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    Home > Recipes > United States

    Eating Toast in Norfolk VA

    Published: Jul 16, 2015 · Modified: Feb 23, 2021 · by Frank · · 4 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Toast Norfolk VA__

    Hello, All! Frank here. Jess and I had a great time exploring Norfolk while visiting my parents in early July. In between bike rides around the tidewater and Forth of July celebrations, we ate some great food. Actually, we found it in some unexpected places.

    Toast Norfolk VA

    Toast serves modern American fare amidst warehouses and supply companies along Colonial Avenue. The restaurant inhabits an old cement company and its stripped-down look pays respect to its industrial roots so well that my father proclaimed that he had seen no such restaurant after driving by it. Luckily, we easily found ourselves a central booth one afternoon at happy hour- Jess, my mom, my sister and of course our two budding foodies Molly and Clara.

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    The restaurant’s concept is intriguing: everything is served atop toast, hence the name. As someone who spent much of his youth making bread and butter sandwiches, this seemed like something my carbo-loving self could really get behind.

    Toast Norfolk VA_Menu

    Thankfully the folks at Toast take their craft a bit more seriously than my old bread and butter concoctions. The kitchen presented a soulful collection of delectables atop warm bread. The menu has about a dozen savory toasts and five sweet toasts. The savory dishes are served on “old school” white, which is thick and delicious. The sweet toasts are on “waffleloaf,” a brioche that tastes like waffles.

    The “Taco Pig” was piled high with slow-roasted carnitas and topped with pickles, micro-greens and then drizzled with sour cream.Toast Norfolk VA

    The “SMK Salmon” had a caper butter and crème fraîche base beneath savory smoked salmon. My favorite part of this dish was the addition of the seeds and spices on top which mimicked an everything bagel.

    Toast Norfolk VA___

    The “Blaty” was a riff on a BLT with the addition of avocado slaw and an egg yolk.

    Toast Norfolk VA

    The “Hot Chix” delivered a tasty pile confit chicken topped with a buttermilk sauce. This was a standout for our group and we all agreed that the honey butter that had seeped into the toast beneath the hot chicken made the dish. This was a wonderful demonstration of the craft and care taken with each plate. These dishes were so much more than bread with something on top of it; they were well-constructed plates with surprising layers of flavor.

    Toast Norfolk VA _
    The drinks and details lent themselves well to the quirky location. Toast had great cocktails, a small wine list, and good selection of local craft beers. All of these were served in old school cafeteria cups. This paired well with all of the mismatched plates and other mid-century modern fixtures.

    Toast Norfolk VA

    Our happy hour group had a great time at Toast. Bonus points for being affordable on top of being inventive, fresh and delicious. Our bill for four adults with drinks was $75. What started as a trip for a quick drink and a nibble turned into a toast feast.

    Toast
    www.toastplace.com
    2406 Colonial Avenue, Park Place
    Norfolk, Virginia

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    About Jess

    Hi! I'm Jess. I am the recipe creator and photographer behind the 900+ recipes you’ll find on Inquiring Chef. As a mom to three young kids and professional cook, my mission is to make every moment in the kitchen and around the table count. If you’re looking for easy, flavorful, family-approved recipes, you’ve come to the right place! Learn more about me here.

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    1. MM

      July 16, 2015 at 2:51 pm

      It started out as Happy Hour and we ended up STUFFING ourselves because the food was SOO good. No dinner for us that night! Where can you go with 4 adults and two tiny enthusiastic eaters and say you had more than enough good food to eat and drink for $75.00............TOAST 🙂 Loved passing around the various offerings and pigging out.

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      • Frank

        July 17, 2015 at 8:31 pm

        Hear, hear, MM! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Neuf

      July 16, 2015 at 6:35 pm

      I like this post about toast!
      Great pics and adventures you are having...
      Hope to catch you all some day soon.

      Reply
      • Frank

        July 17, 2015 at 8:29 pm

        Neuf, you would love this place. Hope to see you soon, too!

        Reply

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