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• WEEKender restaurant review archive Date published: 10/11/2001
451 Jefferson Davis Highway 540/368-2800 Prices: Sandwiches, $3.25 regular, $4.25 large Combos (include side orders and drinks) $4.95 and $5.95 Platters, $7.95 to $9.95 Side orders, 85 cents to $1.25 Kids' menu, $2.95 and $3.95; children eat free on Tuesdays Hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Other information: Barbecue to go available by the pound or half-pound; side orders also available for takeout Party catering available Order and pay, then wait to be called when your food is ready. It's served on trays in plastic containers. Credit cards are accepted. THE FREE LANCE-STAR Whether it's beef or pork, tomato-sauced or just plain vinegary, barbecue should be fresh and juicy and tender. That's how it's served at the Virginia Barbeque Company at the U.S. 1 bypass and Fall Hill Avenue in Fredericksburg.The restaurant just had its grand opening--marked by the addition of two very large concrete pigs by the front door--but it's really been open since early summer. Apparently, that's long enough for it to have developed a reputation as a good place for a quick barbecue sandwich, coleslaw and fries, or for pounds of take-home barbecue ($6.50 pork, $8.50 beef) for parties. The Virginia Barbeque Company offers three varieties of traditional barbecue--a Texas beef, a North Carolina pork served mostly unadorned and, of course, a Virginia pork with a tomatoey sauce. You can try all three by ordering the "novice BBQ sampler platter," which comes with two side dishes ($8.95). It's a good deal if you're hungry and like plenty of meat. Three ounces of each are enough to give you a good idea of your favorite. I'm not a fan of beef barbecue, so the Texas variety wasn't for me, but the beef was tasty and had a peppery kick. The two pork barbecues were very good--the North Carolina version smoky and zingy with vinegar and bits of red pepper, the Virginia version really scrumptious with a piquant tomato-based sauce. The menu boasts "bomb" French fries (95 cents for small, $1.25 for large). Instead of precut potatoes frozen and deep-fried by the vanload, these tasted like fresh-cut spuds perfectly cooked and served hot. They were excellent even without ketchup.
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