review was well deserved and I'm not happy! First the young man got frustrated with me…read moreover my order, then hung up on me after my order was finished. Let me tell you this! Beef and Broccoli: entirely too salty! Happy Family: a few fake seafood items with a bland sauce BBQ boneless spare ribs: cooked too long, but a little more sauce wouldn't hurt to cover up the tough pork pieces. Vegetable Lo mein: almost burnt. The noodles were a very dark brown. For a minute, I thought it was some kind of sea kelp because of its color. Poor quality! Normally, I would praise this place, but not tonight! $69 worth of nearly inedible food. Trust me, the pictures look better than they taste. I don't think that I'll frequent that place for a very long time.

Great food!! Steamed Pot Stickers were great , and loved Cream Cheese Wontons (Crab Ragoon) ,…read more so was the Shrimp Fried Rice and Sweet N Sour Chicken!! We Ordered delivery from here few times in past and service has always been great, good local Chinese restaurant that delivers total recommend for anyone living in area , definitely will be ordering from here again !!

Cool plant at the location I'm writing the review at.

Pork spare ribs with pork fried rice

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Vegetables in brown sauce.

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Lorraine W.

5 years ago

DONT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT IF YOU ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR OR FOLLOW COVID MASK PROTOCOL On 11/6, the Thomas restaurant staff was not wearing any masks. They refused to serve us because of our Asian ethnicity. We waited for 20 minutes and no one served us. When we first entered the restaurant, one of the waitresses told us that we could sit anywhere we wanted. After being seated ourselves, none of the waitresses came. They completely ignored us when they passed by our table. There was no eye contact or verbal interaction. We decided to leave because of the ignorance of waitresses and the unfriendly expression in the White people's eyes. After we told them that they're not friendly, one of the waitresses started yelling at us by saying "we are BUSY!" and threatened to call the police. The waitress told us it was our fault to sit at her service area, because "you could've sat somewhere else with other waitresses." She became extremely mad when I said "I thought when your colleague said we could sit anywhere, that meant anywhere." I believe that this type of action is a violation of federal laws that prohibit discrimination because of national origin, race, color, or religion in places of public accommodation. (https://www.justice.gov/crt/federal-protections-against-national-origin-discrimination-1 ) On the other hand, none of the staff wore masks. According to what Restaurant.org posted 6 days ago, "Statewide: Mask Requirements and Recommendations. Everyone age 2 and up should wear a mask in indoor public spaces. Virginia communities currently have high levels of COVID-19 transmission." (https://restaurant.org/downloads/pdfs/business/covid-19_city-county-face-coverings-health-screeen.pdf) read more

Laura L.

8 years ago

A hidden gem. Great homemade food, very reasonably priced and service always friendly.

Bonnie P.

3 years ago

Great outdoor seating. Food and Service good.

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