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Lightfoot

Lightfoot

11 N King St, Leesburg, VA 20176, United States

Wine • Pizza • Seafood • Ice Cream


"My wife and I decided to try the Lightfoot restaurant for the first time on our 16th wedding anniversary. We found it in a google search for fine dining in Northern Virginia and then one of our co-workers vouched for the restaurant. At the restaurant, we had to park at one of the free public parking areas in the rain less than half a mile away, but we didn't have a problem with that since we had an umbrella. We were greeted by a manager (we presume he was a manager since he was seen everywhere in the restaurant after he sat us down). The manager was personable with us as he sat us down and before he walked away from our table. He even came back by to check on us 2 more times before we left. We were serviced by the bartender who provided respectful customer service. The restaurant even gave us complimentary champagne (2 glasses) to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We ordered appetizers (deviled eggs and fried green tomatoes with shrimp) and then our main entrees (Braised pork, shrimp and grits and organic buttermilk fried chicken). Then we shared a big ice cream sundae (they were out of the mint chocolate chip one, but we still enjoyed the regular ice cream sundae). The reason for 4 stars and not 5 stars was because my wife unfortunately did not enjoy her appetizer (fried green tomatoes with shrimp or her braised pork, shrimp and grits entree). Other than that, the experience was great at the Lightfoot restaurant from the greeting, the ambiance, the food and customer service."

Burnt Pizza Co.

Burnt Pizza Co.

2620 N Sutton Rd, Hoffman Estates I-60192-3706, United States

Pizza • Vegan • Cheese • American


"In terms of pricing, $12.99 for an 11-inch pizza isn’t competitive. Competitors like Mod offer more size options, while Burnt only has a one-size-fits-all approach, except for kids' pizzas. At Mod, I can get a pizza, salad, and soda for around $16. However, at Burnt, it's $13 just for the pizza, plus $7 for a salad, and a few extra bucks for a drink. On a positive note, the staff was willing to remake my pizza with less cheese and paid more attention to leaving some crust. However, they seemed a bit put out by my request to serve it without the paper underneath. The second pizza held the toppings much better, though maybe their crust isn't designed for heavy toppings. It was decent but still very hot from the oven and had an extremely thin, dry crust—perhaps a nod to their name "Burnt." I personally enjoy the char on Blaze Pizzas, and their crust isn't dry, which Burnt hasn’t quite perfected yet. I noticed they cooked my pizza for about 8 to 9 minutes, possibly to avoid the toppings falling off again, but in doing so, the crust ended up drying out. The atmosphere was nice, with pleasant music, but the restrooms were a letdown. They were dirty and had appliances that showed their age. Having a blow dryer without paper towels meant that after washing my hands, I had to touch the door handle that others likely didn’t clean, which was quite off-putting."