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Hometown Eats

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Hometown Eats

Award winning wings at Tammy's Grill in Martinsville

Hometown Eats: Tammy’s Grill

Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 5:05 PM EST
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By Logan Sherrill
Searching for the perfect chicken wing for the big game?! Look no further than Tammy's Grill in Martinsville!

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Cello Coffee House & Cafe located in Downtown Roanoke

Hometown Eats: Cello Coffee House & Cafe

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 3:36 PM EST
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By Logan Sherrill
Authentic is the name of the game at Cello Coffee House & Café in downtown Roanoke. The space might be a little tight, but the flavors are huge!

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Martin's Downtown - Beef tenderloin skewers covered with a house Chimichurri sauce with brussel...

Hometown Eats: Martin’s Downtown

Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 3:23 PM EST
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By Logan Sherrill
Looking for a good burger? Mac and cheese? Beef tenderloin skewers with a side of good times and live music? Martin's Downtown in Roanoke has a chair waiting for you!

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The Fender Bender burger at Fenderz Drive-In in Collinsville, VA.

Hometown Eats: A look back on 2022

Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 5:10 PM EST
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By Logan Sherrill
A look back on all the restaurants featured for Hometown Eats in 2022!

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Hometown Eats: Buchanan Fountain and Grille

Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 5:07 PM EST
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By Logan Sherrill
"If these walls could talk!" Decades of history and memories as well as a big menu await you and your family at the Buchanan Fountain and Grille!

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Hometown Eats: Slyder’s Restaurant

Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 3:44 PM EST
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By Logan Sherrill
Slide on into Slyder's in Hillsville for burgers, hot dogs, wraps, and LOTS of milkshakes!

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Hometown Eats: Gina’s Food with Flavor

Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 3:38 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
Gina's Food with Flavor has the space and the food for you to come create lasting memories with your family!

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Hometown Eats: Jack’s Quick Snack

Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 5:21 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
Jack’s Quick Snack in Gretna has been doing burgers, dogs, and ice cream right for 50 years!

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Hometown Eats: Carl’s Place

Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 5:14 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
Carl's Place in Penhook just celebrated 75 years of burgers, hot dogs, and old fashion country cooking!

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Hometown Eats: Dogwood Restaurant

Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 4:25 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
A Vinton staple has been serving up good ole country cookin' since the 1940s!
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Hometown Eats: Beamer’s 25

Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 9:31 PM EDT
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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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Hometown Eats: Carla Sue’s Smokehouse BBQ

Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 4:53 PM EDT
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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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Hometown Eats: Fenderz Drive-In

Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 4:40 PM EDT
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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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Hometown Eats: Little Green Hive

Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 4:32 PM EDT
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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.

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Hometown Eats: Nawab

Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 1:33 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
Foreign cuisines can be intimidating but there's a restaurant in downtown Roanoke breaking the stereotypes on Indian cuisine.

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Hometown Eats: Donnie D’s Bagels & Deli

Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 5:14 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
Donnie D's Bagels & Deli will give you the taste of big apple bagel in Botetourt County!

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Hometown Eats: Benjamin’s Restaurant

Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 3:40 PM EDT
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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.

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Hometown Eats: Mister Goodies Ice Cream

Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 3:50 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
Mister Goodies Ice Cream is ready to serve up a cool treat to beat the heat!

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Hometown Eats: Ernie’s

Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 4:29 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
"A market tradition." That’s the answer you get when you ask someone to describe Ernie’s in downtown Roanoke.

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Hometown Eats: Queen’s Vegan Cafe

Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 3:36 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
No meat, no problem. We’re going vegan this week and the chef has a pretty good reason.

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Hometown Eats: Rocky Mount Burger Company

Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 4:21 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
Rocky Mount is known for its music scene and for the past five years, for some delicious burgers.

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Hometown Eats: Clam Diggers Seafood

Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 4:16 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
Clam Diggers Seafood offers a true taste of the coast in the hills of Virginia.

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Hometown Eats: Home Sushi Food Truck

Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 3:31 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
Summer means more food trucks on the road but there's one in Roanoke that's truly unique. Their specialty? Sushi.

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Hometown Eats: Space Rabbit Coffee Company

Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 4:42 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
Hometown Eats is a little different this week. No food just coffee and this particular brew is out of this world.

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Hometown Eats: Hot Shots Bar & Grill

Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 3:31 PM EDT
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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.

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Hometown Eats: Pok-E-Joe’s BBQ

Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 3:38 PM EDT
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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.

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Hometown Eats: Cardinal Bicycle

Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 6:03 PM EDT
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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.

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Hometown Eats: Montana Plains Bakery

Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 3:40 PM EDT
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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.

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Hometown Eats: Cavalier Store

Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 5:06 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
“We generally like to call ourselves the Cheers of Lynchburg. Everybody knows everybody.”

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Hometown Eats: Salem Ice Cream Parlor

Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 5:23 PM EDT
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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.

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Hometown Eats: Mill Iron Grill

Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 4:56 PM EDT
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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.”

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Hometown Eats: Town Center Tap House

Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 3:37 PM EDT
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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.

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Hometown Eats: La Casa Del Burrito Taco Shop

Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 7:09 PM EDT
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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.

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Hometown Eats: New York Pizza

Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 4:25 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
“We haven’t changed the recipe since 1982. Been the same recipe since we opened.”

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Hometown Eats: Open Door Cafe

Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 4:45 PM EDT
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By Logan Sherrill
“The mission is very simple. We are a donate-what-you-can café and that simply means that everybody eats free.”

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Hometown Eats: Moon Dog Brick Oven

Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 4:08 PM EDT
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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.

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Hometown Eats: Abby’s Restaurant & Bar

Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 5:14 PM EST
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By Logan Sherrill
In a college town seemingly always under construction, a little dive bar stands the test of time in Blacksburg.

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Hometown Eats: RT Smith’s Deli

Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 4:44 PM EST
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By Logan Sherrill
RT Smith's Deli in Roanoke serving up big flavor and bigger bites.

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Hometown Eats: Halwa Bakery & Café

Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 11:51 PM EST
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By Logan Sherrill
A college campus is a melting pot of cultures and Halwa Bakery & Café on main street in Blacksburg is no exception.

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Hometown Eats: Crème Fresh in Roanoke

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.

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Hometown Eats: Bull & Bones Brewhaus and Grill in Blacksburg

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.

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Hometown Eats: The Beat Bangkok in Blacksburg

Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 4:44 AM EDT
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By Katey Roshetko
WDBJ7's Katey Roshetko samples the flavors of Thailand right in the heart of downtown Blacksburg.

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Hometown Eats: Peak Energy and Nutrition in Roanoke

Updated: Aug. 27, 2021 at 7:06 AM EDT
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By Katey Roshetko
Located off Shenandoah Avenue, this new kind of café is making a name for itself in Roanoke.

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Hometown Eats: Island Wheels in Alleghany and Roanoke valleys

Updated: Aug. 20, 2021 at 7:46 AM EDT
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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.

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Hometown Eats: Inka Grill in Roanoke

Updated: Jul. 30, 2021 at 9:43 AM EDT
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By Katey Roshetko
Peruvian food is an infusion of Mediterranian, European, Italian, Spanish and even Japanese flavors and dishes.

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Hometown Eats: Globowl Cafe in Lexington

Updated: Jul. 23, 2021 at 7:43 AM EDT
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By Katey Roshetko
Here you can find primarily vegan and vegetarian rice and salad bowls with flavors from around the world.

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Hometown Eats: Lush Lounge in Floyd

Updated: Jul. 16, 2021 at 8:51 AM EDT
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By Katey Roshetko
This 1920's themed speakeasy requires a secret password to get into the hidden bar.

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Hometown Eats: The Backyard in Forest

Updated: Jun. 25, 2021 at 9:23 AM EDT
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By Katey Roshetko
It’s an outdoor food court with a dozen food trucks to choose from with plenty of parking and seating.

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Hometown Eats: Ruth’s Place in Rocky Mount

Updated: Jun. 18, 2021 at 9:47 AM EDT
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By Katey Roshetko
WDBJ7's Katey Roshetko shows us what the locals have known for years: Ruth’s Place is the place to be.

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Hometown Eats: Linden Deli + More in Monroe County

Updated: Jun. 11, 2021 at 9:05 AM EDT
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By Katey Roshetko
About 20 minutes from Narrows, there’s a new country store and deli in Lindside, West Virginia.
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