Our Favorite Neighbors: Top Restaurants, Shops & More

We consider ourselves super fortunate to be in the business of helping children smile brighter. But we’re just one of many businesses and organizations working together to make Chesterfield and Midlothian the best possible communities they can be. We love supporting the places that help us be at our best, whether they’re serving a delicious lunch or putting a smile on our own kids’ faces.
 
Now we can’t name every business that we love supporting around town, but we can give a special shout-out to a couple neighbors who regularly make a difference in our lives (and our patients’ lives).
 
The Midlo Meal Plan
Despite our great team chemistry and amazing patients, days can still get long if we don’t recharge for lunch. And similarly, some days call for a celebratory meal afterward. Here are a few of our favorite spots to grab a quick to-go lunch or sit down for some good team bonding:

• Vinny’s Italian Grill
  6737 Lake Harbour Dr.
  While the regional Italian chain has locations all over Virginia and even North Carolina, our eyes are on the location we can see from our office. For our money, you can’t find a better pie — and don’t sleep on our staff’s favorite, the Philly Steak Sub.
  
  
• Glory Days
  6151 Harbourside Centre Loop
  The nostalgic sports bar and restaurant serves up all the games, as well as solid wings, burgers, and a short rib grilled cheese we promise you won’t be bringing home in a leftover box.
  
  
• Raising Cane’s
  6921 Lake Harbour Dr.
  There’s something to say about the simple things in life. Here you know what you’re getting — golden delicious chicken tenders — with the only question being, how many? This new location down the street from the office is ultra-sleek, clean, and always has a long (but fast-moving) line outside the drive thru.

 
Other Favorite Spots:

• Gabe’s
  11003 Hull Street Rd N.
  Sure, Gabe’s has pretty much everything, from shoes to housewares. But they also have scrubs, which is huge for our staff.
  
  
• Children’s Museum of Richmond
  6629 Lake Harbour Dr.
  The Chesterfield CMOR location is a hop, skip, and a jump away from our office — literally. Watch your kiddos harvest produce, work as an auto mechanic, and complete the art project de jour. It’s a great reward after a cavity-free appointment (of course, we provide some pretty sweet rewards for our patients as well.)

 

• Uptown Alley Richmond
  6101 Brad McNeer Pkwy
  Toss a strike, play some arcade games, then grab some grub at this family fun center.
  
  
• Metro Richmond Zoo
  8300 Beaver Bridge Road
  You don’t need to drive all the way up to D.C. to see lions, tigers, and bears. Right down the road in Winterpock, our own backyard zoo boasts more than 2,000 animals, from penguins and zebras to giraffes and orangutans.

 
This isn’t an exhaustive list; we have plenty of other favorite local spots to eat, shop, and be merry (just ask us!). Of course, we hope that Commonwealth Pediatric Dentistry makes your list of favorite places in Chesterfield and Midlothian, too.

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