Originally, from Charlottesville, they have recently opened in Richmond. The space is brightly painted and art work from the Crossroads Art Center graced the walls, which I thought was a very nice local touch. The ordering concept features picking a sandwich ($5.99 - $7.49), salad ($6.75 - $8.25), or platter ($7.49 - $8.99). Then pick a stick (or kebob). Options include mixed veggies, chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, or lamb. Select a sauce for your kebob – Cucumber-Yogurt, Fire-Roasted Pepper, Sesame-Lemon Vinaigrette, or Creamy Cilantro-Lime. If you pick a platter then you also pick a side – ranging from Hummus to Tabouleh to Roasted Eggplant Salad. Fries ($1.99) and onion rings ($2.49) can be ordered as extras. Limeades, Mango Lemonades, the usual assortment of beverages and beer are available in the liquid refreshment department.
We had a lot of decisions to make. I chose the sandwich (no tomato) with the African Spiced Pork Loin kebob and the creamy cilantro-lime sauce ($6.49). I added grilled onions for an extra $.75. The kebob was wrapped in a grilled flatbread. To drink I ordered the “fresh squeezed” limeade ($1.95). My grilled kebob delicately sported some spices, but the taste was lost with the sauce and the onions. And while the sauce, onions and grilled flatbread were all tasty for the $7.25 price tag, I did not seem to get a lot of food. And even though the limeade said “fresh-squeezed” it came out of one of those beverage circulators. All of the squeezing must have occurred in the morning before opening (I hope).
My hubby ordered the platter with the Chili-Spiked Beef Sirloin kebob ($7.99) with the cucumber-yogurt sauce and Tabouleh. The platter came with Basmati rice and grilled flatbread.
Once again the sauce over-powered the slightly spiced beef. He really liked the rice and the Tabouleh was decent. Still, for the price, the meal seemed skimpy.
Sticks has a neat concept that focuses on grilled preparations and not fried ones. It also offers plenty of veggie options. But we paid almost $20 for lunch and non-alcoholic beverages and left wanting to go across the street and order a Dairy Queen Blizzard because we were not satisfied. With Jason’s Deli just a few doors down and Panera Bread and Chipotle across the street, the competition will be fierce.
Sticks
Willow Lawn Plaza
1700 Willow Lawn Dr. #115
804.282.7010
5 comments:
Sticks makes the BEST hummus... you have to go back and try it!
My family (kids 11 & 13) LOVES this place and I like that it's a fresher alternative to fast food. Get the sandwich so you have the full-sized flatbread and order the sauce on the side so you can determine the amount to add. That and some pita chips/hummus is more than enough to feed anyone from a growing teen to a 40 something parent. We've filled up one frequent buyer card already...
Cross the river and go to Jerusalem Halal, Turner & Hull.
I am so going there this weekend!
The time I went there I saw a lady squeezing a bunch of lime. So i guess it's for the limeade :).
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