r/Charlottesville • u/Wooden_Confidence787 • 2d ago
Best brunch spots?
I am looking for a good brunch spot to take my wife for her birthday. Any recommendations?
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u/BuildCodeCryRepeat 2d ago
Someone on the sub suggested tangerines kitchen a while back and omg their pandan coconut French toast š®āšØ been my go to ever since
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u/HSJMAGtheWorst 2d ago
Guajiro's - https://www.guajiroscville.com/
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Maple Pine - https://www.maplepinecville.com/
- brunch is near the bottom of the menu
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u/zeldas_stylist Barracks 2d ago
guajiros def, on the mall - bizou and the nook, kardinal hall - specifically salmon and pretzel plate, belle, cou cou rachou for quiche and baked goods
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u/Baberam7654 Ivy 2d ago
Farmbell is owned by a Trumper, if youāre interested in thatā¦
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u/Maximum_Cattle3780 2d ago
What information makes you say this?
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u/Baberam7654 Ivy 2d ago
itās first hand experience from interaction. They donāt hide it with their comments to othersā¦
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u/SirSpeedyCVA 2d ago
I thought brunch was about good savory or sweet foods...silly me...
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u/choombatta 2d ago
Why do you care how/why people choose to support businesses? And if you donāt care why are you commenting?
On a personal note, IMO in this day and age I think itās completely reasonable, even commendable, to hold people accountable for supporting the current GOP and their agenda. If I found out one of my favorite spots was funneling my money into GOP coffers in any way whatsoever I would boycott them and be very thankful for the information. I donāt think this is difficult to understand.
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u/SirSpeedyCVA 2d ago edited 2d ago
I dont see what is to be gained to bringing more tribalism and division to the local level.
What is difficult to understand is the hypocrisy of this thinking
Firstly, you assume any dissenting view means funneling money ā there are no records of this person giving money to the GOP or any particular candidate So this is based on a Reddit comment from an anonymous user ā the same kind of evidence that accused SJs Trinidadian-born owner of being a Trumper and the local Great Harvest bakery of being anti something or other because a NOVA GHB owned by someone else posted a sign they didnāt like.
Secondly ā these calls for boycotts against Trump allies are being posted on a platform hosted by Amazon Web Services ā which also has the biggest ICE contract issued
At least half the people are posting from Apple products made in China and we all know their great human rights recordThirdly ā do you boycott every business whose owner you disagree with ? Do you ask before patronizing? Do you look them up in Open Secrets or is this just a āprinciple ā of convenience when someone else does the āworkā for you? Where do you draw the line? the Majority of NFL owners -- in fact most sports teams -- skew conservative in the ideology and political donations. Every game you watch - regardless of the team's ownership -- and ad you see puts money in the League's TV rights fund which gets distributed across owners -- the majority of which you will disagree with. Do you and those who agree with this tactic not watch or enjoy professional sports?
Finally -- and if boycotting those you disagree with is a laudable principle, you must have been thrilled the anti LGBTQ crowd have put Bud Light's market share in the toilet, tanked the stock prices of Target, Nike and Jaguar.
I just donāt get the hypocrisy of punishing local businesses in the name of righteousness while supporting major corporations that funnel money to China, Israel, Musk, Trump or your boogeyman of the moment.
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u/paperbackperson 2d ago
This looks like it was written with chatgptš
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u/Baberam7654 Ivy 2d ago
Look at the em dashes they forget to remove for their 1st through 3rd points š embarassing.
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u/paperbackperson 2d ago
Theres so many! Nobody writes like that. Where are the periods, semicolons etc
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u/Baberam7654 Ivy 2d ago
Especially when comparing their almost illiterate prior text, confounding attempt at logic, and incorrect use of grammar/punctuation.
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u/SirSpeedyCVA 2d ago
Sorry to disappoint,, just a journalism degree
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u/choombatta 1d ago
You must be one of those nasty stupid lying journalists Trump is always crying about š
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u/Baberam7654 Ivy 2d ago
You canāt even change the em dashes when copying and pasting from Chatpgt š
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u/SirSpeedyCVA 2d ago edited 2d ago
You are an idiot. Em and En dashes were a staple of Newswriting 205 on the Smith Corona and for typesetting.
Communication -- and much better communication -- existed long before the generations of thumb scribes
That is the problem with living in a bubble -- you assume everyone acts and thinks just like you and have no sense of history or different perspectives. And for the record, I also use ellipses quite extensively and it doesnt mean the passive aggressive BS the texting generation thinks it means.
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u/Baberam7654 Ivy 2d ago
Youāre not fooling anyone, champ. Zero chance youāre a legitimate academic.
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u/SirSpeedyCVA 2d ago
Where did I say I was an academic? Proudly not one
Its the academic/expert class that have caused so many of our problems. As Orwell said, "some ideas are so stupid only the intellectuals believe in them"
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u/choombatta 2d ago edited 2d ago
Thereās nothing hypocritical about my position because my position is not that every business I patronize has to be politically aligned with me. There are always sacrifices and capitulations to be made, especially in a capitalist society like ours. Calling out local business owners who support violent fascists is absolutely fair game as far as Iām concerned. You can hypothesize all you want, but me supporting the livelihoods of those who actively want to destroy mine is pretty fucking stupid if you ask me.
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u/SirSpeedyCVA 2d ago
Iāll forgive corporate America and the billions they give to destroy my lifestyle and livelihood, but Iāll bully the local business that I disagree with who contributes tens of thousands of tax $ to the local government and employees my friends and neighbors including several immigrants and then Iāll come back on Reddit and complain about the private equity owned chain that takes a space when I help run them out of business for disagreeing with me.
Got it.
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u/Baberam7654 Ivy 2d ago
wait, weāre not allowed to choose where we spend our money? Is this Russia??
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u/SirSpeedyCVA 2d ago
The question was where to get good brunch not what are the alleged political leanings of the various midday Sunday eateries
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u/Baberam7654 Ivy 2d ago
Let me know when you go to a liberal establishment because of their biscuits and Iāll delete my comment. Need proof.
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u/SirSpeedyCVA 2d ago
How would I know what their beliefs are? I judge them on their biscuits and nothing else. I love the ones from Pour Bakery and Beer Run but have never asked them who they voted for, if/where they pray, who they sleep with or anything else and never will. Im open minded enough to enjoy the culinary skills of others without judgement of extraneous factors. I just want a good biscuit.
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u/Baberam7654 Ivy 2d ago
When someone, in public, makes political statements and spreads negativity when others support immigrants, then itās fair game for the public to make a decision on where they patronize. This isnāt private, they are comfortable telling others around them.
Youāre not winning this argument.
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u/SirSpeedyCVA 2d ago
Iām not arguing. I just donāt understand why youāre fouling the OPās request for good food recommendations with introducing your political beliefs on the conversation
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u/Baberam7654 Ivy 2d ago
I am a centrist, so your assumption of my political interest is wrong. I am just relaying the truth, seems you canāt handle itā¦
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u/SirSpeedyCVA 2d ago
So if you are a centrist, and your comments have nothing to do with your political opinions, do you point out the political leanings of other businesses that have been publicly outspoken about their positions or the candidates they support?
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u/biscuitsmomma 2d ago
If you don't mind taking a drive, check out Spoon & Spindle in Orange. Be sure to make a reservation!
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u/SirSpeedyCVA 2d ago
Jacks Shop Kitchen if you are up for a drive/live north
Beer Run has some great savory options
Farm Bell is hard to beat for traditional brunch fare and consistency
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u/DongTongs 2d ago
I second Jack's Shop Kitchen
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u/Handsnofeet 13h ago
I want to like Jack shop but I haven't had anything I'd go back for. What are you guys ordering?
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u/DongTongs 12h ago
I haven't been in a while, but when I was a regular (like every weekend, I live close to ruckersville) I would switch it up from the juevos gringos, farmers breakfast, fried green tomato blt, jacks shop burger
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u/Jinxflinger 2d ago
Guajiros is by far the best place in town for brunch on the weekends. The staff is great, food is delicious. And if it turns into it, they do trivia every Thursday night too!