I'm calling a health inspector.

I have a cat and they get on the kitchen counters when I'm not in there in search for food! 😼

But I also wipe down my counters with Lysol wipes before cooking and watch him like a hawk when preparing food.

So far, zero reports from friends and family (or me) of foodborne illnesses from my kitchen in all my years 🤞🏻

You’re right the curves are not linear. That’s also why with vacancy rates at historical lows even minor increases in demand (due to natural population growth or transplants) causes rents to spike faster than population growth rates. Coming back down from that spike would require a lot more housing than a few projects here or there but widespread regional construction which even under some of the rosiest forecasts by people (like myself mind you) isn’t going to happen. This is in part because even in a more permissive regulatory environment there’s going to be a mismatch between buyers and sellers due in part to rising interest rates on the cost of moving to a new home. To say nothing of sellers choosing to sell to a developer rather than an individual. But that’s part of why we need more widespread legalization of housing forms in the roughly 70% (will have to calculate this again) of this city is explicitly zoned for single family homes. This permissibility also makes it easier to build more of the much needed affordable housing too, for what it’s worth.

All housing is good and we need more of it at every price level. That’s it. (I’ll get off my soapbox now)

Lol, you'd probably walk into his kitchen and tell him it's filthy and then get asked to leave.

Yes, we need more housing. But I agree with u/treestreestreesrva point that the focus seems to be more infill housing in the already densest - and oftentimes most expensive - urban neighborhoods. And my completely practical concern with that is you cannot make the numbers work because the dirt is too expensive. And then you get very limited solutions - like infill - that don't scale and/or yield expensive properties. So why not focus on places where the dirt continues to be sufficiently affordable? Such as Zip Code 23224, as you mentioned.

You and I would get along.

Who?

I love most of those letters in that combination.

There's already a restaurant in the works to replace Saison.

I never really went to Max's but I was around the area a bunch it didn't often seem that busy. I do hope something Saison-esque pops up in the Max's space though.

Check out Solar United Neighbors. It’s a co-op that will help you get multiple quotes and assess each one.

Right. Sort, soak (purge), de-beard, rinse/scrub, steam.

At the time, I figured that they kept running out of previously filtered mussels by the time I ordered them—thus the extra wait while everyone else got their food—and it was just a constant game of cutting corners. Except it kept happening and I gave up. I can only do so much understanding as a customer.

Now, I figure they were just cutting corners and betting on a calculated risk that only some people would complain about the sandy crunch between their teeth while the rest would be too nice to say anything 🙄 Except I don't pay to have sand in my mouth.

They probably weren't purging their mussels. In addition to scrubbing the outside of their shell, good restaurants will soak the mussels in clean salted water to get them to open up and move clean water through them.

Thats two empty restaurant spaces on the same block now, with Saison closing as well. Excited to see what comes next

Great location but was a mess all around. The place was huge, the menu was overpriced, the format was dated, and the food was bleh

I've played MtG in various online formats but never with a physical deck in person, but I'd be down to give it a shot; hang out a bit and see how it goes, to see if it's something I'd be down to spend start investing a bit of money in for a valid deck. Hit me up with a DM if you're open to newbies.

Hey sent you a DM

Even if I don’t particularly love a restaurant, it makes me so damn sad to see another Richmond restaurant close. And it’s happening so often these days. Bummer

+1 for Sigora, I got multiple quotes and theirs was the best.

Loved their mimosas. The food….. not so much.

I used to love here when they first opened. I haven’t had a chance to go in years. Sad it’s shutting down.

They had an awesome European beer selection on tap. Gonna miss the peeing Belgium boy tap handle

I'm a little sad but mainly for the older memories of when I enjoyed going to Max's on Broad.

The last three times I went (years ago), there was grit in the mussels both visit and I'd tend to get my meal like 5-10 minutes after everyone else got theirs. Two of those visits, I complained and they said they'd make me a new batch. Well, I just got new batches of grit.

Obviously, I know mussels basically thrive in and around grit, but I also know how to clean and rinse them when I make em myself at home and I never get grit when I do it.

The third time I just accepted it as "normal for Max's now" and we didn't go back after that. :/

It's a cool space. I went last month, was a tad disappointed in the food given the nice ambience. Looking forward to seeing what's next there.

Lol supply and demand are not linear curves. This is economics 101. Increasing supply in expensive areas will not lower prices. The demand is more inelastic here and RVA exhibits that to a T.

Please understand economics beyond the most simplistic supply and demand curve graph you once saw

Never been, just know its reputation as kind of pricey and old school. I give them kudos for recognizing that area won't really support the business model anymore and am interested to see what they try in the space - it's definitely an anchor in the Arts District!

I've just gotten back into mtg, so I just have one EDH deck right now. I'd be up for playing, but I wouldn't be able to play until after 5 PM. Send me a DM if that would work