Richmond.com Review of Paradise
Yes I know another review of Paradise Diner, hopefully this will not start the same firestorm as last time I mentioned the Diner. The review is for the most part positive and can be found here.
On weekends, the low hum quickly crescendoed to queues of brunchers on the sidewalk outside. Once seated, the hungry ordered from a menu of $3 breakfast specials, which topped-out at $8.95 for salt herring and corn cakes. The migration to Paradise continued, recognizable devotees included city council members, judges, TV anchors (Paradise Diner earned the “Channel 12 Restaurant Hall of Fame Award” for its cleanliness), and local restaurant owners. Westover and Forest Hill families became regulars, and at the end of 2008, Paradise Diner bowed to a constant request: “I wish you were open for dinner.”
One tidbit I found very interesting.
And, expect al fresco dining soon, as this goes to print, a contractor is taking measurements for a patio. Paradise really should be outside.
Where would they put a patio? Speaking of patios wasn’t O’Toole’s going to have outdoor seating?
The bartender at O’Tooles told me this past weekend that the city rejected their patio attempt, and the space is supposed to be turned into some sort of game room.