Hyde Park certainly has a gem with this restaurant; reservations are a must and your stay is limited to ninety minutes. I was blessed to be treated in April for my birthday and each bite was impressive. I didn’t think fried green tomatoes could get any better, until they came out with shrimp on top. It was important that I shared the experience with my husband, so I took him for his birthday in August and he enjoyed it as well. So of course, when I received information about a special event at Virtue, it was a no-brainer that I would be in attendance. The restaurant started out selling tables of six, but I continued to stalk the website until they lowered the table size to four. The three other young ladies that joined me for this event were as excited as I was. Everything was so organized; there was a team in place to check vaccine cards or a negative Covid test before entering. I had no idea that the owner was closing the restaurant for this event. In between each entree we were given a bit of history about the start and the struggle of Virtue from the chef/owner and his team. Grammy winning spoken word artist J. Ivy performed and his wife Tarrey Torae also a grammy award winner blessed us with a song. It was an intimate evening with good food and friends.