VA's Least Healthy Menu Item: Here's Where To Find It

VIRGINIA — You might think that a platter of country ham or barbecue would serve as Virginia's unhealthiest menu item. You'd be wrong.

According to the Eat This, Not That website, the state's worst dietary choice is Virginia's own Pork Belly Sub at Something Different in Urbanna.

Eat This, Not That is a blog consisting of doctors, nutritionists, chefs, personal trainers and dietitians who post on food, nutrition, dieting, weight loss and other health topics.

"Virginia's Something Different fries almost all of their food in beef tallow," the food blog said. "The eatery touts their 'fine Neanderthal cuisine' and proudly only serves a single small green salad that comes in three sizes. The Pork Belly Sub sounds especially decadent."

The restaurant offers a variety of artery-clogging options that include:

• Pork belly sub: Dry rubbed, slow smoked and finished on the grill, topped with pickled spinach, red onions and sweet BBQ sauce
• Dan’s Famous Applechain: An all beef hot dog nestled down in our Snuggle Bun. Layered with Ann’s Apple butter and mustard
• Southern Comfort: Pimento cheese, brisket, country ham, and pickles grilled to a golden brown
• Hot brown with crab: Open-faced bun with turkey or crab and country ham topped with asiago mornay, garnished with tomato & toasted to a golden brown

See the Something Different menu here.

The restaurant describes itself this way: "Specializing in fine Neanderthal cuisine, Something Different is guaranteed to serve just that. Fresh, quality foods all made from scratch. From homemade buns and subs, to in-house roasted coffees and peanuts, all of which are prepared daily and made to order.

"Offering a variety of pit smoked meats, specialty sandwiches, and sides there are hearty options for almost everyone. We use beef tallow to ensure the best “fry” possible so alternatives are limited to simple green salads in three different sizes for vegetarians."