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Backstreets Restaurant
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
12 reviews for Backstreets Restaurant
12 reviews in English
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Review from Marc D.
10/6/2011
While the menu looks VERY different than it used to when I was a manager of this place, I fondly remember their pizzas.
They had the best Chicago style deep dish pizzas that I had tried not in Chicago. Their owner was always creating new dishes to change up the menu, and looking for ways to expand business. It looks as though they have taken a Cajun spin. Hopefully, that is working out for them.
Incidentally, I met my ex-wife there. Yes, she was an employee.
Yes, I am an awful human being.
But, you knew that already.
I have many many stories from this place, but I suspect it is best not to share them here. Or anywhere, really. -
Review from Zach R.
Blacksburg, VA
3/19/2012
Food arrived 1 hour, 40 minutes after delivery order placed. I ordered the chicken parmesan and BBQ chicken strips. The food was cold, the chicken parmesan was burnt and a challenge to eat. The chicken strips had no BBQ flavor, was more than 50% fried-coating, and each "strip" was the size of a roll of dimes. Would have been a 1 star, but the spaghetti under the chicken parmesan was tasty after being microwaved.
Big disappointment, I will not order again or recommend to others. -
Review from Julia W.
5/30/2011 1 Check-in Here
My fiance & I came here for lunch on a Friday afternoon and were pleasantly surprised.
It is located on the corner and has a lot of other restaurants nearby. We chose it because it looked like it'd offered a good lunch selection as well as having free parking on site.
Our waitress seated us outside and we were able to mull over the menu. We had just missed the lunch pizza buffet (it seemed to be a great deal with many choices & cheap prices).
We ended up ordering the meatball sandwich as well as a individual pizza. They both were delish and we had no leftovers between us.
The only small callout was that our waitress seemed to forget about us (we were seated out back with another couple). We had no napkins or silverware and had to track her down to get some. Only a big deal as pizza and meatballs were being eaten and can make a bit of a mess.
Other than that, I'd be back as the pizza was great. Definitely shoot for the buffet as you can get by the slice. -
Review from Micah P.
2/12/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Overall, this is a good place. You get a good mix of Italian and New Orleans style cooking.
I usually get the Cajun Spicy Shrimp Alfredo and I recently tried their pizza and it was delicious! The bread is homemade and they have a big selection. I tried the cajun pizza to get a similar taste of the Cajun Spicy Shrimp Alfredo and I loved it! The cajun shrimp on top tasted just like the shrimp in the alfredo and all the peppers and chicken on top of the pizza were a treat. -
Review from Amanda P.
11/27/2010
I don't get it. Backstreets generally has good food, though it's hit or miss, and how can the service be so slow when the restaurant isn't busy? The last time I ate here, my sandwich was somewhat scorched, though I ate it anyway because we were in a hurry to catch a flight out of Roanoke (and our food had already taken long enough to arrive!). It would have tasted really good if it hadn't been burnt. The fries, however, were good, and everyone else at my table enjoyed their calzones. I know that Backstreets is capable of more than this, because we had some good food here when we lived in the area about two years ago. I used to love the baked ravioli, so I hope it's still as good as I remember. The parking lot is cramped, but there's a parking garage across the street if you can't find a closer spot.
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Review from Amita R.
Herndon, VA
1/13/2009
I had fond memories of this place, especially their pizza, which is one of the reasons we decided to try this place out for brunch on our way out of town. After being there, I kind of wish we hadn't. Their food wasn't terrible by any means, but it wasn't too great either. My fiancee had fried eggs with a side of bacon and toast. The bacon was terrible, which we immediately told our server about. (She was nice enough to take that off the bill) The eggs were little bit runnier that we had hoped. I had their 8" NY Style Pizza w/ Green Peppers and Red Onion. When I think of NY Style, I think of real thin and crispy kind of pizza. This was far from it. Again, it was okay, but not really what I was hoping for.
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Review from Tom V.
Blacksburg, VA
8/20/2011
It was AWFUL. I ordered the dinner sized portion of eggplant parm for delivery. The order came with a portion of garlic bread and a spaghetti side. There were 4 pieces of eggplant, each one had the exterior breading burnt and every bite had a charred taste to it. The side of pasta was incredibly small. Not even enough to coat the bottom of one of those silver delivery containers. There was hardly any sauce on the pasta or on the eggplant and when that was combined with the burnt taste of the eggplant, everything came off as dry. The garlic bread was properly portioned, but had the opposite issue in that it was doughy and undercooked and rather bland for garlic bread. This disaster of a meal cost me a whopping $17.30 +tip for delivery. Can't say that I'm ever going back. Absolutely zero standards for quality control.
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Review from Patrick M.
Herndon, VA
8/4/2008
Good pizza, but great calzones and salads! Plus they carry Sam Adams Cherry Wheat for 2 bucks a bottle and you can sit outside.
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Review from Misono A.
Berkeley, CA
1/29/2009
I just remember the gyro pitas (with grilled spiced beef and lamb strips) here were really good! Their bruschetta was delicious as well. Apparently they are known for their pizza, but I don't believe I ever tried it. A nice sit-down restaurant with good ambience; sometimes there is a very long wait, though.
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Review from Kim T.
Effingham, SC
4/4/2010
The best thing about this place in my opinion is the pizza and calzones. The rest is pretty average Italian fare. They have some things that are on the pricey side but the calzones and pizza are at a fair price. The service can be a bit slow but overall it's not bad. Their lunch buffet is good if you don't mind not having too much variety. They usually put out a few pizzas with a few options for dessert. The quality is great but the variety not so much. I'd go here again but only for their pizza or calzones.
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Review from Gary C.
Blacksburg, VA
8/30/2008
I went to Backstreets with my 3-year-old son last night before the Virginia Tech women's volleyball game. I hadn't eaten at Backstreets since I was a student at Tech more than 11 years ago, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I was very pleasantly surprised! The hostess was very nice and engaged my son in conversation. We were seated immediately, which surprised me on a Friday night at 6:15. Our server was a college-aged guy and he did a good job. The best part of the night was the New York Style pizza we ordered. It was outstanding! By far the best pizza in Blacksburg in my opinion. When we left, the hostess asked my son if he'd come back and see her ... most definitely, but mostly for the food! I can't wait to try their calzones and salads as Patrick M. suggests in his review.
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Review from Kevin O.
Blacksburg, VA
7/5/2010
When I moved here, I was told to this was the place to go for good pizza. I tried it and was disappointed. It's not bad, but it's not good either. I've only been back a couple times since, there are several better choices for pizza in the area. I did recently return to try their breakfast. The menu items were intriguing, giving a bit of an Italian twist to traditional breakfast food. I ended up splitting the Grand Combo Plate with my wife, (which is pancakes,eggs, bacon, sausage, fruit, toast, & potatoes, nothing exciting) along with an order of beignets. They were out of fruit, so they offered to substitute with an item of our choice, no big deal. The potatoes were seasoned rather heavily, and the pancakes had a strong grainy taste. Otherwise, no real surprises, everything was prepared well and cooked as ordered. I'd like to come back and try some of the more interesting options, but I'm in no hurry.
