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Type of Business: Restaurant
Cuisine: American
Price: $$
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Rating Criteria
1. From Scratch: Serves mostly (i.e., more than half of the menu) fresh food, prepared from scratch. Does NOT rely primarily on kits or prepared/partially prepared foods from commercial food services.
Yes
Comments: No commercial kits used and all food cooked from scratch.
2. Local/Organic: Offers at least some locally sourced and/or organically produced food and/or wild-caught seafood.
Yes
Comments: In the summer they purchase some of their vegetables from a local farm.
3. Pastured: Offers at least some pastured animal foods.
No
4. Organs: Offers some dishes made with organ meats (liver/paté, sweetbreads, heart, kidney, brains, etc.).
No
5. Cooking Fats: Cooks (sautés) in natural fats such as butter, lard, tallow, duck fat, coconut oil, or olive oil; uses lard, duck fat, or tallow for frying.
Yes
Comments: There is no deep fryer at this restaurant. Food is cooked in butter or olive oil.
6. Bone Broth: Makes own bone broths/stocks for use in soups, stews, gravies, and sauces (does NOT use canned broth or powdered soup bases).
Yes
Comments: Occasionally offers chicken soup made from chicken bones.
7. Seasonings: Makes most of its own seasoning mixes (does NOT use flavoring packets or MSG).
Yes
8. Salad oils: Makes most of its own salad dressings using olive oil or cold-pressed sesame oil.
Yes
Comments: Some dressings are made in house and those that are are made with olive oil.
9. Breads: Offers genuine sourdough bread.
No
10. Beverages: Offers lacto-fermented beverages (such as kombucha or kvass).
No
11. Condiments: Offers lacto-fermented condiments.
No
12. Desserts: Offers desserts made with natural sweeteners (such as raw honey, maple syrup, maple sugar, molasses, date sugar, palm sugar, coconut sugar, sorghum syrup, or malt syrup).
No
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Location & Contact
Historic Downtown Cape Charles
219 Randolph Ave
Cape Charles, VA 23310
219 Randolph Ave
Cape Charles, VA 23310
The Cape Charles Coffee House has a welcoming atmosphere that reflects the rich heritage of a historic town and the relaxed pace of the lifestyle on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The owners, Marshall and Roberta Romeo, specialize in breakfast and lunch and provide catered meals and on occasion weekly dinners usually with a cultural theme. Their breakfasts are a staple for locals and tourists alike. The scrambled eggs are gently cooked in butter and are light and fluffy. They offer gluten-free bread and make all of their food from scratch.