Star-Lite
Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: (804) 254-2667
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Daily 11am-2am, Sunday 11am-2pm
Editorial Review for Star-Lite – by Carter Trumbo
The Scene
Don't let the new name throw you--it's still the same Fan corner beer bar with some of the best eats in town. Regulars nurse brews at the bar, crowds celebrate in a corner and couples cozy up in booths from lunch till the 2am closing. Smokers can puff freely here--if that's a problem, hang out on the patio when warm weather arrives. It's packed with people-watchers on hot summer nights.
The Food
New ownership and a new name doesn't change the mood or the premise of good food. The burgers are thick and juicy, the meatloaf comes with homemade mashed potatoes and the "True New York Reuben" is smeared with tomato paste, not Thousand Island dressing. And yes, this is the place to get authentic homemade latkes. A platter of three large crispy fried potato pancakes scattered with chopped green scallions comes with crocks of sour cream and applesauce that rivals any NYC deli. Sunday brunch? Choose pancakes, Benedict of the Day, Southern chipped beef on toast or blintzes.
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User Reviews for Star-Lite
01/06/2008 Posted by trishstar
I like how the "Crab Bennie" says on the menu that the crab cake is served with lump crabmeat and Canadian bacon. The truth is that it is served with frozen smashed cheap claw meat and sliced sandwich ham (the kind that is all blended together then reformed as a ball then cooked) not the real stuff, which is taken from the lean, tender eye of the loin. Not to mention I have a feeling that the hollandaise sauce came from a can. An egg Mc.Muffin would have been better and more honest. I just think when you take your hard earned money and decide to go out, you should get what the menu says you are ordering.
Pros: drinking spot
Cons: food
10/08/2007 Posted by dlapenna
Great place to release steam from the office(i hate LQ's). Love the plain philly cheese steak w/ potato salad. Good place for crowd watching. Great Service-I miss my girl Kat.
Pros: vodka and cranberry, carrie,
Cons: no more Kat
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