For our second night in Roanoke we were worried as almost everything is closed on Monday, but we found 419 West about 10 minutes from downtown which has a huge menu and while might seem simple, has some really great food that just needs a little help.
Julie offered a taste(that was almost a 1/3 glass) of one of the wines on the menu by the glass and we liked the Grande Arte 2014 Shiraz from Portugal that was quite huge. Julie was concerned she could not open the cork, so the bar person came over and laughed, but she did just fine.
Sam started with edamame that could have served two tables, while Madeleine had the small Caesar salad(prices are $4.99 for small or $7 for large). Will had yummy Veggie Spring Rolls while I chose the Cornmeal Fried Virginia Oysters with BBQ sauce that came with greens and some of the sauce tossed on them. They were tasty and crunchy, but the sauce thrown on the greens made the bottoms of a couple of the bivalves a bit soft on the meal.
The pizzas were huge: White with Calamata Olives and Mushroom & Grilled Chicken with Goat Cheese & BBQ sauce....they can include everything.
To explain, I ordered the Big Lick Sandwich which was Corned beef, melted Cheddar & Swiss cheese, a huge amount of Applewood smoked bacon that was crunchy delicious and cole slaw with Horseradish mayo on Pretzel Bread. It was HEAVEN and again, I wish the cole slaw was not the bottom ingredient as the fab bread was a bit soggy on the bottom side. Will had a yummy Reuben.
At the end of the starters, we were asked to keep our silverware as they were running low, which made little sense as the place had every other table blocked off and was 80% empty, although most folks were outside.
Will had a yummy Creme Brulee for dessert, but the powdered sugar was too sweet on top and uncalled for.
A decent meal, and hugely filling for low prices for sure, but yes, a very local experience indeed.
Off to Tennessee tomorrow, stayed tuned for lots of Relais et Chateaux dining.
