Raleigh / Durham Restaurant List

-------------------- RALEIGH DURHAM ------------------------------------ (As of 9/21/93)

I've been putting together a list of good restaurants for selected areas of the country (those that I visit regularly) with an emphasis on flavor, quality & value, rather than ambience & service.

Either I've had a very good meal there, or more likely, someone else has recommended it highly.  Note that most of the comments in the list are not mine, but are from other people who've taken the time to write up something about their dining experience.

If you have additions, corrections, comments, or suggestions for removal, let me know at [email removed] or, even better, post them to the rec.food.restaurants Usenet newsgroup.

I'm especially interested in hearing about particular dishes to get or avoid at specific restaurants, so I can include that information in this list, which I will post every few months to rec.food.restaurants

Raleigh/Durham
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? Chinese Restaurant (Cary) -- Chinese
   Lawrence Bldg on Kildaire Farms Rd
   (very good dinner buffet, hot & sour soup)
42nd St Oyster Bar (Raleigh) -- Oysters
   (excellent steamed oysters)
Angus Barn (nr Airport) -- Steak
   Airport Road & hwy 70
   (great steak [esp filet mignon], big portions, good service,
    outstanding wine list)
Another Thyme (Durham) -- Semi-Veg
   nr Brightleaf Sq
Ben's Jamaican (Cary) -- Jamaican
   (great Jamaican, real informal, cheap)
Bullocks (Durham) -- Bbq
   (local institution, wonderful food, but greasy chicken
    long lines, and they sell out early)
Campbell's Diner (Fuquay-Vania) -- Bbq
   On the main drag, SE of Raleigh
   (the ultimate NC bbq sandwich)
China Pearl (Cary) -- Chinese
   Waverly Place shopping center
   (good Chinese)
Country Smokehouse (Cary) -- Tex
   nr Regency Park
   (real informal, cheap good food & good service)
Coyote Cafe (Cary) -- Mexican
   in Winn Dixie Shopping Center off Maynard Rd
   (good Mexican and Southwestern food, esp corn bread, reasonable
    prices, nice decor, micro-brewed ales, live band sometimes)
Cracovia (Chapel Hill) -- Continental
   (Excellent food)
Crook's Corner (Chapel Hill)
   (first rate avant garde Southern cooking; not everyone is
    impressed with it though)
Dillards (Durham) -- Bbq
Don Murray's (Raleigh) -- Bbq
   (good Carolina Barbeque)
Est, Est Est (Raleigh) -- Italian
   (homemade pasta, good food, good desserts)
Fearington House (Chapel Hill) -- Southern
   (fixed price ~$40, fixed menu, divine food, southern elegance)
Henry's Bistro (Chapel Hill)
Irregardless Cafe (Raleigh) -- Eclectic
   nr North Carolina State
   (excellent cafe food, small number of entrees, different every
    night, at least one is Veggie.  Good hummus.  Great desserts.)
La Residence (Chapel Hill)
Little Tokyo (Cary) -- Japanese
   (good Japanese food)
Los Tres Maguyes (Cary) -- Mexican
   (authentic Mexican, real informal, cheap)
Magnolia Grill (Durham)
Margeaux (Raleigh)
Nana's (Durham)
New Orlean Cookery (Chapel Hill)
   (a good modest place)
OT's (Apex) -- Bbq
   (good Carolina Barbeque -- better at lunch)
Newton's Southwest Bar & Grill (Cary) -- Southwestern
   (mixed reviews)
Orient Express (Chapel Hill) -- Eastern European
   (a local favorite)
Papagayo (Chapel Hill) -- Mexican
   (good mexican food)
Piccolo Mondo (Raleigh) -- Italian
   (slightly fancier & more expensive than Est, Est, Est)
Pyewacket (Chapel Hill) -- Semi-Veg
   (excellent food, w vegetarian leanings)
Remington Grill (Cary) -- Texan
   Crossroads Shopping Center
   (good Texas style barbequed ribs, avoid the other stuff)
Seoul House (Raleigh) -- Korean
   (mediocre Korean food, to be avoided)
Vinnie's Steakhouse (Cary) -- Steak
   (very good, very expensive)