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Poised smack in the heart of the Fan, among numerous Main Street art galleries, Six Burner is where food and art meet. It is a comfortable neighborhood restaurant that maintains warmth and affordability and at the same time turns out superior meals with outstanding service.

Art is an essential element in both the food and the essence of the restaurant. Art by various local professionals enhances the exposed brick walls. Currently, giclees by Loryn Brazier, depicting restaurant scenes, complement the interior of the restaurant’s dark woods, crisp white linens and intimate lighting.

On the back wall above the backlit shelving for the world of wines they offer, Beth Marchant (who owns the restaurant with husband Ry) has created a fresco depicting Tuscan and French vineyards over top a trompe l’oeil brick wall.

Most important, the ambiance provides the perfect background for Chef Lee Gregory’s approach to culinary. “We begin with the best product we can get, and we let it speak for itself,” said Gregory, who is guided by his devotion to local and regional product, which can include such unusual ingredients as fiddlehead ferns, ramps or nettles.

To ensure the freshest, best quality product, Gregory culls from local and regional purveyors. Fresh fish comes from a local source. April strawberries come from Virginia Beach, while a supplier in Culpeper provides duck eggs laid just a day or two ahead of appearing on a plate at Six Burner. He keeps the menu interesting by adding seasonal foods, like shad roe, soft crabs and seasonal produce, and rotating some year-round staples. The Sunday Brunch menu, for instance, which is served from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., currently features Frittata with Morel mushrooms and ramps over grits; and local eggs with white beans, shrimp and chorizo.

Affordability is part of Six Burner’s appeal. You can always order a la carte. Or there are a few ways to get a well-priced, well-chosen sampling of Gregory’s inspired fare: a three-course dinner priced at $22 is available Monday through Thursday; and a Chef’s Tasting Menu, featuring five courses chosen by Gregory is available every night. A three-course prix fixe menu for $16 is offered at Sunday Brunch.

Oenophiles will be happy to know about Six Burner’s monthly wine classes which include a speaker and sampling of five different wines along with hors d’oeuvres. And every few months, Six Burner offers full wine-maker dinners, usually featuring a certain country or region. The next one is May 15 and will showcase Italy. And the wine rep from Italy will be there.  Be sure to call for reservations. Best of all, Six Burner now has an on/off premises alcohol license, so if you find a wine you love over dinner, you can buy a bottle to take home.

After raising money for The Virginia Home last month, Six Burner hopes to do more benefit dinners, including one for the 17th Street Farmers Market in June. The Six Burner crew is also busy gearing up for “Broad Appetit”, a competition among area restaurants for the Top Dish award judged by the public and a panel of judges. Even with all the activity, Six Burner continues the delicious repasts that comprise this creative American restaurant.

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You may want to give them another try Chris.  If I recall, they changed some kitchen staff and brought in some talent since they opened a few years ago.  I’ve eaten there and never had anything less than a delicious meal.

Went here for a b-day celebration 2 years ago and thought the atmosphere was great and the service was good.  But the food was sub-par.  I had the steak with celery root puree and vegetable medley.  The steak was nothing special, could have been made anywhere, and in fact I think I could have made a much better steak at home.  It was rather thin and juiceless, but that may have been the goal because I think they were aiming for the celery root puree to make up for the lost moisture.  But that was a nasty idea because pureed celery root is absolutely gross with steak (save it for England).  It is much better suited with a vegetarian dish.  The bread was average as well and made me miss the french hard rolls from Ukrop’s.

Other than that, I think it’d be a fine place to drink because the design of the place is nice.  Perhaps I ordered the wrong meal, but I haven’t been back after spending $40 on one meal with wine because I expected much better food.

good idea, brandon.

Six Burner
http://www.sixburner.net
1627 W Main St
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 353-4060

hey Brick!  Post the address, phone number and website of the places you review!!!