First post with purpose

When I moved to Danville, Virginia, I was told all about the wonderful restaurants there, how there were more restaurants (and churches) per capita than any place else, and how much I would love the native cuisine. I've spent the last five years here marveling at how easily I was duped. Danville is, in fact, as close to culinary wasteland as I have ever wanted to be. The burgers are overdone, the fries are soggy, the pizza is as generic as the Chinese, and the rest is under-seasoned to the point of being tasteless. Oh, there were a few bright spots, I suppose. Dominick's was one, now closed. The Purple Onion was another for the first six months of operation, it has likewise closed. Burner's comes to mind with their excellent cornbread, but alas they too have jumped from this mortal coil.

Yet, all is not lost, because if one is diligent in the search, there are some true gastronomic delights to be had in and around Danville. They are few. They are, for the most part, not well advertised, and they may keep odd hours, but trust me friends their morsels of succulence are the true reason people move to Danville and stay. Perhaps that's why no one talks of them, the fear that should Danville's delicious secrets escape to be known to the outside world that same hungry world would descend upon our poor hamlet as a pack of wolves gnashing grasping and devouring until there was naught left for us Danvillians than the dregs. Or perhaps no one really knows what's here. The latter option is the purpose of this blog.

I will endeavor to shine a light into the dark maw of Danville and illuminate its true glory, by visiting area restaurants and relating my experience to all who have computer and access and the ability to both read and eat. I will grade every aspect of the eateries involved: food, service, atmosphere, bathrooms, etc...But not all will be available in every review. If any aspect of the restaurant is left out just assume that to be a rating of "adequate". As for ratings, there are none. I will simply relate my experiences, my opinions, and my recommendation; only the reader will be allowed final judgment. To the reader I promise to be honest and informative and to the restaurant, I promise to be tough but fair. Hopefully, after a time we will all grow to understand one another and thus lift Danville to a higher culinary plane. All set? Good. I look forward to working with you.