Passion The Restaurant Taphouse and Winebar

Name: Passion The Restaurant Taphouse and Winebar
Address: 1036 Volvo Pkwy #3, Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
Telephone: +17574103975
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.1

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Pub & bar, Steakhouse in Chesapeake

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Do not leave without enjoying perfectly cooked ribeye, crab cakes and tuna. It's worth visiting this bar for good bread pudding, key lime pie and brulee dessert. Enjoy delicious wine, martinis or bourbon. Take your chance to taste great coffee.

At Passion The Restaurant, clients can celebrate any event: a wedding, anniversary or birthday party. The energetic staff at this place can show how much they appreciate their customers. The nice service is something these restaurateurs care about. You will pay democratic prices for dishes. At this spot, visitors can enjoy the quiet atmosphere and fine decor. The average rating of this bar on Google is 4.1.

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Cassandra S. 2 years ago on Yelp

We were hoping for a nicer atmosphere, but the seating was pretty bland. The food, however was good, and the service was great.

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Chris A. 2 years ago on Yelp

I would like to have visited the restaurant before writing this review, but the e-mails I sent inquiring about their menu and wine list were rebuffed with very strange "one word" responses. The Passion the Restaurant website claimed the restaurant was "fine dining" and recently purchased, so I wanted to check out a few simple things first (as I have learned to do these days). "Fine dining" is a restaurant experience that is typically more sophisticated, unique, and expensive than one would find in the average restaurant like Outback, Olive Garden, etc.; think Ruth's Chris, Morton's or especially Bob's Steak and Chop House. Many restaurants serving beef "attempt" to misguide customers about the quality of their beef in various ways. Fortunately, the USDA has stringent marketing regulations against this, but restaurants will continue to shamelessly try anyway. I asked three things directly about their menu in the e-mail, the first was if their Ribeye was actually graded USDA Prime (because they list it on their menu as "Prime cut" - which isn't USDA Prime, but I just wanted to see if the owner would be completely honest about it). Below is the e-mail string in it's entirety by Passion the Restaurant (with their "one word" responses): -------- Original message -------- From: Chris A*** ******@yahoo.com Date: 9/8/21 4:57 PM (GMT-05:00) To: hrvaeating@gmail.com Subject: Question About Your Menu Passion The Restaurant 1036 Volvo Pkwy #3, Chesapeake, VA 23320, Thank you for taking the time to answer a few questions about your restaurant. Your menu includes two beef steaks; a "Ribeye Steak - 10 oz. Prime Cut Certified Angus Beef" and an "8 oz. Black Angus aged Filet". 1. Is the Ribeye graded USDA Prime or is it a Certified Angus Beef "brand" Prime product. 2. What is the USDA grade of the beef tenderloin, if it isn't a CAB beef product? 3. Your website menu has a repetitive 2 page wine list "by the bottle"; do you have any wines by the glass? Thank you again for your time. Cordially, My name My e-mail My phone number ======================================================= On Wednesday, September 8, 2021, 06:00:40 PM EDT, hrvaeating hrvaeating@gmail.com wrote: W Yes. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone ======================================================== -------- Original message -------- From: Chris A*** ******@yahoo.com Date: 9/8/21 8:07 PM (GMT-05:00) To: hrvaeating hrvaeating@gmail.com Subject: Re: Question About Your Menu Passion The Restaurant 1036 Volvo Pkwy #3, Chesapeake, VA 23320, Not sure what the "Yes" was for. Was hoping for a little more detail, please. Can you provide that? It would certainly be appreciated, thank you... Cordially, My name My e-mail My phone number ========================================================= On Wednesday, September 8, 2021, 08:53:46 PM EDT, hrvaeating hrvaeating@gmail.com wrote: Yes Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone ===================================================== -------- Original message -------- From: Chris A*** ******@yahoo.com Date: 9/8/21 9:24 PM (GMT-05:00) To: hrvaeating hrvaeating@gmail.com Subject: Re: Question About Your Menu Passion The Restaurant 1036 Volvo Pkwy #3, Chesapeake, VA 23320, I'm just checking your menu before arriving, guess we won't be trying your restaurant. So much for "fine dining" in Chesapeake. In fact, I will be forwarding this chain to everyone I know in the area... Cordially, My name My e-mail My phone number =================================================== hrvaeating hrvaeating@gmail.com To: Chris A*** Wed, Sep 8 at 9:49 PM OK Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone =================================================== That was the end of the e-mail string... Every restaurant that uses the word "Prime" on their menu or exterior signage (especially when it precedes the beef item), should be ready to back it up with a grade USDA Prime shield. That's not just for steaks either, but also for that so called advertised "Prime Rib", because if that rib roast isn't actually graded USDA Prime, it's just another generic quality standing rib roast. But a more truthful USDA Graded Choice shield, would look pretty odd sitting next to an advertised "Prime" Rib roast (so they don't, they just fool you into thinking it's graded USDA Prime). Obviously, Passion the Restaurant is attempting to create the illusion their beef is of a higher quality than it is in reality. They intentionally hide the fact their beef isn't USDA Prime, nor is it dry aged in any specific way that would reflect "fine dining" quality (just wet aged in the cryovac bag it was purchased in, does nothing to tenderloin since it has no heavy connective tissues to break down). Oh, I didn't even bother about their generic wine. They claim to be "fine dining", but won't admit their food quality or wine availability by the glass...