Dr. Ho’s Humble Pie

On our way home from visiting with family for Thanksgiving in central Virginia, we usually stop for gas at a large white building that houses several businesses about thirty minutes away. This time we first stopped to see a 400 year old white oak at the Oak Ridge Estate, and then stopped for a bite to eat at the gas station exit. It was highly recommended by our family to do both. The first garnered an image for my 52frames challenge this week, and the second was to get a humble pie at Dr. Ho’s. I’m not sure what the meaning of the name is, but it is located in North Garden. I had always noticed the place before, but we never tried it - until now. They have an extensive pizza menu, soup, sandwiches and other good things. The buzz about it is that everything is home made using ingredients from the surrounding farms, breweries and wineries. The crust is hand tossed, and we ordered the humble pie to go, along with a quart of potato leak soup and an Italian sub. It was interesting to watch the surroundings as we waited for the order. There were several people dining in and a steady stream of pick ups. When the order was ready we took it all to the car and enjoyed a couple slices of pizza with a hand tossed crust. Both of our adventures on the way home were worth the stop. There’s more to the white building than just a gas station.