Taste In Virg - Sandbridge

Tasty sandwich, even had a little farmer's market out front

I went to taste and had an anaphylactic reaction. I ordered a smoothie and a salad and informed the cashier that I had a severe allergy to all nuts. She said okay . Usually if a place can not guarantee that there will be no cross contamination they say this when I place an order or there is a sign up. TASTE did not have or do either. I sat down and ate my food, and after one sip of my smoothie I knew something was wrong. I called 911 and as I waited outside struggling to breathe a firetruck and ambulance pulled into the parking lot. When I tell you not a single employee even looked to see what was going on, I was shocked. As I was brought to the hospital my boyfriend and friend followed. Thankfully I was able to be released from the hospital the same day. My boyfriend then tried to contact TASTE corporate for hours that day and was not able to reach anyone until two days later. As a result of the incident TASTE refunded our meal and gave us a $25 gift card (which we will not be using). I then reached out and asked for them to pay my emergency room copay which they agreed, however it took over a month to get the check, which I picked up in person. I really hope they take this incident as a blessing, as I am still here today and can advocate on behalf of others who have life threatening allergies. If you can not accommodate, that is fine, but please, PLEASE have a sign or train your employees to say so at checkout. I will never eat here again, because I fear it could kill me, literally.

Food is always good, as well as the service. It's always just a little too loud inside.

Unfortunately what once made this place great 10-15 years ago has really lost a lot of its magic. Still a fun little place as a tourist but be warned portions have gotten much smaller and service is not quite the homey atmosphere it once was. Shore drive is pretty hit or miss if you can put an order in online. From the days of only being able to call them to now not even taking orders over the phone this place has gone pretty corporate. Hot House is still banging though.

This place was good. Everyone was courteous, but they seemed overly busy. 35 minute wait for sandwiches is a bit intense, but we weren't in a hurry. I just wonder about a bottleneck in the process somewhere that slows things down. Who knows! It doesn't matter though because I gave them 5 stars overall anyway.