Virtue Feed & Grain
106 S Union Street
Alexandria VA 22314
571-970-3669
Virtue Feed & Grain is a lovely restaurant situated on
the edge of Old Town Alexandria. It
appears that it used to be an old barn or warehouse of some sort. The décor is rustic with lots of brick and
refurbished slabs of wood. There are
lots of benches and chairs pulled up to old wooden tables. The upstairs seating area is a bit more
trendy. There are high top tables as
well as private seating areas closed off with cream colored sheer fabric. The farm feel of the restaurant matches the
farm to table cuisine. Virtue Feed &
Grain prides itself on fresh foods brought in daily and processed each morning
in house. The food can be best
described as American Fusion. The Chef
maintains an American foundation but blends in Latin and Asian flavors. The wait staff is attentive and knowledgeable
about menu. This restaurant is a
wonderful spot for hanging out with friends, date night or even a business
diner. Old Town Alexandria is very trendy and often
crowded on warm days and in the evenings.
Parking can be found on the street or in local parking garages. Overall we give Virtue Feed & Grain ♪♪♪.
Flash Fried Calamari
These scrumptious little sea morsels were perfectly seasoned
and very tender. The charred scallion
romesco dipping sauce was amazing! The
sauce was a perfect balance between smoky and herby. The addition of picked peppers to the dish
added kick and character. Our only
complaint was that the chef should have made the grease hotter in the frying
process. Our calamari was very greasy.
Quinoa Salad
This dish was the highlight of our meal. There were so many fun and complex additions
to this dish. Rich, earthy, fresh, herby
and sweet are all adjectives we used as we savored every bite. The use of lemon was so appropriate in this
dish. The chef also managed to toss a
slight anise flavor throughout the salad.
This was an extremely well executed culinary creation; it left us
licking our chops and wishing for more.
Fried Chicken & Waffles
This dish was interesting.
The chef made a bold choice by using thigh meat and not chicken breast
or tenders. Seeing as how I love dark
meat, I appreciated the chef for this decision.
Dark meat is so much more flavorful and moist. The waffles were fluffy and tender and
somehow tasted like sausage. Yes that’s
right, sausage. We could not figure that
part out, but they were good. The orange
yuzu puree was both sweet and savory; we only wish they had added a little
more. Yet again with this dish the chef
made the tragic mistake of greasy chicken.
Will someone please increase the heat on the fryer!
Fish Tacos
So this is when everything went straight down hill…This dish
was an epic fail. We mean a fall down
the steps and break both legs, both arms and your neck kind of epic fail! Issue
number one, corn tortilla are rarely a good idea. They are an even worse idea when they are
dry, unflavored, hard and brittle. Their
poor tortillas were so bad that they put two on each taco because they were
falling apart. To add insult to injury,
the chef chose not to season the fish at all..none..zero..nada. Sigh...
The sauce used on the taco was also flavorless and season less. Oh and the fries…tasty but let’s say it all
together…GREASY!
Peanut Butter Pie
We are so grateful for restaurant redemption though
desserts. This peanut butter pie was
delicious. The rich and creamy peanut
filling was dense, rich and delicious.
The chocolate cookie crust was delightful and the macadamia nut ice
cream made you wiggle in your seat with delight. I do believe these two soul sisters engaged
in some dueling spoon action as we fought for the last bite. This desert was yummy.
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