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Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 9:31 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Beamer's 25 wants to be known as the Lane Stadium of the Star City and a great place to catch the Hokies in action.
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Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 4:53 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Lots of Hometown Eats restaurants are well-known, but every now and then we find a diamond in the rough. Carla Sue's Smokehouse is that hidden gem!
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Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 4:40 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Gas up the hot rod and get cruisin' to Fenderz Drive-In down in Collinsville for burgers, hot dogs, and ice cream to wash it all down!
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Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 4:32 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Making the decision to own a restaurant can be a scary one, especially when you start crunching the numbers. But for one couple in Roanoke, it was all about putting smiles on the customers' faces.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 1:33 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Foreign cuisines can be intimidating but there's a restaurant in downtown Roanoke breaking the stereotypes on Indian cuisine.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 5:14 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Donnie D's Bagels & Deli will give you the taste of big apple bagel in Botetourt County!
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 3:40 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Upscale dining with a casual, rustic feel. That’s how Benjamin’s Restaurant in Forest can be described... and bring your appetite.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 3:50 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Mister Goodies Ice Cream is ready to serve up a cool treat to beat the heat!
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 4:29 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
"A market tradition." That’s the answer you get when you ask someone to describe Ernie’s in downtown Roanoke.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 3:36 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
No meat, no problem. We’re going vegan this week and the chef has a pretty good reason.
Local Radar
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 4:21 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Rocky Mount is known for its music scene and for the past five years, for some delicious burgers.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 4:16 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Clam Diggers Seafood offers a true taste of the coast in the hills of Virginia.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 3:31 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Summer means more food trucks on the road but there's one in Roanoke that's truly unique. Their specialty? Sushi.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 4:42 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Hometown Eats is a little different this week. No food just coffee and this particular brew is out of this world.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 3:31 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
If you're looking for food, fun and family, there's a place at the lake where you get all three. Check out Hot Shots Bar and Grill in this week's Hometown Eats.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 3:38 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Hometown Eats stopped by an authentic Texas-style barbecue spot in Lynchburg ready to bust your guts and show off lots of awards.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 6:03 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
From the street, Cardinal Bicycle in the Grandin Village might seem like any other retail bike shop but looks can be a little deceiving.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 3:40 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Tucked at the end of the Boonsboro Shopping Center in Lynchburg, there’s a bakery so sweet, the flavor alone can make you quit your job and put on an apron.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 5:06 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
“We generally like to call ourselves the Cheers of Lynchburg. Everybody knows everybody.”
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 5:23 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Joe McNamara and his family have been in the ice cream game nearly three decades and he’s been smiling the entire time.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 4:56 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
“I wanted to be able to offer people food here, so they didn’t have to go to the lake or into town to eat.”
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 3:37 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Since 2013, The Town Center Tap House has been an anchor of the Daleville Town Center, serving specialty burgers, sandwiches, salads and more with a friendly smile.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 7:09 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
Offering a different style of food is something most restaurant owners dream of, especially a flavor near and dear to their heart, even if it’s in a location that will make you scratch your head.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 4:25 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
“We haven’t changed the recipe since 1982. Been the same recipe since we opened.”
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 4:45 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
“The mission is very simple. We are a donate-what-you-can café and that simply means that everybody eats free.”
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 4:08 PM EDT
|By Logan Sherrill
When it comes to the perfect pizza sports bar, Moon Dog Brick Oven in Wytheville, has the recipe down to a science.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 5:14 PM EST
|By Logan Sherrill
In a college town seemingly always under construction, a little dive bar stands the test of time in Blacksburg.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 4:44 PM EST
|By Logan Sherrill
RT Smith's Deli in Roanoke serving up big flavor and bigger bites.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 11:51 PM EST
|By Logan Sherrill
A college campus is a melting pot of cultures and Halwa Bakery & Café on main street in Blacksburg is no exception.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2021 at 7:47 AM EDT
There’s a brand new ice cream shop in Roanoke that’s serving up dairy-free ice-cream.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2021 at 6:11 AM EDT
They're luring in customers with some of the best smoked meat in the New River Valley and a newly renovated dining room and bar.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 4:44 AM EDT
|By Katey Roshetko
WDBJ7's Katey Roshetko samples the flavors of Thailand right in the heart of downtown Blacksburg.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2021 at 7:06 AM EDT
|By Katey Roshetko
Located off Shenandoah Avenue, this new kind of café is making a name for itself in Roanoke.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2021 at 7:46 AM EDT
|By Katey Roshetko
“I take the island flavors but put it to American cuisine knowledge and it’s been working out amazing for me,” chef and owner, Eric Vasson said.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2021 at 9:43 AM EDT
|By Katey Roshetko
Peruvian food is an infusion of Mediterranian, European, Italian, Spanish and even Japanese flavors and dishes.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2021 at 7:43 AM EDT
|By Katey Roshetko
Here you can find primarily vegan and vegetarian rice and salad bowls with flavors from around the world.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2021 at 8:51 AM EDT
|By Katey Roshetko
This 1920's themed speakeasy requires a secret password to get into the hidden bar.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2021 at 9:23 AM EDT
|By Katey Roshetko
It’s an outdoor food court with a dozen food trucks to choose from with plenty of parking and seating.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2021 at 9:47 AM EDT
|By Katey Roshetko
WDBJ7's Katey Roshetko shows us what the locals have known for years: Ruth’s Place is the place to be.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2021 at 9:05 AM EDT
|By Katey Roshetko
About 20 minutes from Narrows, there’s a new country store and deli in Lindside, West Virginia.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 8:27 AM EDT
|By Katey Roshetko
This place has been a drive-in since the 1950s, but it wasn't until 1978 that it became Dude’s Drive In.
Updated: May. 14, 2021 at 5:38 AM EDT
|By Josh Birch
In 2018, WDBJ launched a segment aimed at promoting local restaurants and letting people know about the incredible food offered in their hometowns.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2021 at 5:13 AM EDT
|By Josh Birch
Right along the highway between Roanoke and Bedford, you’ll find a soon-to-be-famous restaurant that already is a hit with the locals.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2021 at 5:50 AM EDT
|By Josh Birch
Since opening just a few years ago, Papa’s Pizza in Salem has been wowing customers with big time flavor that transports you to Italy without leaving the Roanoke Valley.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2021 at 5:30 AM EDT
|By Josh Birch
As the weather warms up, there are few places better to be than Smith Mountain Lake.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2021 at 5:32 AM EDT
|By Josh Birch
A new restaurant in Roanoke is serving up great food with an even better purpose.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 5:13 AM EDT
|By Josh Birch
Authentic po’ boys are now being served up in Roanoke’s Grandin Village.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 5:45 AM EDT
|By Josh Birch
Just off the campus of Radford University, there’s a local restaurant satisfying both sweet and savory tastes.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2021 at 5:27 AM EST
|By Josh Birch
There are few places in the world that can count the number of hot dogs they’ve sold in the millions. Lucky for us, one of the places that can is located right in the heart of Wytheville.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2021 at 5:33 AM EST
|By Josh Birch
In the heart of downtown Roanoke, a star restaurant is emerging that offers up things you may have never had before.