NO CAVITIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Although my hygienist, Amy, who is now a KERF reader (hi Amy!) noticed I have been flossing less. Time to get back on that wagon! I really do love flossing, I just got a little slack with it – more like 4-5 times a week instead of 7. Not having any cavities (and eating lots of savannah bars!) is reason enough to get back going!
Matt napped on the couch while I worked later this afternoon. It was gorgeous out!! I also didn’t get hungry all afternoon – makes me think my body thought the bubblegum toothpaste I was cleaned with was food! We still weren’t terribly hungry at 7pm, but we had to go to the bakery to check on the power situation.
So we decided to go for a quick dinner out on the way!
Our destination was Boylan Heights, Cville’s famous burger bar.
And this snippet from their website is why I love it there:
Actually, we ate at Boylan Heights for the first time about a year ago. It was a busy Saturday and we didn’t have the greatest experience. Right after the bakery opened, I met the owner, Kara, who had read my post, and she invited us back to try it again with a gift card. I felt horrible for not giving it a great review, so tonight we returned.
We lucked out with fabulous lighting in an open-air spot under a garage door!
Beer for him, club soda for her. So much better than plain water!
What…to…order?
They have a veggie burger, a vegan burger and loganic grass-fed beef. Tough, tough choice!! Since the veg ones did contain onions, I went with the beef. I don’t order burgers out much because you don’t know the source of the meat, but this time was different, so I decided on beef.
I ordered mine with goat cheese (!!!!), tomato, K+M and lettuce. I love a fru-fru burger, but lately I’ve been into back-to-basics flavors.
It was delicious, and the bun was especially buttery good.
Salad on the side! The jack cheese was my favorite part. The vegetables were my favorite part 
Matt built a burger with smoked provolone and sweet potato fries – I bartered about a quarter of those in exchange for 1/3 of my burger. He agreed!
Very glad we went back – this meal was delicious.
After dinner we held our breath as we counted the lightbulbs from The Corner to McIntire Plaza
On
On
On
On
ON!!!
We have power, but we do not yet have internet, which could be a problem with our registers and phones tomorrow.
We worked for a while, calling employees and throwing out all of the perishables in the sandwich cooler 
So sad. So very sad. But a few hundred dollars in food is nothing worth risking any kind of sickness from – non-negotiable.
Have you ever been in a bakery, at night, that you own, with 2-day old cookies?
I don’t recommend it.
Nevermind.
I DO recommend it!!
Dessert on the house!!
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Those burgers and sweet potato fries look great!
I love the snippet from their website! Very cool!
Congrats on the cleaning at the dentist….it feels great to have a clean mouth, I know it’s wierd, but I love flossing!
So glad you guys have power and enjoyed your date night.
I was SO surprised I had zero cavities too, after all those sweets the past couple months!
I got cavities for the first time in college after eating a bunch of Now & Laters! The dentist told me sweets are ok (brush, obviously), but absolutely stay away from ALL sticky candy!!
Your dinner looked goooood. I love you and Matt together. You seem like you have such an easy relationship and work well with one another
. Has your personal relationship changed much since becoming business owners?
Thanks
Our relationship hasn’t changed too much, but I do think we’re a lot more relaxed now that the stress of opening a business is over. That was awful. Running one is a lot more fun
I think every time I go to C’Ville, I always eat at Boylan Heights. I love putting a fried egg on my burger there!! Yay for power!
Hope everything gets on track soon with your phones and your registers. Whew – good thing you didn’t let those cookies get any older! Ha!
Glad your dentist visit went well. Your dinner looks awesome and its great that you have power again. It looks like your day turned out well after all.
That has got to suck! What do other bakeries do? DO they have a back up system??
I have no idea..
Yay, good news all around tonight! Half off burger night is my favorite in town.. getting a burger with all the classic fixings out is such a fun meal.
Yay for no cavities! I seriously need to get on the flossing train. My dentist hates me.
That burger looks delicious!
I like a basic burger. Let the meat speak for itself!
Pretty, white teeth!
congrats on being cavity free!
I have a checkup on Thursday. I am totally OCD about my teeth and go every 4 mos for cleanings. Ive never had a cavity and dont want to start now!
“But a few hundred dollars in food is nothing worth risking any kind of sickness from – non-negotiable.”–Ugh…SUCH a shame to have to throw out food but I totally agree with your logic, of course!
Kath, I am SO with you on preferring sparkling water/club soda over plain old water! My boyfriend thinks I am crazy but I truly prefer the bubbles… so much more refreshing!
I also have a hard time choosing between veggie burgers and really good beef burgers.. seems ironic doesn’t it? I guess its more a matter of quality and nutritional value? Those burger buns look awesome as well!
SO glad the power is back on and I hope all else is good to go so y’all can be back in biz tomorrow.
When I was in college I worked as a baker for 2 years. I LOVED my job but the hours were rough! Though… I did seem to account for the random cookies and muffins as some sort of extra awesome payment
Don’t you feel like you passed a school test when you leave without any cavities? haha
Glad you guys got power back, hope you’re up and running for business tomorrow!
Mmm those photos of your burgers are making my mouth water. Sounds like a great place.
Oh my, I would be in big big trouble if I worked in a bakery…
What a day Kath! Although it stinks to have the store shut down, it’s kinda nice that y’all got a day to semi-relax. I’m sure there was some stress over the store, but the dinner out looked like a perfect end to the day and it sounds like y’all have handled everything really well!!
Tony and I used to work at a bakery when we were in college and we used to get all kinds of treats that weren’t sold. It was such a reward! Congrats on no cavities! That always makes for a great day!
yay for no cavities! And that your lights are back on in the bakery!
Those burgers look delish. Wish there were more places like that where i live
i. love. burgers!
Club soda is SO much more delicious! Congrats on the clean teeth report and the return of power without a total loss on refrigerated goods.
Off to floss now.
I absolutely LOVE the photo of you at the beginning. lol Your dinner experience sounded great. I wish we lived out there. I’d definitely give that vegan burger a try!
It’s wonderful that cookies are not perishable… but they are too stale after two days to seel, so SOMEONE has to eat them
The crazy thing is they were still SO delicious!
sell.
I love that they use grass-fed beef. That is such a great change to what restruarants usually use. Your Great Harvest store looks AMAZING!
Cookies at night every once and a while is not that bad
It is all about eating in moderation, and not giving into sugar pangs (LOL)
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Glad to hear you got the power back too! Not sure when you posted this, but I didn’t get my internet back until 10:30pm or so tonight. So hopefully tomorrow!
P.S. I love, love, love Boylan’s turkey burger with sweet potato fries and/or tater tots
Love that DIY menu.
For an indecisive mind like me, that’s perfect
Cheese–but only if it’s the good stuff; No mayo; and extra extra (did I mention extra?) avocado
I wish I had your strong teeth! I floss twice a day, but sadly inherited my dad’s cavity-prone teeth
I wish my teeth were as straight as yours.
Sorry about the food waste, that would bum me out too. But sounds like a nice evening out.
Two years of braces..
goat cheese makes everything 100x more yummy!
I go away for the weekend and when I get back you have a new header?! What a surprise! I like it though! Great job on the no cavities. I have an appointment tomorrow morning that I am not looking forward too…all that food looked so good!
I think I have a cavity right now… too scared to go to the dentist and find out
I need to go to the dentist…they keep calling me to set up an appointment. I can only run for so long
The burger looks delish. I love fancy burgers too, but sometimes you have to go back to basics.
I am normally hit or miss with fries (can do without) but those right there are calling out to me!
That was so nice of the restaurant to invte you back, and so nice of YOU to so graciously accept their gift card. I’m glad you had a better experience on round #2. Good luck with your internet situation!
So glad you’ll be back to work tomorrow with power and I totally agree about better safe than sorry with the refrigerated items… too bad, though! Those burgers look delicious, by the way
If I could get my hands on Matt’s meal I’d be one happy chica right now
I’m so glad that the power is back on for you guys. Hope your internet is back real soon too. Oh and if you don’t want those cookies, I’ll gladly accept some 2 day old cookies 
Woot Woot, on having no cavities! Glad the power is back on, however, it is too bad you have to throw out perishables
I hate “throwing out” food! It feels SO wasteful, yet the worry of any of it being bad is definitely not worth the risk! I know in the past I didn’t plan meals according to what I had on hand, and bought without a plan = I threw out a lot of produce, often 
Not anymore, as I am getting older and wiser, well older and cheaper at the very least :p
Fingers crossed the internet and phones are up tomorrow so it can be business as usual!
That burger sounds fantastic! I like their ordering card. Very cool. I hate giving restaurants poor reviews, too! Especially when the owner emails me directly afterward… can you say awkward? haha I can’t lie about food, though!!
I have been in a bakery that I own after hours, and an ice cream stand! You’d think the novelty would wear off quickly, but it doesn’t!
Those burgers look delicious! Im craving sweet potato fries!
Dinner looked delish and yay for power!
Yay for no cavities and the store looks beautiful!
Yay for no cavities! My honey and I are very regular flossers now that we’ve both had some between-the-teeth cavities.
Glad the power is back on and I hope the business will be booming today!
yay, yay, yay! Yay for no cavities, for beef you can trust, and lights back on in the bakery! (oh, and yay for cookies on the house, too.)
Horray for no cavities! Great looking eats as usual
it’s awesome that they have a veggie AND a vegan option. i always have a great time when dinner involves lists (make-your-own… anything).
i usually get a black bean burger at chili’s and request it in one of their other burger types, like barbecue with cheddar. not as good as a list, but still so good.
Yay for no cavities! That’s always a good feeling. I’ve never had a cavity, but I always get worried that I will when I go to the dentist haha.
What an awesome restaurant! Sounds like you had a great time this time around!
That’s one of the best reasons to be in a relationship-stealing each other’s food at restaurants!
Yay no cavities! The feeling of no cavity relief is the best feeling ever!
Sad that you guys had to waste food, hope everything at the bakery gets back on track today!
Those burgers look fantastic! Im totally a beef girl but agree that I never order them out for fear of the meat they are using, but fortunately in Lancaster County we have some awesome amish farmers who have a stand with all free range-grass fed!
I am glad you are cavity free and the bakery situation turned out all right! Now rest up for a super awesome weekend
That burger looks so good! I need to find more lorganic
places around here.
So glad to hear that your power is back on! Hope everything else goes smoothly!
I’m really impressed with all the local/organic food options that you find eating out in C-Ville. Is it a big city/town?
Do you not like onions period?- like even if they’re really hidden and not very “taste-able” (yes, I made that up…). I can’t eat too many “directly” only because of onion breath that stays with you forever it seems!
I’m gonna chime in here as a Cville resident… it is NOT a big city
(Apx 40K)
Though I guess it’s all relative
WOO HOO for no cavities!!!! I have sensitive, soft teeth with deep groves.. so it is a major feat when I leave the dentist cavity free!! Keep up that flossing girl!
I wish I was in that “own my own bakery with 2 day old cookie” situation. It seems like a good situation to be in…especially with no cavities!
YAY for local, grass-fed, organic, HEALTHY beef! And yay for Boylan Heights sweet potato fries!
It’s awesome how so many restaurants in Cville are so conscious of the sources of their meats. I wish places here were more like that.
Yay for power! I hope the internet is back up soon!
Is it sad that perhaps my favorite thing about that place might be the mirror ceiling? Haha. Everything else is just an extra bonus
The buttery buns are perhaps one of the best parts about eating a burger out!
I love all these new burger places popping up and all the great options they offer! I wrote a post last week about a great place in Chicago called Counter Burger, where you can even order your burger on top of a salad!
mmmm that salad looks great!
So sorry about the loss of the food. Hope things are back to normal soon.
I love sweet potato fries!
Just got my teeth cleaned today too. I love going to the dentist! I know it’s weird, but it’s so true.
You don’t like onions?? That burger place looks delicious!!
Especially the sweet potato fires, I love those things, even the soggy ones in the freezer aisle.
So glad to hear somebody likes flossing! Every time I tell someone I like it and do it almost every day I get weird looks! haha
Thank you so much for giving us a second chance! I love your fun photos. They are great as always! I have read all the comments and your KERF readers are so kind to us. I hope to see you soon in the bakery!
Internet high-five for no cavities! Heh.
I’m interested to hear more about why you felt “horrible for not giving [Boylan Heights] a great review” — was this because you support the restaurant’s ideology and therefore wanted to give it a great review, or do you dislike giving less-than-positive reviews?
(I ask because I’ve recently come to terms with giving not-great reviews to restaurants that are, well, not great. As much as I like to be positive, I try not to mislead people by giving a too-sunny review! KnowwhatImean?)
Because I just don’t like giving sub-par reviews. But I’m not going to sugar-coat it, so sometimes it’s just hard to be honest
Right on! Thanks for your insight
Kath, it was great to see you yesterday! Glad the “bubblegum” held you over!
I look forward to visiting the bakery soon.
Hi Amy!!! Still on cloud 9 about not having cavities – and I flossed last night!!
Yay!
Hi Kath! Longtime reader, rarely comment but love your blog. Moving to C’ville Friday to dance for the Charlottesville Ballet, so I hope to pop into Great Harvest sometime and say hi! My mom and I tried Boylan Heights while we were apartment shopping for me. Loved the decor and the food, but we waited almost an hour and a half for food at lunch!
Oh fun!! I’m usually there in the afternoons…