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Petes Park-N-Eat in Opal Closed forever.
Posted by:
Historic Virginia
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Date: January 10, 2015 06:52AM
Good old Pete's Park n eat is no more. Lots of UVA and Longwood kids would stop at Pete's on their way to school and plenty of gun guys who shot at Clark brothers would get ice cream or pizza there. I guess It's just another roadside icon to bite the dust. Sad.
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Re: Petes Park-N-Eat in Opal Closed forever.
Posted by:
Say it Ain't So
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Date: January 10, 2015 07:52AM
Used to stop there often after shooting up Clark Bros. range. Will be missed.
Nip
Nip
Re: Petes Park-N-Eat in Opal Closed forever.
Posted by:
gfdghhg
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Date: January 10, 2015 10:03AM
I'm sure those people own the lot since they've been there since long before the intersection improvements. Why stay open when you can lease the lot? Sheetz probably pays $250k or more a year for their land lease. Easy money.
Re: Petes Park-N-Eat in Opal Closed forever.
Posted by:
Bambang Soelistyo
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Date: January 10, 2015 10:11AM
Classic greasy spoon joint. The food was tasty but certainly not healthy.
Funny story: I lived near there many years ago. It used to be the only place in that area to get a pizza. Went to pick up a pie once to take to a pool party. As I was driving to the party I had to make a quick stop due to some dickwad in front of me slamming on the brakes because he missed his turn. The pizza was in the front seat. The box didnt slide off the seat but when I opened it to check the pizza all the cheese and toppings had slid right off the crust and was mashed up in the corner of the box. Left on top of the crust was a glistening pool of grease. Yummy!
Funny story: I lived near there many years ago. It used to be the only place in that area to get a pizza. Went to pick up a pie once to take to a pool party. As I was driving to the party I had to make a quick stop due to some dickwad in front of me slamming on the brakes because he missed his turn. The pizza was in the front seat. The box didnt slide off the seat but when I opened it to check the pizza all the cheese and toppings had slid right off the crust and was mashed up in the corner of the box. Left on top of the crust was a glistening pool of grease. Yummy!
Re: Petes Park-N-Eat in Opal Closed forever.
Posted by:
Trey stinky
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Date: January 10, 2015 11:07AM
The flyover they built there for southbound 17 traffic is a great example of a multimillion dollar bungle by VDOT. What a fail!!
Re: Petes Park-N-Eat in Opal Closed forever.
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That was soooo funny
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Date: January 10, 2015 11:58AM
Bambang Soelistyo Wrote:
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> Classic greasy spoon joint. The food was tasty but
> certainly not healthy.
>
> Funny story: I lived near there many years ago. It
> used to be the only place in that area to get a
> pizza. Went to pick up a pie once to take to a
> pool party. As I was driving to the party I had to
> make a quick stop due to some dickwad in front of
> me slamming on the brakes because he missed his
> turn. The pizza was in the front seat. The box
> didnt slide off the seat but when I opened it to
> check the pizza all the cheese and toppings had
> slid right off the crust and was mashed up in the
> corner of the box. Left on top of the crust was a
> glistening pool of grease. Yummy!
that's you're idea of a funny story? Wow.
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> Classic greasy spoon joint. The food was tasty but
> certainly not healthy.
>
> Funny story: I lived near there many years ago. It
> used to be the only place in that area to get a
> pizza. Went to pick up a pie once to take to a
> pool party. As I was driving to the party I had to
> make a quick stop due to some dickwad in front of
> me slamming on the brakes because he missed his
> turn. The pizza was in the front seat. The box
> didnt slide off the seat but when I opened it to
> check the pizza all the cheese and toppings had
> slid right off the crust and was mashed up in the
> corner of the box. Left on top of the crust was a
> glistening pool of grease. Yummy!
that's you're idea of a funny story? Wow.
Re: Petes Park-N-Eat in Opal Closed forever.
Posted by:
urban blight
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Date: January 10, 2015 12:03PM
The flyover is helping more as time goes on but many travelers do not update their GPS software and they still get confused there. Pete's land became too valuable now that the Opal gateway project has been approved. It wont be long before all those businesses including Clark Brothers are razed.
http://www.fauquiernow.com/index.php/fauquier_news/article/public-gets-its-first-look-at-unique-plan-for-opal
http://www.fauquiernow.com/index.php/fauquier_news/article/public-gets-its-first-look-at-unique-plan-for-opal
Re: Petes Park-N-Eat in Opal Closed forever.
Posted by:
Coronary Corner
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Date: January 10, 2015 04:02PM
The original VDOT plan was for a service road to be built on the south bound side of 29 to access Clarks and Petes. Not sure what's going to happen now, but I'm sure Petes will get bulldozed. I doubt anything will happen to Clarks. That place has a booming business (pun intended).
It's kind of a cool building if your into 50'-60's architecture. The food was horrible if you had any designs on living a long life. I imagine most people who were regulars there died before their 50th birthday.
It's kind of a cool building if your into 50'-60's architecture. The food was horrible if you had any designs on living a long life. I imagine most people who were regulars there died before their 50th birthday.
Re: Petes Park-N-Eat in Opal Closed forever.
Posted by:
cheap eatz
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Date: January 10, 2015 06:38PM
Coronary Corner Wrote:
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> The original VDOT plan was for a service road to
> be built on the south bound side of 29 to access
> Clarks and Petes. Not sure what's going to happen
> now, but I'm sure Petes will get bulldozed. I
> doubt anything will happen to Clarks. That place
> has a booming business (pun intended).
>
> It's kind of a cool building if your into 50'-60's
> architecture. The food was horrible if you had any
> designs on living a long life. I imagine most
> people who were regulars there died before their
> 50th birthday.
Yeah the burgers were greasy and the soft serve cones as well as the real dairy milkshakes were to die for. Great place to eat about five times a year. Eat there every day and die young. I will miss that place. Mcdonalds is going to move to the gateway center but not sure what Clark brothers will do. A campground, new truckstop and two motels are going in plus a bunch of retail.
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> The original VDOT plan was for a service road to
> be built on the south bound side of 29 to access
> Clarks and Petes. Not sure what's going to happen
> now, but I'm sure Petes will get bulldozed. I
> doubt anything will happen to Clarks. That place
> has a booming business (pun intended).
>
> It's kind of a cool building if your into 50'-60's
> architecture. The food was horrible if you had any
> designs on living a long life. I imagine most
> people who were regulars there died before their
> 50th birthday.
Yeah the burgers were greasy and the soft serve cones as well as the real dairy milkshakes were to die for. Great place to eat about five times a year. Eat there every day and die young. I will miss that place. Mcdonalds is going to move to the gateway center but not sure what Clark brothers will do. A campground, new truckstop and two motels are going in plus a bunch of retail.
Re: Petes Park-N-Eat in Opal Closed forever.
Posted by:
Best pizza in VA.
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Date: January 10, 2015 06:46PM
They had the best pizza, real pizza that would put any New York city joint to shame.
Re: Petes Park-N-Eat in Opal Closed forever.
Posted by:
wmyTj
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Date: January 10, 2015 11:06PM
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Posted by:
ExHcb
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Date: January 10, 2015 11:06PM
Coronary Corner Wrote:
> Not sure what's going to happen
> now, but I'm sure Petes will get bulldozed. I
you haven't been on ffu if you dont know whats going to happen - or your lying
we suspect both and hope you leave
> Not sure what's going to happen
> now, but I'm sure Petes will get bulldozed. I
you haven't been on ffu if you dont know whats going to happen - or your lying
we suspect both and hope you leave
Re: Petes Park-N-Eat in Opal Closed forever.
Posted by:
Shooter longtime
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Date: January 11, 2015 11:58AM
Clark Brothers plans to move to a much larger facility in Culpeper. They plan to have a gun store in the new gateway shopping center but the firing range has to be relocated. It will be bigger and better but further away. I wonder how much lead is in the ground at the current location? Two years from now there will be a Hampton inn parking lot on that site.
Re: Petes Park-N-Eat in Opal Closed forever.
Posted by:
Cornball Brother's brother
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Date: January 11, 2015 12:08PM
Shooter longtime Wrote:
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> Two years from now there will be a
> Hampton inn parking lot on that site.
Who the hell would want to spend the night in Opal VA?
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> Two years from now there will be a
> Hampton inn parking lot on that site.
Who the hell would want to spend the night in Opal VA?
Re: Petes Park-N-Eat in Opal Closed forever.
Posted by:
No To Clark Bros.
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Date: January 11, 2015 12:39PM
Shooter longtime Wrote:
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> Clark Brothers plans to move to a much larger
> facility in Culpeper. They plan to have a gun
> store in the new gateway shopping center but the
> firing range has to be relocated. It will be
> bigger and better but further away. I wonder how
> much lead is in the ground at the current
> location? Two years from now there will be a
> Hampton inn parking lot on that site.
Fuck Clark Brothers - Overpriced, unfriendly service, there are better places to go for gun needs.
Try gunbroker.com
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> Clark Brothers plans to move to a much larger
> facility in Culpeper. They plan to have a gun
> store in the new gateway shopping center but the
> firing range has to be relocated. It will be
> bigger and better but further away. I wonder how
> much lead is in the ground at the current
> location? Two years from now there will be a
> Hampton inn parking lot on that site.
Fuck Clark Brothers - Overpriced, unfriendly service, there are better places to go for gun needs.
Try gunbroker.com
Re: Petes Park-N-Eat in Opal Closed forever.
Posted by:
Rest in Pieces
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Date: January 11, 2015 12:47PM
I agree Clarks is overpriced but you can't complain about the people who work there. Very friendly and knowledgeable....unless YOU are an asshole. Then they will make sure to exploit you.
Have you ever purchased a gun from Gunbroker.com? I doubt it. You don't just point and click and get a gun delivered to your front door. You still have to go through someone with a FFL to complete the purchase. Can take weeks. I don't know about you but when I buy a gun I like to be able to handle it first.
Green Top has better prices but it's a 4 hour round trip for me.
Have you ever purchased a gun from Gunbroker.com? I doubt it. You don't just point and click and get a gun delivered to your front door. You still have to go through someone with a FFL to complete the purchase. Can take weeks. I don't know about you but when I buy a gun I like to be able to handle it first.
Green Top has better prices but it's a 4 hour round trip for me.