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Charlottesville: Fry's Spring Station restaurant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzBoSQOnBSpdudIrRpNbXdQoHVCXVPCc0qS0sMvOJRJvD7mrXP29MQyKt2qP9unqsgf_FyGHXB4riI4U_dNscPtYJkbOM0BGgr4EjzS1rmvuZl6bxwOCjyoaw7bwktwTxytbwnQ9vbZ61/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzBoSQOnBSpdudIrRpNbXdQoHVCXVPCc0qS0sMvOJRJvD7mrXP29MQyKt2qP9unqsgf_FyGHXB4riI4U_dNscPtYJkbOM0BGgr4EjzS1rmvuZl6bxwOCjyoaw7bwktwTxytbwnQ9vbZ61/s640/8.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">In a renovated 70-year-old service station on the corner of Charlottesville's Jefferson Park Avenue and Maury Avenue, <a href="http://www.frysspringstation.com/menu.php">Fry's Spring Station</a> is an award-winning restaurant offering gluten free, vegetarian, and vegan courses that are appetizing for all palates.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0zTY30EmoI-3YFPWRzFFut8KuJ_Eykpppa-GohuXvLKgNIlYPmLw5LQNATXzEGx-fow-27l8R-aQsRyvRoNsG2qLbjxzcNmWMhCgC_Igaf73YjF4XW3P-MryOpCq-h_OmUVKpfjwlduT/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0zTY30EmoI-3YFPWRzFFut8KuJ_Eykpppa-GohuXvLKgNIlYPmLw5LQNATXzEGx-fow-27l8R-aQsRyvRoNsG2qLbjxzcNmWMhCgC_Igaf73YjF4XW3P-MryOpCq-h_OmUVKpfjwlduT/s640/1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A brick oven is capable of cooking 22 wood-fired pizzas at once. They also offer crisp and crunchy salads, pastas, and Paninis on  Foccacia bread, with a variety of entrees, sides, and appetizers as well as a large <a href="http://www.frysspringstation.com/menu.php#drinks">selection of adult beverages</a>, many from local vineyards and breweries.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Plentiful outdoor seating beckons guests on warm and cool evenings,  thanks to year-round heat lamps, while inside 100-person seating  ofers exposed brick and  reclaimed heartwood pine floors. With a mixture of  Spanish, Jeffersonian, and Art Deco architecture, Fry's Spring Station  offers a sophisticated, one-of-a-kind dining experience in the heart of  Charlottesville.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNU4aMSo3KvW1wr0b1zLMQAJ4zWvGlAxI78vVZdsIzNAXYS9CXJboUe4R6Rx7Gn8ohcYFrXIm-NHK7w4HyE5hSL1tBy2cObZb1cAvqkR6UiC_KMwPXy00LEUqRdPl5VWQxUpAZWOjFwbg2/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNU4aMSo3KvW1wr0b1zLMQAJ4zWvGlAxI78vVZdsIzNAXYS9CXJboUe4R6Rx7Gn8ohcYFrXIm-NHK7w4HyE5hSL1tBy2cObZb1cAvqkR6UiC_KMwPXy00LEUqRdPl5VWQxUpAZWOjFwbg2/s400/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Margherita Supreme wood-fired pizza: roma tomatoes, fresh basil and fresh mozzarella. Scrumptuous.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLr5NTvQRQvgmu7KNdYs_eESpwTgv35_ep3tPPzR2YdrULM_NlSnpXPsjl0qS900j58YDh7JiFkfJJSCVqGenoRAiSYwHn1FiWQm2kzeaVpHaawnROS_6ISJv9yFP2LiygumieYfTavk-/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLr5NTvQRQvgmu7KNdYs_eESpwTgv35_ep3tPPzR2YdrULM_NlSnpXPsjl0qS900j58YDh7JiFkfJJSCVqGenoRAiSYwHn1FiWQm2kzeaVpHaawnROS_6ISJv9yFP2LiygumieYfTavk-/s400/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fry's pretzel appetizer with three dipping sauces -- honey mustard, ranch, and marinara. Also pictured: spinach salad with roasted red peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, hard boiled egg, bacon, and tangy vinaigrette.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXyXrxk2ugpSiQkEHdQBw3qFQnw0pWbDqHTpeeuXOlXpzRzSLj7-Pj7udQOb9pZwOtolvra1OZJQsD_270TJRMmKJf5x75pOueF_l-qid7M6ZvqtqclU7FEZJbaSm9y9pNNNjILeIlnIo/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXyXrxk2ugpSiQkEHdQBw3qFQnw0pWbDqHTpeeuXOlXpzRzSLj7-Pj7udQOb9pZwOtolvra1OZJQsD_270TJRMmKJf5x75pOueF_l-qid7M6ZvqtqclU7FEZJbaSm9y9pNNNjILeIlnIo/s400/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chicken Club panini with side garden salad. Not shown: Bold Rock cider from Bold Rock Cidery in nearby Nellysford, a crisp and refreshing hard cider crafted with care using Virginia Apples. The guys in our group proclaimed it some of the best they had ever tasted.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_yK5w9qSp5gNXz-MKD15k7SjrYqKxFCklbIHYwrtVAiAC3tSUS2F8mfhAOptytJjJLYZT97MiNTV7qf47q37U-yjZ-B-Z1KDHllMpmoYLws6y2eCbe9b1990jNkAUu73zhbHhkYbPu8b/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_yK5w9qSp5gNXz-MKD15k7SjrYqKxFCklbIHYwrtVAiAC3tSUS2F8mfhAOptytJjJLYZT97MiNTV7qf47q37U-yjZ-B-Z1KDHllMpmoYLws6y2eCbe9b1990jNkAUu73zhbHhkYbPu8b/s400/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Jefferson wood-fired pizza: white pizza with fresh arugula and prosciutto. Not shown: Pear and Gorgonzola salad made of mixed greens, grape tomatoes, candied walnuts, sliced pear, gorgonzola, and orange vinaigrette. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8udatJX-G8b7__zOu_0j4dDAhCKHNRnvF4SJICv6EPkfew6jGsKOQk9t_ZOvDrBAKiwwkWaibWg6La3Bv3XPU36GN3BEZ_5AwYHfjnHeSttDbMi0s9eF1tvko07K_mErqr-b9woPSmnn/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8udatJX-G8b7__zOu_0j4dDAhCKHNRnvF4SJICv6EPkfew6jGsKOQk9t_ZOvDrBAKiwwkWaibWg6La3Bv3XPU36GN3BEZ_5AwYHfjnHeSttDbMi0s9eF1tvko07K_mErqr-b9woPSmnn/s400/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Framed prints on the walls are scenes reminiscent of service stations from an earlier time. By the time we left, patrons were inside and enjoying the outdoor patios.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGU8uT-2tzdn9sEn1oIsqGJjZEUU5DFq1xQe609FpaHU5ZvSyKNMClYWnix6TNque6S14yDKBtnlr2rVKRhbGFItyp-uGbsQzRl327CRozbyRnwPBcNVaAUQ9kEYlUWpvSckgFuWPOK6H/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGU8uT-2tzdn9sEn1oIsqGJjZEUU5DFq1xQe609FpaHU5ZvSyKNMClYWnix6TNque6S14yDKBtnlr2rVKRhbGFItyp-uGbsQzRl327CRozbyRnwPBcNVaAUQ9kEYlUWpvSckgFuWPOK6H/s400/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One down side: There are five tight parking spaces behind the building and no on-street parking. It's obvious they have a lot of foot traffic. Other than that, the food and atmosphere definitely make it a popular choice for lunch or dinner.</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell</div><div style="text-align: left;">August 1, 2013 </div></div>

In a renovated 70-year-old service station on the corner of Charlottesville's Jefferson Park Avenue and Maury Avenue, Fry's Spring Station is an award-winning restaurant offering gluten free, vegetarian, and vegan courses that are appetizing for all …

Charlottesville: Fry's Spring Station restaurant

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