[soccer7]

What happened to Fumblerooskies.

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[AZjonz]

What happened to Fumblerooskies.

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http://www.flamefans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12676

[soccer7]

I thought that may be who fumble was but thank you for clearing that up. I did not read that thread earlier.

[flames1971]

I walked away with food poisoning from a salad

That is SO funny. I LOVE the food.

[LUconn]

I doubt that DOC would want his name affiliated with something...especially an eating establishment...that has developed such a poor reputation. I loved the atmosphere...the food was a B-...but the service was simply abysmal.

I finally ate at Doc's today, and sadly I agree with our dear departed friend Fumblerooskies. The only differences were that the service was decent while the food was more like a D at best. My brother and I both got barbecue bacon burgers, and they were like the McRib of burgers. The patties were too perfectly shaped, most likely frozen before cooked, and they were rubbery and bland. The bacon was thin and tasteless, almost like turkey bacon. My brother's fries were actually pretty good, but my chips were far from being homemade, as the menu boasted. Do they think I was born yesterday?

I'm sure some would say I should have tried this or that, but if you're going to call yourself a diner, at the very least, you need to get your burger right. Of course, Doc's Diner is really just a diner-themed restaurant, and in the end what I got was a burger-themed meal. I won't be back.

This is the same experience I had when I went originally. I think I wrote about it earlier in the thread. I don't think it's a real restaurant. It's like if you went down to the Marriott (do people still call it that?) and they tried to fool you into thinking it's a restaurant by putting neat things on the wall and giving you a waiter. Same food. They need to take down the billboard on Wards until they fix this place.

[Hold My Own]

Im eating there about 2 times a week now. Order the grilled chicken sandwich with fries and I promise you, Lynchburg doesnt offer a better one....seriously it's that good

[SuperJon]

I don't think it's a real restaurant. It's like if you went down to the Marriott (do people still call it that?) and they tried to fool you into thinking it's a restaurant by putting neat things on the wall and giving you a waiter. Same food.

That's all it is. It' a glorified dining hall.

[Barbie's Biggest Fan]

I admit it's the meal point option that keeps me coming back. I'll never order a salad again - the pain from food poisoning was absolutely terrible. But, I've given it a second chance. It's slow and mediocre, but a lot of Lynchburg fits that description.

[jcmanson]

Im eating there about 2 times a week now. Order the grilled chicken sandwich with fries and I promise you, Lynchburg doesnt offer a better one....seriously it's that good

Ha. I've learned my lesson from taking food advice from you.

[flames1971]

Im eating there about 2 times a week now. Order the grilled chicken sandwich with fries and I promise you, Lynchburg doesnt offer a better one....seriously it's that good

Ha. I've learned my lesson from taking food advice from you.

You should have learned that lesson a long time ago

[rueful]

I admit it's the meal point option that keeps me coming back. I'll never order a salad again - the pain from food poisoning was absolutely terrible. But, I've given it a second chance. It's slow and mediocre, but a lot of Lynchburg fits that description.

but the thing about food poisoning. Perfect excuse to get out of any class. It strikes at any moment, theres no way the prof can ask for proof, and its a quick solution.

[Kolzilla41]

As a former restaurant manager and Safe Serve teacher, there are only two ways to get sick from a salad. Bad meat, which you would taste, or unproperly washed foliage, which can give you other things besides food poisoning i.e. E coli

[mrmacphisto]

I admit it's the meal point option that keeps me coming back. I'll never order a salad again - the pain from food poisoning was absolutely terrible. But, I've given it a second chance. It's slow and mediocre, but a lot of Lynchburg fits that description.

but the thing about food poisoning. Perfect excuse to get out of any class. It strikes at any moment, theres no way the prof can ask for proof, and its a quick solution.

Better to not get it and say you did.

[Barbie's Biggest Fan]

As a former restaurant manager and Safe Serve teacher, there are only two ways to get sick from a salad. Bad meat, which you would taste, or unproperly washed foliage, which can give you other things besides food poisoning i.e. E coli

Could've been either. It was a chicken caesar salad... tasted good at the time.

[rueful]

I admit it's the meal point option that keeps me coming back. I'll never order a salad again - the pain from food poisoning was absolutely terrible. But, I've given it a second chance. It's slow and mediocre, but a lot of Lynchburg fits that description.

but the thing about food poisoning. Perfect excuse to get out of any class. It strikes at any moment, theres no way the prof can ask for proof, and its a quick solution.

Better to not get it and say you did.

that was my point. You tell a prof you cant come to class because you have food poisoning, they have no proof to say you dont

[ECUnited]

Went for my second visit to Doc's tonight. Still not really impressed. We were waited on really quickly, but after the drinks were delivered, and we asked for a kids menu, it took nearly 15 minutes for the waiter to come back and take our order. Two in our party only ordered dessert, which came immediately. Everyone else waited for roughly 20 minutes, then were told they were waiting on fries to cook, and 10 minutes later, the food finally arrived. I tend to think most of the hold up came from the kitchen side of things, because all of the food did come out hot, so it wasn't like it was ready and sitting in the back all that time. I got the BHAG, and after I got it, wished I had ordered the chicken sandwich (should have listened to HMO).

Food was pretty disappointing, service was so-so. The really only redeeming factors, were a good piece of cheesecake, and the fact that my son picked up the bill 'cause he had left over meal dollars

[ToTheLeft]

The BHAG is wildly inconsistent. One time you get it and it's flat out amazing, the next time you can't even finish it it's so lame.

You just caught it on a bad day.

[JMUDukes]

Well, at somebody who regularly eats JMU food, which is ranked pretty high, and who also went to Doc's when he visited Liberty, I can say that the service was excellent and the food was decent.

[The Dude]

[quote=""R" i ""]Looks Like RD has some plans for another food joint. Would this be on Campus?



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What's interesting is that years ago, prior to the Wingate being built I heard someone say Jerry told him a hotel was going on that site with Bob Evans. The hotel went there but Bob Evans obviously didn't pan out and went below the tracks on Wards Rd. Funny that the site is still looking for a restaurant.

[mrmacphisto]

[quote=""R" i ""]Looks Like RD has some plans for another food joint. Would this be on Campus?



[/b]

What's interesting is that years ago, prior to the Wingate being built I heard someone say Jerry told him a hotel was going on that site with Bob Evans. The hotel went there but Bob Evans obviously didn't pan out and went below the tracks on Wards Rd. Funny that the site is still looking for a restaurant.[/quote]
A local diner would be nice for after a late movie or something, or maybe a Denny's.

[ECUnited]

Maybe it's just me, but that site in front of the Wingate doesn't look big enough to house anything other than a drive-thru coffee shack.

[Hold My Own]

The owners of Wingate have been wanting something there since day 1...but their price tag is so ridiculous...that price tag for that land is about half or 1/3 of the total value of Wingate right now

[matshark]

The owners of Wingate have been wanting something there since day 1...but their price tag is so ridiculous...that price tag for that land is about half or 1/3 of the total value of Wingate right now

and i guess that sign will continue to be up there. im really not sure where they would put the restaurant. in the parking lot maybe?

[Hold My Own]

there is a small plot of land but it's just not practical right now...like I said it's been forsale for years and it will continue to be for a while unless they choose to make it reasonable...they really dont need that sign though...everyone has known it's been for sale for ever...well everyone that would be interested in that spot

[Cider Jim]

I wish Doc's Diner could name a sandwich or a meal after Fumble. Any creative suggestions?