Five 01 City Grill

I'm going to kick this off with a classic, Five 01 City Grill. It's quite simple - if you haven't been to 501, you should go. This is one of our go to spots on Wednesday nights when all of the pizzas are $5.99. If we arrive between 7 and 8 we plan on waiting 10-20 minutes for a table which is really no problem since Pacifico (a favorite beer) and Corona are only $2 all night. We have tried just about every pizza on the menu and they are all great. Recently, I had the Bbq Chicken Pizza but requested shrimp instead of chicken. I wasn't disappointed. A perennial favorite is the Wolfgang's Shrimp and Goat Cheese Pizza. I always look forward to lunch on Thursday since the pizzas are large and I always take half home.

We have been trying to pry ourselves away from pizza night to try Tuesday Night Tapas and Wine, but we have been unsuccessful thus far. On Tuesday night the Spa Menu (available here) is specially priced at $10 and all wine (by the glass or bottle) is half price. We'll let you know when we've tried it out.

(photos via Five 01 website)

UPDATE 1/16/10: R and I went to pizza night this week and I ordered the BBQ pizza with shrimp. Much to my dismay, 501 has switched to using bay shrimp on the pizza and they had a very fishy taste which I did not enjoy. I would not recommend ordering this pizza. R's Manhattan pizza was still great though.


Here is a run down of all the nightly specials:

Tuesday: Tuesday night tapas, $10 spa menu selections, half price wine
Wednesday: $5.99 pizza, $2 coronas, corona light and pacifico, $3 margaritas
Thursday: all martinis on their extensive list are $5 with live music after 7:30
Friday and Saturday: live music

The restaurant's full menu is available here: http://www.five01citygrill.com/ordereze/Content/1/Summary.aspx
Location: 501 N. Birdneck Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
http://www.five01citygrill.com/ordereze/directions.aspx
Phone*: 757 425 7091

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