I had the Salmon Burger with extra avocado. The salmon patty was good, but the avocado was just a small, very thin slice that was barely noticeable, even though I paid extra for it. I felt disappointed with the quantity considering the price and didn't feel it was worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Hey And
I used to live right above this place when it first opened. I remember taking this picture because I wanted to put in an application since I had just moved to Virginia. When you guys opened, I fell in love with the fried chicken and fries lol.
Unfortunately, I had to move in November 2026, but this place has always stayed in the back of my mind. Today I was talking to a friend about The General Public and went to see if I still had the picture. I couldn’t find it—except for this one—and I realized it was taken on the exact same date as today. Felt like a funny coincidence.
I just wanted to say I’m really proud of you guys. The food is amazing, and I will definitely be back THIS year to try it again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Austin Stegerwald
Great customer service! Joe was very nice
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Highrize
I doubted this place, but the food tastes good little bland on the seasoning.But it's good.
Our group of five went on Saturday evening for dinner. Food was good, staff was friendly. We stayed for almost two hours playing cards! They didn’t ask us to leave.
One of my favorites when I'm in town. There are lots of burger joints these days but this one stands out as one of my favorite casual spots for an amazing burger and even better fries. The salads and bowls are awesome too. The music is cool and the staff are ALWAYS amazing.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amanda Bennett
I can't thank Lashawn, Chef General and Tanecia for their excellent service and kindness!
We had our JARED Holiday work party and they made it memorable! Great food, great service and overall great people!!!
If you are in the area, give them a try! Their bowls are delicious!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicolle D
I did not have a good experience here. Years ago, before I had a gluten allergy, I dined at the Suffolk location and loved the food and service. Now that I have an allergy I’m very mindful about where I eat. I called ahead to the Norfolk location and asked if they had any gluten-free options and was reassured that they could “make anything on the menu gluten free” I took that loosely because usually restaurants don’t have separate gluten free friers so my expectation was that I could perhaps get a burger with no bun, grilled wings, or a rice bowl. A few hours later I went with my husband and we were seated within a couple minutes. When trying to order I asked the waitress if their wings or burger patties were gluten free. She said let me go check and see and came back with a no. Then I asked what they had that was gluten free expecting there would be another option based on my earlier phone call to the restaurant. She went back and asked the cook and he said nothing in the restaurant was gluten free. We drove 30 minutes just to have to leave. The waitress was sweet and I could tell she felt bad but there wasn’t anything else to be done. My husband enjoyed his basil lemonade and she comped it but the overall experience was disappointing because I never would’ve driven that far knowing that there wouldn’t be anything for me to eat. I don’t expect restaurants to cater to my allergy but if I’m told on the phone very confidently that there is gluten free food for me and then we waste time and gas to go I feel pretty frustrated. If you don’t have an allergy this restaurant may be a good choice but I likely won’t be going back which is disappointing.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
JB
I visited The General Public restaurant for the first time in September 2025, and I visited several times thereafter!
The food is scrumptiously delicious and well prepared. And they offer great weekly lunch specials. Go, see, taste and enjoy for yourself!!
The GP in Suffolk is great so I had pretty high expectations for the location in Norfolk. The service was pretty much not existent, the food was ok at best, and the food took quite a bit to come out. It has a very weird atmosphere and appears to be an “order at the counter” establishment, but you have to wait to be seated and are “waited on”…which was confusing, because for the layout and the service, they could definitely get away with a seat-yourself/at-the-counter-register system and seating/waiting on customers almost seemed to weigh down the small staff there. One of the servers was very kind, I could tell they were in the middle of their busiest hours and they only had two servers so I really didn’t mind not being waited on nor the food taking awhile to get to the table. However, I don’t know if the establishment is going under maintenance, but they had boxes of utensils and napkins stashed to the side within the seating area near the restrooms. Since the only other waitress who served us our food was busily occupied, I grabbed two utensils wrapped in napkins out of an open box on the table for myself and my colleague who were dining there and the waitress rudely snapped at me, “you don’t need to touch anything over there, don’t grab anything, just leave everything alone” then wouldn’t let me put them back, which was understandable since I touched them (even tho they were wrapped) and she was in the middle of bringing out a lovely single fork and napkin a few minutes after bringing out our food (but also I didn’t know that was happening and there’s a stash of them out in the open so I’m trynna be nice so you don’t have to get them). Regardless, not a big deal, but then it took 20 minutes to get our check…again, just have customers pay at the registers if the servers are too overworked. What really made me unhappy with this location, is after being absent for our entire meal they automated 20% gratuity for themselves? I’m all about tipping, but not for absent servers and a waitress who was rude (she was probably stressed out, but still). Overall, a disappointing experience.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Spencer Mclennan
The website listed for the Norfolk location is not correct and lists items on the menu that are only available in the Suffolk location. The Granby location appears stripped down and has very little seating. Took about 15 minutes to get food. It was heavily seasoned but tasty just the same. Prices make this place a decent choice for the evening.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 4
Myah Olstad
The service was great, but the food took forever and didn’t taste good. Burgers too greasy and greasy fries. The shrimp was good but nothing in it was cooked yet it took the longest to get out of the kitchen. They’re were not busy so that wasn’t an excuse for the food being late, and I ordered 2things and it cost almost 30 dollars. Atmosphere was decent with art on the walls that was original, but I don’t know if the place is just bad or if we just ordered the wrong things. Would like to be proved wrong.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Deidra Wilson
Great service. Great overall quality in food. Loved the wings and waffles fries.
I had the Salmon Burger with extra avocado. The salmon patty was good, but the avocado was just a small, very thin slice that was barely noticeable, even though I paid extra for it. I felt disappointed with the quantity considering the price and didn't feel it was worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
I used to live right above this place when it first opened. I remember taking this picture because I wanted to put in an application since I had just moved to Virginia. When you guys opened, I fell in love with the fried chicken and fries lol.
Unfortunately, I had to move in November 2026, but this place has always stayed in the back of my mind. Today I was talking to a friend about The General Public and went to see if I still had the picture. I couldn’t find it—except for this one—and I realized it was taken on the exact same date as today. Felt like a funny coincidence.
I just wanted to say I’m really proud of you guys. The food is amazing, and I will definitely be back THIS year to try it again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great customer service! Joe was very nice
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
I doubted this place, but the food tastes good little bland on the seasoning.But it's good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caribbean Bowl, Waffle Fries, Jerk
Great burgers and excellent service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Waffle Fries
Our group of five went on Saturday evening for dinner. Food was good, staff was friendly. We stayed for almost two hours playing cards! They didn’t ask us to leave.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Waffle Fries, Grilled Chicken Wrap
One of my favorites when I'm in town. There are lots of burger joints these days but this one stands out as one of my favorite casual spots for an amazing burger and even better fries. The salads and bowls are awesome too. The music is cool and the staff are ALWAYS amazing.
Food: 5
Service: 5
I can't thank Lashawn, Chef General and Tanecia for their excellent service and kindness!
We had our JARED Holiday work party and they made it memorable! Great food, great service and overall great people!!!
If you are in the area, give them a try! Their bowls are delicious!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I did not have a good experience here. Years ago, before I had a gluten allergy, I dined at the Suffolk location and loved the food and service. Now that I have an allergy I’m very mindful about where I eat. I called ahead to the Norfolk location and asked if they had any gluten-free options and was reassured that they could “make anything on the menu gluten free” I took that loosely because usually restaurants don’t have separate gluten free friers so my expectation was that I could perhaps get a burger with no bun, grilled wings, or a rice bowl. A few hours later I went with my husband and we were seated within a couple minutes. When trying to order I asked the waitress if their wings or burger patties were gluten free. She said let me go check and see and came back with a no. Then I asked what they had that was gluten free expecting there would be another option based on my earlier phone call to the restaurant. She went back and asked the cook and he said nothing in the restaurant was gluten free. We drove 30 minutes just to have to leave. The waitress was sweet and I could tell she felt bad but there wasn’t anything else to be done. My husband enjoyed his basil lemonade and she comped it but the overall experience was disappointing because I never would’ve driven that far knowing that there wouldn’t be anything for me to eat. I don’t expect restaurants to cater to my allergy but if I’m told on the phone very confidently that there is gluten free food for me and then we waste time and gas to go I feel pretty frustrated. If you don’t have an allergy this restaurant may be a good choice but I likely won’t be going back which is disappointing.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
I visited The General Public restaurant for the first time in September 2025, and I visited several times thereafter! The food is scrumptiously delicious and well prepared. And they offer great weekly lunch specials. Go, see, taste and enjoy for yourself!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I just DoorDashed, great food! 10/10 highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Sandwich, Waffle Fries
The GP in Suffolk is great so I had pretty high expectations for the location in Norfolk. The service was pretty much not existent, the food was ok at best, and the food took quite a bit to come out. It has a very weird atmosphere and appears to be an “order at the counter” establishment, but you have to wait to be seated and are “waited on”…which was confusing, because for the layout and the service, they could definitely get away with a seat-yourself/at-the-counter-register system and seating/waiting on customers almost seemed to weigh down the small staff there. One of the servers was very kind, I could tell they were in the middle of their busiest hours and they only had two servers so I really didn’t mind not being waited on nor the food taking awhile to get to the table. However, I don’t know if the establishment is going under maintenance, but they had boxes of utensils and napkins stashed to the side within the seating area near the restrooms. Since the only other waitress who served us our food was busily occupied, I grabbed two utensils wrapped in napkins out of an open box on the table for myself and my colleague who were dining there and the waitress rudely snapped at me, “you don’t need to touch anything over there, don’t grab anything, just leave everything alone” then wouldn’t let me put them back, which was understandable since I touched them (even tho they were wrapped) and she was in the middle of bringing out a lovely single fork and napkin a few minutes after bringing out our food (but also I didn’t know that was happening and there’s a stash of them out in the open so I’m trynna be nice so you don’t have to get them). Regardless, not a big deal, but then it took 20 minutes to get our check…again, just have customers pay at the registers if the servers are too overworked. What really made me unhappy with this location, is after being absent for our entire meal they automated 20% gratuity for themselves? I’m all about tipping, but not for absent servers and a waitress who was rude (she was probably stressed out, but still). Overall, a disappointing experience.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
The website listed for the Norfolk location is not correct and lists items on the menu that are only available in the Suffolk location. The Granby location appears stripped down and has very little seating. Took about 15 minutes to get food. It was heavily seasoned but tasty just the same. Prices make this place a decent choice for the evening.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 4
The service was great, but the food took forever and didn’t taste good. Burgers too greasy and greasy fries. The shrimp was good but nothing in it was cooked yet it took the longest to get out of the kitchen. They’re were not busy so that wasn’t an excuse for the food being late, and I ordered 2things and it cost almost 30 dollars. Atmosphere was decent with art on the walls that was original, but I don’t know if the place is just bad or if we just ordered the wrong things. Would like to be proved wrong.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Great service. Great overall quality in food. Loved the wings and waffles fries.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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