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In the heart of Times Square is a theme restaurant that actually has good food. The theme is Southern barbecue, and the restaurant is made to look and feel like a Southern roadhouse with good-ol'-boy decorations on the walls and blues on the soundtrack. Virgil's does an admirable job in recreating that authentic flavor. The spice-rubbed ribs are slow-cooked and meaty, but it's the Owensboro lamb (smoked slices of lamb) and the Texas beef brisket that are the standouts. Both are melt-in-your-mouth tender; the lamb is sprinkled with a flavorful mustard sauce, while the brisket is perfect with a few dabs of Virgil's homemade spicy barbecue sauce. For starters, the corn dogs with poblano mustard are something New Yorkers rarely have the pleasure of experiencing, while the barbecue nachos -- tortilla chips slathered with melted cheese and barbecued pulled pork -- are a meal in themselves. Desserts are what you would expect from a restaurant emulating a Southern theme: big and sweet. Try the homemade ice cream sandwich, made with the cookie of the day. Virgil's is a great place to bring the kids; if they're noisy, no one will notice.
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Thanksgiving Dinner!
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The Thanksgiving dinner we had with friends at Virgil's was excellent! The food and the service were very good -- no complaints except that we sat upstairs and it was very hot...
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- posted on 11.26.12
- by Pamela J
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Superb American food
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Ate here with the wife. I had the chicken fried steak with cheese grits and fries. The fries were perfect as was everything else on my plate. The wife had a pulled pork sandwich which...
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- posted on 11.26.12
- by Bertroot
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Southern Thanksgiving Dinner in NYC
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We had a wonderful homecooked, Southern Thanksgiving feast. The gumbo was excellent. The mashed potatoes were real potatoes. The sweet potato casserole was great. The turkey was...
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- posted on 11.26.12
- by Jill C
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Editorial review from Citysearch
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I thought the food and drinks were pretty good. The service was just okay. The waiter we had was very slow and we were probably waiting for our check for a good thirty minutes when...
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- posted on 09.04.12
- by by Melissa2287 at Citysearch
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- tel: (212) 921-9494
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- 152 W 44th Street
- Btwn Sixth and Seventh Aves
- New York, NY 10036-4025
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- Sun-Mon 11:00am-11pm; Tues-Fri 11:30am-midnight; Sat 11am-midnight
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