Dominicans in Hampton Roads area? - Page 2

deelt · #11 03-20-2006, 04:17 PM

Sorry Boo. No can't do. My cousin just left and I aleady have weekend plans for the rest of the month. In fact I'm heading to NYC for that last weekend.
Have fun in FL.

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Originally Posted by Jon S.

Deelt, let me know before you go so we can meet up. As long as it's before the 30th, we're good...

ssasy · #12 03-20-2006, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jon S.

Yeah, I drove thru there on the way to St. Louis about a month ago, it was pretty.........and not much else. You won't meet any Dominicans there or anywhere outside of: Richmond, the Hampton Roads area or Northern VA. Keith R and other users live in NoVa, I have a few friends in Richmond and some other friends in the Hampton Roads area. The bad thing is that most Dominicans I know from there have left the area, because of the military. I am getting out in about 2 weeks and moving back to Florida next week but we can still get in touch......

Deelt, let me know before you go so we can meet up. As long as it's before the 30th, we're good...

I know that the number of Dominicans in Charottesville does not surpasses 15 if not less than that. I've recently learned through my husband that there is a restaurant called "Caribbean Malecon" whose owner is Dominican. He confirmed that the Dominican community here is almost non-existing. I am planning on visiting the restaurant soon to try the food.
Well, if I was the one moving to Florida I would be sooo excited. I cannot wait to move from Charlottesvile to a different area that at least feels a little bit "more like home".

jaine · #13 03-21-2006, 06:17 AM

I think there is quite a few Dominicans living in Lebanon, PA. Theres a restaurant downtown thats good but I dont know if it is Dominican.

ssasy · #14 03-21-2006, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jaine

I think there is quite a few Dominicans living in Lebanon, PA. Theres a restaurant downtown thats good but I dont know if it is Dominican.

Jaine, I used to live in Reading, PA which is really close to Lebanon. The number of dominicans living in Reading is very big. There you can find tons of Dominican restaurants. However, the majority of them are fonda o comedor style. Almost in every corner is a dominican hair salon and in the bodegas you can find all the dominican products ( malta morena, salami, etc.) Unfortunately, the delicuency rate is very high. I think that the crime rate in Lebanon is not as high as Reading but Lebanon is a smaller city.

kcl060 · #15 02-23-2007, 01:30 AM

You guys know there's a Dominican club and restaurant in Richmond called Quisqueya right? Grupo Xtreme came there once. It's usually pretty poppin on Saturday nights. Not too far from Hampton Roads to just go and hang out one night. And charlottesville...I'm in school there and the closest Dominican anything is in Richmond as far as I know.

Kyle · #16 02-23-2007, 06:21 AM

i am originally from the Richmond area and i have relatives in Va Beach, Chesapeake and Norfolk. Quisqueya is located at 6346 Midlothian Turnpike Richmond, VA. not a lot for dominicans happening in that area. but like someone else posted, we can always do a get together !!!

kcl060 · #17 02-27-2007, 08:49 PM

By the way, I hear about Caribbean Malecon, too, and I was going to try it a few weeks ago, but it must not be in business anymore because I didnt see it

Quisqueya in Richmond is a restaurant too though. You could always go try that. The same people that own it have a market about 10 or 15 minutes away on Hull St Rd (yea i know that sounds weird), but I dont have a street number. Definitely check out Quisqueya, though.

Yea, I think if you can count Charlottesville as having more then 15 Dominicans, it would only be if you count the UVA students, too.

Chip00 · #18 02-27-2007, 09:37 PM

My brothers next door neighbors in Williamsburg are Dominicans and the wife makes un moro pa' chuparse los dedos. If anybody want their contact info let me know by pm.

ssasy · #19 03-04-2007, 10:42 AM

Thanks Kyle and kcl060 for the Quisqueya Rest. address. I will definitely give it a try.
kc060, you are right about Caribbean Malecon, it has been out of business since Sept-Oct. of last year. I don't know what went wrong because the people seemed to like it, and although the food was not very Dominican because they kept the same menu the previous owner had, during the week he had a Dominican buffet for lunch and it was delicious. In case you don't know, there is also a "Sunday salsa" here in C'ville but I don't even know what to comment on that........

Kyle, the get together sounds like a good idea to me. If you guys want to do it count me in.

Jon S. · #20 03-06-2007, 02:43 PM

Quisqueya is nice, it's a club at night. I moved back to Miami about 11 months ago, so I don't know what's going on out there anymore. Richmond was definitely more "urban" than where I was at when it came to the nightlife, but there were more establishments in the Hampton Roads area for Latin@s......