Style: Barbeque
My Rating: 5 of 5 Stars
Website: http://deeprunroadhouse.vpweb.com/default.html
Likes: Amazingly tasty BBQ,
Low-key, Draft and Bottled Craft Beer
Dislikes: I can’t think of
any other than what it may do to my waistline
I haven’t posted in some
time since I have been working on following my trainer’s diet. The diet has
been going well since I have been sticking to it, but I am going to try to
start altering it to make it my own.
In the meantime, I am
celebrating my husband Brad’s birthday this weekend. I asked him if there was a
restaurant he wanted to eat at. The usuals were turned down. Cheesecake Factory
is too busy. We already have decent beer at home so we turned down Capital Ale
House. We have already binged on awesome Thai food at our local joint called
Pad Thai. It was time to find a new place.
That is when Brad thought back
to a few weeks ago when I brought home brisket leftovers from Deep Run
Roadhouse, when my grandmother took me a few weeks ago. I had snagged a takeout
menu on my way out, and Brad had his eye on a special burrito called The Train
Wreck. Well, it turns out that the Train Wreck was destined to be his birthday
dinner.
Deep Run Roadhouse is in a
small strip mall about ten minutes from Short Pump Mall on Gayton rd. It has a
clean, comfortable feel inside with minimal décor. The menu inside is written
on a large chalkboard against the wall. All orders are placed at a register. To
go orders wait at a bar up against the window until ready We ate at the
restaurant and were given a number to take to the table. The meal was brought
to us very quickly.
The Train Wreck burrito is
epic. It is about the same size as a burrito from Chipotle, but about twice as
heavy. That is because this thing is DENSE. Inside of this unassuming flour
tortilla is your choice of meat with a smattering of mac and cheese, cowboy
beans, cornbread, onions, and jalapenos. Brad had this with brisket. I had
three bites and each one screamed EAT MORE.
I had the two meat plate
with brisket and pulled chicken. Both meats were barbequed well with plenty of
juicy meat and house sauce. I added more sauce at the table because it had a
nice sweetness that did not overpower the meat. This is the best brisket I have
had in Virginia so far. It has a nice smoky crisped outside and a tender pink
inside.
Surprisingly, the side dish
drew my attention the most. They have jalapeno mac and cheese. I repeat.
Jalapeno. Macaroni. With cheese. It was thick and cream, with that deep gooey
cheese taste with the spice of jalapenos to tickle the tongue. I actually took
my finger around the rim of my plastic serving dish to lick up the last remains
in public. Then I did it again with Brad's.
Jalapeno Mac and Cheese, I
will return for more of you. Soon.
Sorry, personal trainer. My
diet has now met its own Train Wreck.
