{"id":4958,"date":"2009-08-13T22:51:19","date_gmt":"2009-08-14T02:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=4958"},"modified":"2009-08-13T22:51:19","modified_gmt":"2009-08-14T02:51:19","slug":"review-of-danvilles-new-lucys-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/13\/review-of-danvilles-new-lucys-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATED: Review of Danville’s new “Lucy’s Restaurant”"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Originally Published on: Aug 8, 2009 @ 22:51)
\nEditor’s Note<\/em>: Updating this posting due to more reviews coming in.<\/p>\n

“Lucy’s” is located at 1050 Riverside Drive (the former location of Rax) in Danville. We went there knowing absolutely nothing about the restaurant.<\/p>\n

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We walked in and you’d never know that it was a former fast-food restaurant. Tables and booths with nice tablecloths, tasteful decorations, and a good color scheme. Time for the first big surprise. Lucy’s is an Asian-themed restaurant. I would have never guessed that from any of the decor. The sign out front and a wipe-off menu board advertised a seafood buffet for $9.99. More about that later… <\/p>\n

The restaurant has about 25 tables and 5 of them are occupied when we walk in. That’s not surprising because I haven’t seen any advertising that they’re even open for business. We’re asked to sit wherever we want and we choose a table. I’m heading to see what’s on this seafood buffet (consisting of 3 steam tables) and um.. that ain’t no seafood buffet, folks. We’re ordering from the menu tonight.<\/p>\n

I get the General Tso’s Chicken and my dinner companion orders the pepper steak. Our orders come back in very good time and were delicious. <\/p>\n

Let’s go to the report card…<\/p>\n

Service: For a restaurant that was just opening, it was acceptable. Drink refills were a bit slow (especially knowing that I had ordered spicy food) and the waiter had a slight non-familiarity with the menu. Overall though, there was nothing bad about his service. Our orders came out of the kitchen very fast (even faster than I expected with the few people in the restaurant). Grade: 85 (B)<\/p>\n

Food: Everything that I expected and a lot more. My chicken was stir-fried to a crisp and the sauce was clearly made in the restaurant. The dish was served with dried red peppers which added a good fire to the taste. The plates were garnished nicely with greens and a carrot flower. My companion’s pepper steak consisted of thin sliced steak, giant sauteed peppers and onions and was garnished the same way as my dish. We both got adequate portions of food for the pricing. Grade: 95 (A)<\/p>\n

Atmosphere: Tastefully done. Nothing gaudy, nothing eye-popping. Grade: 88 (B)<\/p>\n

Intangibles: Good hospitality. Very clean. No visibility of the kitchen area. For a new restaurant, I’d have expected the owner (?) to invite comments at the register. Good value for the money ($22 for two meals). Grade: 87 (B)<\/p>\n

Overall: There’s been no advertising that I’ve seen so far. That was OK for us, but probably not for most people. Will the SouthsideCentral area support another sit-down moderately priced Asian restaurant? I’d put Lucy’s on the same level as Long River, but I can’t tell you how long it’s been since I’ve been to Long River. There’s no way that I could ever come close to recommending the buffet there, but then I detest buffets when I’m dining out. Lucy’s is a place I’ll visit again. I won’t have any interest in the buffet, but I’ll be looking for another jackpot from the menu. I’m giving the place a high “B” grade which is very good. SouthsideCentral recommends Lucy’s Restaurant for a delicious Asian-themed meal. Overall Grade: 87 (B)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Originally Published on: Aug 8, 2009 @ 22:51) Editor’s Note: Updating this posting due to more reviews coming in.<\/p>\n

“Lucy’s” is located at 1050 Riverside Drive (the former location of Rax) in Danville. We went there knowing absolutely nothing about the restaurant.<\/p>\n

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