My favorite thing to eat in Harrisonburg would
definitely be Magnolia’s.
It’s a Mexican restaurant downtown.
They definitely have the best tacos in town.
It is also filled with a really diverse community,
which I think a lot of people may not know.
We are home to a lot of refugees from different
countries, so as you’re walking around town,
you’re going to find the normal pizza shops,
but you’re also going to get amazing Indian
food, Spanish food, Caribbean food, so obviously
my favorite thing to do in town is try the
different restaurants – what they have to
offer.
I think through these different places, you
get a look into these cultures.
As a JMU student, being exposed to things
like this is really important, and I think
I’ve grown as a person because of it.
I feel like we have more restaurants than
people in Harrisonburg, and especially downtown.
Billy Jack’s, Jack Brown’s – those two
are my favorites.
And there’s one Indian restaurant called
Taste of India in the town, which is really
good.
Taste of Thai is one of my favorites.
There are very many ethnic restaurants in
this area.
I remember my daughter left from the northern
Virginia area to Birmingham, and she missed
all the ethnic restaurants that she was used to.
I think for a city as small as Harrisonburg, they
offer a lot in the way of diversity.
We have many nice restaurants here.
One of my favorites is Veto’s.
It’s an Italian restaurant.
And then we have Mexican restaurants here,
and other ethnic restaurants as well.
And we like to try them all.
It also still feels like a small local town
in many ways.
We have a fantastic farmers market, every
Saturday morning, all year long.
You can go to the farmers market for locally
baked bread, locally grown vegetables, locally
grown meat, locally made soaps and candles
and jewelry and sometimes barbecue chicken
and crab cake sandwiches, and it’s a wonderful
place to go.
You meet friends from the community and so it still feels like a small town.
