If you loved the Taco Truck, then you may be sad that the owners of Michoacana have decided to sell it.

A lot of you clamored about Vita Nova having some of the best pizza in Charlottesville when I brought up the question about who has the best pizza in town. Your praise did not fall on deaf ears. I had lunch at Vita Nova pizza yesterday. How shall I sum up my experience? It was basically this:

Christian’s + better

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And back to our regularly scheduled programming, we’ve discovered a little website called the Thomas Jefferson Health Food district that documents all the health inspections for Charlottesville area restaurants. It brings up a lot of violations from our favorite food places. Most of these violations are silly things like the lack of signs.  But, here are some of our favorites/most scary (some seem overly picky, no?):

Zo Ca Lo:

Critical Repeat A review of the menu with the foodservice operator indicates that there is no consumer advisory for the steak tar tar and the duck that may be served raw and/or undercooked

To our suprise, White Spot doesn’t have ANY critical violations.

Bodo’s

Repeat Honey stored on the floor or food stored less than 6″ above the floor.

Take it Away

Employee (Female staffer had bang dangling out of bun) observed working in the food service area without proper hair restraints.

El Tapatio

Critical Repeat The following equipment food-contact surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch: Meat slicer. Owner stated that this was for personal use, but needs to be labeled as such and not be out in regular prep area.

Burger King

Corrected During Inspection Critical Using chlorine at a concentration exceeding 200ppm for soaking whole tomatoes.

Little Johns…hehehehehe that’s why you don’t eat here sober

Critical Cooked barbeque chicken and sliced turkey noted not being adequately cooled to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.

Repeat Cleaning is being done during periods in which food is exposed to contamination. Spray cleaning floor in rear while cooling cooked chicken.

Repeat Food stored in a location where it is subject to splash, dust or other contamination–adjacent to handsink at service area.

There are a lot more if you want to look through them.

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Quiznos, McDonald’s, Burger King, Hardees, I can’t get over the level of marketing stupidity you have when you associate fast food with hot women, sex, blow jobs and all the other stuff which has NOTHING TO DO with your crappy food.  It doesn’t make the food taste any better.  Walking into McDonald’s the other day I couldn’t stop thinking about the “Awesome Threesome” and how gross that would be if it were included in any real (read: non-food) sexual experience.  Burger king, you just kind of piss me off with Seven Incher ad.  Anyone else notice a recent rise of the porno food ads?

Quiznos Tasty Torpedo

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UPDATE: POLL ADDED!

A staple of any sane person’s diet, I think it is safe to say all cVillains love pizza as well. But which one do we love the most? The best pie I have had was Dr. Ho’s Humble Pie. That comment was smacked around like a red-headed step child a couple weeks ago. So here is the invitation for you all to offer even better pie selections in town so we can do a proper comparison. I am hungry, game on.

[image from spicy bear]

A birdie lets us know that Brixx Pizza, the wood-fired pizza chain, could be making a home in Charlottesville in the Barracks Road shopping center.  Be afraid Christian’s & Mellow!

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Birdie sends this in…

Drove by the shops at Woodbrook Shopping Village on Seminole Trail, and noticed that Amigos Mexican Restaurant is no more. In its place is something called the Mexican Italian Restaurant. For some reason, I’m not optimistic about this. Maybe they just figured that both types of food can have a lot of cheese in them, so why the hell not just combine them.

Anyone been in?

This warm weather has no shortage of upside. I called Chiles Peach Orchard to inquire about peach picking and they mentioned peaches aren’t available until June, but that there strawberry patch is in full bloom and open for picking. The only relationship I have had previously with strawberries has been the large container of Driscoll strawberries at Sams Club or Costco. Picking them has always been something I wanted to try, and fate seemed to smack me right in the face.

Chiles Peach Orchard is about 20-25 minutes outside of town depending on traffic and how many speed limits you violate. Even without a GPS, its pretty easy getting there.  Once you hit the main road that takes you up to Chiles Peach Orchard, you might notcie a peacock standing in a home’s driveway.  I thought it was weird too, but I just had to take a picture:

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A birdie asks…

Looking for a restaurant to cater a party. Maybe a place that does party trays for pickup? Any suggestions?

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Starting June 1, the Paramount Theater will start its $6 summer movie series.  They aren’t joking when they tell you they have the largest HD screen in Central Virginia.  Expect movies like Sandlot and Godfather, and music documentaries like Woodstock and Stop Making Sense (shown above).  Not only will The Paramount will serve the standard popcorn and candy concessions, but they’ll also offer beer and wine!

Full list of movies and times after the break…

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