Originally Posted by WhyFi

My in-laws are in Williamsburg. They eat out every meal. Like, EVERY meal... and, yet, they've never ventured beyond the national chains like Ruby Tues, Outback, Fridays, etc, etc, etc. Fuggin' depressing, 'specially when it seems that there are some nice little places about (oh, actually, there are a couple of non-chain eateries in the colonial area that they go to, but other than that...). Any restaurant recommendations when we visit next? I'd like to drag them out of their boring, comfortable shells. Oh, I ate at some Mexican place, a few visits back - I was pretty impressed, but that's not their bag, baby.