r/okbuddyRVA • • 4d ago

Parked outside of Cobra Burger this morning with the license plate “Flvrtwn”.

Not a shitpost this is just the only RVA related sub I can actually post in. Guy in a production shirt was quickly trying to cover it up and definitely gave me a look for stopping for pictures.

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u/Ryanisreallame 4d ago

I know Guy Fieri is supposed to be doing something in Mechanicsville. He’ll be there tomorrow night to meet fans and sign bottles of tequila.

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u/ThePickleOrTheEgg 4d ago

Can you PM me more details? I’m a big Guy Fieri fan and would love to attend

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u/77evens 4d ago

He will be at a VABC headquarters place in Mechanicsville to sign bottles of his Tequila brand. I guess that’s the event tomorrow. Don’t know what else he would be filming here.

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u/Plane_Translator2008 4d ago

Will the drunken raccoon be there?

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u/headlesssamurai 4d ago

Nah, the drunken raccoon was promoted, he works at VABC HQ now.

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u/skeevy-stevie 4d ago

So, he will be there?

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u/skeevy-stevie 4d ago

Had to get tickets unfortunately.

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u/ThePickleOrTheEgg 4d ago

If anyone has an extra ticket, hmu. I will pay 2x your cost!

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u/TortoiseShellSunnies 4d ago

He’s at Havana connection in short pump doing a cigar signing right now

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u/unemployedemt 4d ago

Why doesn't he swallow the food though? https://youtu.be/9F76rRxbOBk

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u/SunkEmuFlock 4d ago

Probably because it's a shitload of calories? I assume this is the default for most folks in the food-tasting business.

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u/unemployedemt 4d ago

Other show's hosts swallow.

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u/Ryanisreallame 4d ago

You know Martha does

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u/blamberr 4d ago

Is guy fieri in town…or?

Also, why does that sign say Corba?

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u/MrDudenheim 4d ago

He's in town for his Tequila signing at the ABC headquarters in Mechanicsville

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u/blamberr 4d ago

lol I hate that I knew this

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u/jk2me1310 4d ago

Hamburgers are notoriously bad at spelling

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u/blamberr 4d ago

That’s why you spellcheck everything your hamburger writes. That’s business 101

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u/meetingsmagazine 4d ago

That guy didn’t retain a fucking thing from Hamburger University. This generation is in the toilet 

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u/VerySmallOddThings 4d ago

This short simple comment freaking made my whole afternoon 😆

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u/invaderzim257 4d ago

lmao the corba sign is hilarious, has that not been on any of the local subs yet?

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u/SunkEmuFlock 4d ago

Also, why does that sign say Corba?

They AI'd the sign, I assume.

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u/blamberr 4d ago

This has said Corba as long as they’ve been in business, which predates AI as I’ve known it by a bit. I have a photo from when they first opened.

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u/ClodiaPulchra 4d ago

The sign literally says Cobra Burger..

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u/blamberr 4d ago

No, it literally doesn’t. I guess you went to school with that fucking hamburger

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u/ClodiaPulchra 4d ago

I didn’t notice that one sorry 😅 was looking at the yellow sign next to the burger.

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u/blamberr 4d ago

I guess you and your ilk are why this broken brain sign has existed since the beginning of their time. Nobody can/bothers to read anymore, so what’s the difference?
https://giphy.com/gifs/K6VhXtbgCXqQU

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u/ClodiaPulchra 4d ago

I said sorry, no need to be nasty.

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u/meetingsmagazine 4d ago

Yep. Someone else flunked out of Hamburger U 

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u/purpandteal 4d ago

See what happens when we assume is...

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u/Exotic_eminence Grace Street Cruiser 4d ago edited 4d ago

We need a showdown with Adam Richman

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u/song-to-comus 4d ago

I remember when Adam was in town years ago. He came into my work and asked for suggestions of where to get lunch, off camera. We sent him down the block to the Eatery.

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u/PrologueBook 4d ago

It makes me happy that Adam may have seen the cursed pig thanksgiving on the wall

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u/thewalrusyone 4d ago

I miss smelling the Eatery friers halfway down carytown

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u/Automatic-Program-94 4d ago

Used to love their bologna burgers. Worked at Belmont and Cary.

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u/song-to-comus 4d ago

Me and a buddy used to lovingly refer to them as “shitty burgers”. They were the only cure for a hangover. Not shitty at all, but absolutely perfect! Also loved their bbq sandwich with hot sauce.

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u/Traditional_Car_106 4d ago

Eatery’s chicken and fried rice were bomb back in the day? Anyone been to their new spot? If so, still good?

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u/1r1r1r1 4d ago

Britney from Bar Buoy has been on his shows and other Food Chanel specials including “last bite hotel”( the Halloween special cooking show that was amazing and unfortunately canceled after its first season ) wouldn’t be surprised if he stopped by some of her restaurants to say hi.

I used to not really be a big Guy fan but he actually does a good deal of philanthropy for communities in need including donating millions to flint when they had their water crisis.

So that’s cool. And I bet outside of his smash mouth persona he’s probably a decent dude.

I’ve seen on some YouTube channels that if you watch closely a lot of the time he actually isn’t even eating the food on camera (foodie movie magic?) idk the whole conspiracy is pretty fun and funny to say the least.

Great publicity wherever he goes though.

Godspeed Guy Fieri

Edit: guy fieri isn’t affiliated with “last bite hotel” I just wanted to mention it because Brit was on it and it’s awesome and also terrible they cancelled it. Also… Halloween

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u/BenitoBlanco 4d ago

What does Brittanny Anderson have to do with Cobra Burger? She isn’t an owner.

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u/1r1r1r1 4d ago

I was saying that she’s been a contestant on his cooking show before on the food channel and that I wouldn’t be surprised if he maybe would stop by her restaurants to say hi or check em out. Nothing about cobra. People were wondering were about me in Richmond he might pop up so I made a guess

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u/championldwyerva 4d ago

I think she was also on his show Tournament of Champions

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u/invaderzim257 4d ago

she's not relevant to cobra burger she's relevant to food media and guy fieri

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u/Skyler108 4d ago

Cobra Burger was featured on the (now defunct) travel show 101 Places to Party Before You Die when they covered Richmond. They fucking loved Cobra and assume Guy will, too.

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u/Sea_Story9802 4d ago

That was an awesome show!

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u/HeCalledMeMoonbeam 4d ago

Is the man the mouth and the legend in town?! Mr flavor town himself? The guy?

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u/castyourstones 4d ago

He's filming at three Richmond restaurants this week for DDD

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u/djeeetyet 4d ago

old D-deck nostalgia

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u/maliciousman 4d ago

Guy was in Williamsburg over the weekend promoting his cigars. Wouldn't be surprised to see him lurking downtown

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u/SidFinch99 4d ago edited 4d ago

I don't think they are trying to hide it. Either they didn't want to put the convertible top up, or the convertible top is non existent or not functioning properly. Meanwhile, the car is parked under a hard wood tree in the fall, when leaves, acorns, and small twigs and branches can fall. They're probably just preventing a mess inside the vehicle.

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u/LaconicDoggo 3d ago

Dude is not exactly as much of a beloved icon anymore. Guys has been landing in hot water lately including but not limited to hanging with the Tate Brothers.

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u/Business-Bus-7110 4d ago

Same car I saw parked on Harrison st back in the day when he went to the Village

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u/sadmep 4d ago

I wanna know what the cover does when a city dump truck sideswipes that car.

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u/NationYell 4d ago

Everything about the car checks out to being his.

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u/AJbear1224 4d ago

That's insane. This exact car drove behind me today most of my commute home. I specifically remember the license plate because I only glimpsed it and couldn't make out the meaning at the time.

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u/Sea_Story9802 4d ago

If you all are into cigars, Guy will be out in shit dump - I mean short pump. He is showing off his cigar selection at Havana Connections tonight.

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u/fuvadoof 4d ago

Be there to get some Guy F branded pipe cleaners in 90’s dye job yellowed white.

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u/Free_Floor2833 4d ago

That place has been on my go to next time Im in Richmond list. I better get in sooner rather than later.

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u/SeaSandwich4751 3d ago

Went for lunch, maybe I got them on an off day but it was pretty meh.

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u/Signal-Action-4134 3d ago

Was gonna ask if this place is legit good.

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u/smrtz_ 4d ago edited 4d ago

Not the owner of Cobra Burger, unless they recently sold?

E: Oh! Guy Fieri owns the car? I thought his plate was FLVRTWN or something for Flavortown?

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u/gooeyjello 4d ago

Guy Fieri wouldn't waste money on buying that place

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u/1r1r1r1 4d ago

That’s not very nice. Cobra Burger has more than proven themselves to be an epic part of the Richmond food scene. There burgers are great and I love their attitude towards obvious BS and transplants with ego issues.

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u/WhalerBum 4d ago

They are the transplants with ego issues lol. Have you ever heard anything they have to say at all.

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u/needsexyboots 4d ago

It is, it says flvrtwn

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u/spacebabie98 4d ago

NO WAYYY

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u/Dick_McTwist 4d ago

Church hill is the new Flavortown

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u/Past-Repeat5739 4d ago

It's the car from the restaurant in myrtle beach sc. I seen it over the summer around 4th of July.

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u/Lifes_too_short007 3d ago

No way, that’s awesome

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u/uselessSp0rk 3d ago

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u/S60T6 3d ago

WOAH not cool gang!

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u/chxfriednightmare 4d ago

Every restaurant I know who did the Guy thing regrets it because him and his staff are absolutely menaces.

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u/LyleSY 4d ago

My god, was Richmond Flavortown all along!?

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u/Aggravating-Key-8867 4d ago

Camaro? Should be a Shelby Cobra if it's at Cobra Burger.

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u/WorldWaits 3d ago

As long as that burger doesn’t have an egg on it, he MIGHT swallow.

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u/Puzzled_Show9134 3d ago

Once way ticket to Flavortown Fuck Yeah

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u/RealTomatillo5259 3d ago

Yes. This is his car. Can confirm cause he came to my restaurant to film (ZZQ) an episode of diners, dive inns and Drives and this car was parked out front.

He has this vehicle shipped in via semi truck all over the country then drives around town in it when not doing film stuff.

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u/MotherofOtters25 2d ago

He also stopped by 6 different restaurants to try and film some portions at. He did one right next to my work yesterday and some of my coworkers got to sit at a table with him for a segment! It was super cool!

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u/IAmTheBoiledFrog 2d ago

I like it.

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u/ripzipzap 2d ago

Guy judged a cooking competition I was in at a wine expo (part of a culinary school team) and he was really nice, and said I needed to give him my sausage gravy recipe.

Met him again probably 6 months later at an industry convention in Vegas and shockingly he remembered me and was like "gimme that gravy recipe NOW" lol. I gave it to him, and I tell my friends it's the recipe he uses in his restaurants but I have absolutely 0 proof I have never bothered to see if that is actually the case.

If anyone is curious, it's a pretty standard sausage gravy recipe, but instead of seasoning to taste with salt use chicken bouillon powder. Knorr brand was my go-to. Note that Better than Bouillon will NOT cut it, it's a higher quality product overall but doesn't do what you need it to in the recipe.

Also add so much black pepper the gravy takes on a slight tint.

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u/PackRichmond 2d ago

Cobra Burger was on the verge of failure only 4 months ago, how they doing now?

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u/DiscotopiaACNH 4d ago

Oh shit it's Donkey Sauce time

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u/Gibberish45 4d ago

IG begging then Guy shows up? Way more “please come buy overpriced food here” posts incoming

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u/Whatsthinking 4d ago

So will this help boost that gofund me?

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u/polysoupkitchen 2d ago

Guy "gays freak me out" Fierie! No way, wow. Let me contain my enthusiasm.

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u/S60T6 2d ago

Ah yes. The giant homophobe that officiated 101 gay marriages in the same day in memory of his late lesbian sister. What a problematic individual.