NVM Review

Best of the US II: Brunswick Stew - Top Notch

By Warren Rojas

This Fredericksburg touchstone fields the most vegetable-rich entry in the bunch, lavishing guests with garden-fresh goodies while never skimping on the broth-infused poultry.

“It’s definitely the most popular soup that we have,” a 15-year restaurant veteran says of the pre-Civil War-era brew.

Base: low-simmered tomatoes backed by potatoes, corn, okra (nice touch) and lima beans

Proteins: chunked, white meat chicken rounds out the experience

Bonus: complete the Southern tribute by cooling off with an ice-filled glass of Firefly Sweet Tea vodka

By Warren Rojas

The Camper’s Special ($9.25) is an overstuffed overture encasing a bean burger topped with homemade hummus and assorted sauteed vegetables within a cocoon of melted cheddar and mozzarella. The Adventurer ($8.20) summons an almost equally imposing tortilla filled with Sammy’s signature black-bean cakes (tasty mounds of fried bean goodness), onions and cheddar cheese, flanked by homemade salsa.