Doumars Cones and Barbecue

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For four star Californian, try Doumar's in Norfolk. Here's a place to get good food. It's known for its dessert. It's been awarded the Best of Cheap Eats and Best of Barbecue Food awards. Know before you go: this place features outdoor dining. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a family atmosphere. This restaurant is very affordable. This place features breakfast. This place is open late and good for groups.

User Reviews of Doumars Cones and Barbecue

Yelp.com Review - by Holly L.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've been coming to this place ever since I was a kid, and I truly miss it now that I'm stuck on the west coast in Washington state. I went back there for the first time in about 4 years in August,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Nikki Q.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place is super cute. You are immediatly taken back to a time of 50s nostalgia, and the prices even match. I tried the minced pork with slaw, and it was great. A BBQ drive in is the best idea I've...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Laine A.

4.0 of 5 stars. I don't have a colorful history with Doumar's, so I see it a little differently that someone who can tie in happy childhood memories. To me there is only one reason to go to Doumar's, to get the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by John S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great food that is ridiculously quick. The BBQ is nothing special, but always solid, hot and good. The ice cream stuff here is where it is at, and the history is all over the place. Very Good.
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Paul P.

3.0 of 5 stars. I made a detour to stop here on the way home from North Carolina recently because any place good enough for Guy Fieri is good enough for me. However, I was slightly disappointed. The food was very...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Since moving to PA last year after almost nine years in Hampton Roads, I have been missing Doumar's something terrible. I still have not been back to VA (Seven Five Seven!) but one of the things that...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Mel N.

4.0 of 5 stars. If I were you, I wouldn't come here for the BBQ, come here for their desserts. Their Ice cream cones are handmade and are very very good! They are sweet and just taste oh so good. It makes up for...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Mary D.

3.0 of 5 stars. This place is a little over rated to me and it didn't live up to what everyone was saying. I was expecting much more from what everyone was rating this place. The quick service, amazing drive through...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Emily M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Doumar's is a great weekend and lazy day location. On a nice summer day where there's a cool breeze, it's the perfect spot to stop and let the car hops take care of you. The food is basic, fast, and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Bindesh S.

5.0 of 5 stars. [ ]a/ History. Since 1906. Supposedly where ice cream cone was invented. b/ Great drive through dining experience.c/ Very affordable for quality. I had pecan butter ice cream in the famous sugar...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Nik C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Ok first of all the map location that Yelp is showing is totally wrong. The address is good. This place is an old fashioned drive-in and the milk shake and ice cream sodas were great. The BBQ pork...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by John L.

5.0 of 5 stars. AMBIANCE This is one of the strangest establishments I have ever been to. Granted I live a very sheltered life in the urban mecca but this place was unique. For one, I had this misconception that this...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Adam H.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is the bomb. I love the pulled pork sandwiches and the hotdog sandwiches. You get a working man's meal at a very reasonable price. I love the drive in atmosphere and car side service.Great...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Rain S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great barbeque, great ice cream and milk shakes, and fabulous service. It is a blast from the past.
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2009
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over rates

When we moved here all we heard was how great this place was. We went and we were disappointed, the second and third time- same thing. The food isn't bad, but it's not wonderful. It's reputation is great but...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Carie B.

4.0 of 5 stars. We love eating here on Saturday afternoons when we have worked too hard in the yard and missed lunch! The food is good and fast, plus you can't beat the atmosphere. Also fun for out of towners to see...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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Best homemade ice cream!

My hubby stopped at this place due to a few of our friend's recommendations. We tried the pulled pork sandwhich, order of fries, and butter pecan ice cream cone. The sandwhich wasn't bad but we didnt get the...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Liza P.

4.0 of 5 stars. Ice cream in a dish covered with cone crumbles, hot fudge, and whipped cream. Perfect after school snack! Doumar's invented the first ice cream cone (one of the early machines is inside the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Sergio S.

4.0 of 5 stars. I came here wanting to sample the local bbq, completed that task and had the added bonus of experiencing what curbside service really is. How exciting! Nostalgic is also a good descriptive. Your...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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Doumar's

I ordered a burger and met with the most underwhelming sandwich of my life...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 10/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Eric C.

4.0 of 5 stars. If you're looking for a cheap place for food, Doumar's is a great option. But let me tell you how to order.So, imagine yourself driving up to Doumar's from Monticello. You park your car but don't feel...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2008
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great

this is some good bar b que..i love this place. ig you are going here fo lunch get their early because the lines are long.
kudzu.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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Yum!

Great selection with an awesome variety of foods. Good prices in a classic restaurant atmospehre!!!!
kudzu.com - user review - 09/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Missy S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Love Doumar's milkshakes, Taylor Roll sandwiches and car-side service!
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Christian M.

4.0 of 5 stars. About two weeks ago, I was watching Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. I was watching the episode dubbed, "Brain Freeze." I noticed that they went to a place called Doumar's in Virginia...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ashley G.

5.0 of 5 stars. One of my friends from out of town saw this place on Food Network and made sure that we went when she visited. It was everything she saw on TV and more. I love the old-school drive-in spaces,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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Great

Doumars is a classic food place. The service was excellent and the food was even better. The prices were also very affordable.
kudzu.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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Good

Food here is marvelous, and the ice cream boy o boy where should i start. Its just all around a great place to eat.
kudzu.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Molly T.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'll have a limeade and 4 (yes, 4) bbq sandwiches hold the slaw.Ahhh, this place is heaven. My little brother even took his prom date here. I mean the one and only place in Tidewater that's orginial...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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A True Classic

A must go. Curbside dining is fun for the kids. Most reasonablly priced place around. The limeade is worth the trip alone.
kudzu.com - user review - 07/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Emily P.

4.0 of 5 stars. Oh yeah...the drive in, a convertible, and I'm looking cool eating two minced w/slaw and sucking down a large banana shake.Probably would've looked cooler if my man and my two kids weren't slobbering...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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great burger

I love that they bring the food to your car . I had a really good burger and a great ice cream soda.
kudzu.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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Best Diner Experience

If diner-style burgers, grilled cheese, milkshakes, fries and BBQ sandwiches are your thing, then this is your place! Very affordable menu, old-fashioned style booths and bar. You can also drive up and eat in...
kudzu.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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Good Ice Cream

Ice cream is very good at this location. They also have good food. Staff is very courteous.
kudzu.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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Real IceCream

This is what they call real ice cream. If you have never had homemade icecream you have to give this a try.
kudzu.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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its what i want

its the best place for a good bbq sandwich and a homemade ice cream waffle cone. its the place i want to go every time i come home from college. and its inexpensive
kudzu.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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Love it

I love the car service. The icecream is very good and the burgers are outstanding. If I could I would go daily.
kudzu.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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Steppin Back in Time

What a great place!! They still serve you at your car. . .a piece of nostalgia in our backyard. Highly recommended.
kudzu.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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Old School

This place is a drive in and it give you that old school feel. The BBQ is great and so is the ice cream
kudzu.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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A real Drive-in

No skaters anymore but the hoistory is there as well as the greatest cones. Freashly made. Great food too!
kudzu.com - user review - 06/13/2008
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Nostaglic Drive-In

Great place to go back in time. Inside is filled with photos of old Norfolk. Good food, great ice cream.
kudzu.com - user review - 06/13/2008
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Old Fashion Fun

This is a great place to stop to get a burger and a shake and not leave the car. Fun for adults and kids.
kudzu.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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Nostalgic Cones

If you want to travel a bit down memory lane visit this cool place. It is st up like Sonic only with history behind it. It is the original cone factory in Norfolk. All is homemade and very tasty. You can...
kudzu.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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Just ok

Everyone told me I had to try Dourmar's. Well I did and I wasn't that impressed. The ice cream cones were good, but my sandwich could have been better.
kudzu.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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Traditional fun

I'm 44 yrs old and remember going there as a child, everytime I'm in downtown Norfolk around lunch I make the effort to go to Doumars! Great BBQ, and their home made ice cream cones are just as good as they...
kudzu.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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Great anytime - but not Sundays.

A hard working family - yes they are behind the counter - they take Sunday off. Great barbecue, shakes, and cones! Awesome value. Dine in or out (I've always walked in - its more polite to say hello to Thad or...
kudzu.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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Great place

Good food, very nostalgic, fun place to go. Make sure you leave room for the ice cream cone. You won't be sorry.
kudzu.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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1950's value, quality, and service - awesome!

A snap shot of history, Doumar's, offers an excellent value with real owners working behind the counter. Get the Double meat with slaw, a drug store milkshake, fries, and save room for a handmade cone!! This...
kudzu.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by john g.

4.0 of 5 stars. A classic. I'm sure there are other things on the menu, but a limeaide and grilled cheese, followed by ice cream is the only thing I'll ever need here. Super place with tons of history.
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Chris C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Cherry-limeade and a pork sandwich and a vanilla cone for desert. .all served to you in your vehicle. 4 stars for the food . .and an extra star for being crazy old and serving ice cream in hand-made...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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Great hang out

This is a great place to go after that concert, show, sporting event, anything. Great burgers, bbq and milkshakes. Fun for the whole family and a ton of history behind it.
kudzu.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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A Little History

I love to go here when i am around the area just b/c it is a part of Norfolk History that still remains today! Even the son of famous Mr. Dumar still comes in. The icecream cone maker is still standing and you...
kudzu.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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Curbside service

A staple of our city. You can still get ice cream and a burger brought to your car.
kudzu.com - user review - 10/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ranier D.

5.0 of 5 stars. A "Nawfuck" institution. Stay in your car and order and eat or make you way inside in a booth or at the counter and have one of the bast pork bbq sammiches around. You like your pork minced or...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Justin T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Everyone knows this place is special. Plus, the vanilla ice cream and cone are outstanding. Some of the best damn vanilla ice cream I've ever had. Besides, this place is older than Yoda and it's still...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Shannon E.

5.0 of 5 stars. It is easy to see why Doumar's have been in business for over 100 years! The service and food is great, limeades are made just right. Closed on Sundays.
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Amber N.

5.0 of 5 stars. One of my favorite places to eat in Norfolk. An old carhop fast food joint, and family run by the inventor of the ice cream cone. They still use the original first ice cream cone machine to make the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2006
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You want to have fun?

This is the place to eat and then of course the good food for cheap is also a plus. When you get there the girl will come to your car and you will order. They serve burgers, hot dogs and the best barb...
judysbook.com - user review - 11/10/2005
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Excellent food at affordable prices

Doumar's is a legendary restaurant. They were the first to make waffle cones way back when in the early 1900's and they still have the same machine making waffle cones as they did when they first sta...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/13/2005
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Tradition

Doumar's has been a family tradition since the 70s. My mother went as a teenager when she was at Granby. In the 80s my mom and dad went there for dates. 90s and beyond were the child years for my sister and I....
citysearch.com - user review - 07/10/2003
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Alway Has Been, Always Will Be the VERYS

After growing up with Doumar's (couldn't wait until my parents would take me there as a child and later driving myself in High School), I returned everytime I came back to visit the Norfolk area! I have taken...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/03/2003
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Like My Mom Used To...

The food is great, especially the limeaid, the bbq, and the ice cream they make there! It's fun to sit in the car, turn on the oldies, and have someone skate up to your car. It's just like my mom used to do...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/19/2002
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Ice cream cones, best of South

one can't say more than "the very best" - for years it has been the very best !
citysearch.com - user review - 11/22/2002
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Original Sonic

Original Sonic in downtown Norfolk. Leave your lights own and get good bbq and extremley good shake for under 5.00
citysearch.com - user review - 10/26/2002
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Take a trip back in time

A real drive in with Fifties style food and atmosphere. A great family place.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/25/2002
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Cool Local Hangout

We LOVE Doumar's!!! I have been going there for BBQ and ice cream since I was a little kid. Now I take my 3 kids there for the same. They love it just as much as I do. The cones are made fresh every morning by...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/23/2002
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