Roasted Jun 13, 202691 views91 pts
We're sorry. Actually, no we're not.
Norfolk's got the world's largest naval base but somehow half the city still looks like it lost a war. It's like having a massive aircraft carrier parked next to a food desert with crumbling infrastructure. Even the sailors must wonder if they're supposed to be protecting this place or helping rebuild it.
Nothing says fine dining like spending three hours wrestling with a blue crab for two ounces of meat while pretending this counts as Norfolk's signature cuisine. Sure, Doumar's says it invented the ice cream cone in 1904, but apparently they forgot to invent anything else worth bragging about since then.
Norfolk decorated the city with giant mermaid statues because nothing says 'thriving arts scene' like fiberglass fish-ladies scattered around town. They've got a whole 'Mermaid Map' for tourists to follow, which is perfect since actual cultural landmarks are about as rare as a decent housing market here.
Norfolk sits there desperately claiming to be Hampton Roads' cultural hub while Virginia Beach gets all the tourists and Williamsburg gets the history buffs. It's like being the forgotten sibling who keeps insisting they're the most interesting at family dinner while everyone's already planning their escape to the beach.
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