Give me some recommendations for Friday lunch. Thanks!

3/26/2010 9:21:38 AM

The following have my seal of approval:
Simply Thai
Pipers in the Park
William's Gourmet Kitchen
Dannys BBQ

[Edited on March 26, 2010 at 9:23 AM. Reason : s]

3/26/2010 9:23:25 AM

Piper's
Priddyboy's
Sarah's Empanadas
Brixx

3/26/2010 9:40:41 AM

McDonalds

3/26/2010 9:41:23 AM

Is Pipers in the Park in the shopping center at the intersection of Miami and Alexander? Where the Sheetz is?q

3/26/2010 9:42:01 AM

yes. It's a few doors down from Dannys BBQ.
Best Pimiento Cheese sammich ever.

[Edited on March 26, 2010 at 9:48 AM. Reason : s]

3/26/2010 9:47:57 AM

There used to be a decent sushi buffet over by Danny's BBQ. I forget the name.

3/26/2010 10:14:42 AM

Is 9N9 still around? I used to eat the shit out of that place.

3/26/2010 10:15:17 AM

Thai Lanna (Thai, obviously)
Cafe Curryleaves (South Indian & Chaat!)
Saffron (Indian Buffet)
Two Guys (sandwiches and killer sweet potato fries)

3/26/2010 10:19:25 AM

Two guys is awesome.

3/26/2010 10:21:51 AM

That is most definitely false.

3/26/2010 10:22:17 AM

Froshkiller doesn't like Two Guys unless its Two guys at the same time

3/26/2010 10:23:16 AM

HEYO

3/26/2010 10:24:17 AM

Hell yeah, it's still around!

http://pho9n9.com/en/

3/26/2010 10:25:19 AM

Awesome thanks guys.

I eat at 9n9 at least once a week...love it. Dannys BBQ is definitely good as well.

I think I might try Piper's today.

3/26/2010 11:50:26 AM

Sheetz

3/26/2010 12:28:18 PM

Sheetz and Serena's.

The Sheetz chicken tenders are actually pretty great.

And, for the price range ($8-12), Serena's has the highest quality, freshest food I've ever had. And service is crazy fast considering the meals you can get.

3/26/2010 1:50:11 PM

yes I like Serena's alot...the food is good but the service is a little slow.

Ended up going to Williams kitchen....great food. Thanks whoever suggested that.

3/26/2010 2:25:24 PM

Sheetz is where the tourists go. All the locals hit that Shell station a half mile up the road for the Ball Park hotdogs with all the fixings.

How was Piper's wahoowa?

[Edited on March 26, 2010 at 4:17 PM. Reason : l]

3/26/2010 4:16:56 PM

Lena's Cafe
Serena's
Randy's Pizza
Mez

3/27/2010 1:40:06 AM

I was just going to suggest Mez. Great Mexican, more upscale and innovative than your usual El Rodeo-type mexican joint.

Have any of y'all been to Spice & Curry? Near the corner of 54 & 55, seems like it could be good for Indian (which I am no expert on but would like to try more of)

[Edited on March 27, 2010 at 2:45 AM. Reason : e]

3/27/2010 2:43:01 AM

There are no restaurants in the RTP area at all, don't ask about them.

3/27/2010 4:17:54 AM

I just discovered all the restaurants at 54 and 55 when I went to Williams Gourmet Kitchen yesterday. That Korean BBQ looks very intriguing...I love good Korean food. Anyone tried it?

3/27/2010 9:30:35 AM

I mean if you like eating dog.

3/27/2010 9:33:21 AM

simply thai, two guys, saffron, mez

3/27/2010 12:00:05 PM

Jump'n Java Cafe (in the same shopping center as Piper's, which is also delicious):

3/27/2010 12:25:29 PM

I enjoy Williams Gourmet Kitchen. I highly recommend Briggs off of Hwy 55.

3/27/2010 12:30:46 PM

i eat at the following places regularly:

manchester's (on TW in the food lion center near 70)
kemp's seafood
danny's bbq
pipers
william's gourmet kitchen
papa mojo's (near 54/55)

3/27/2010 12:33:48 PM

Haven't been to William's Gourmet Kitchen or Danny's BBQ yet, I'll have to go soon. The Chinese Buffet place in that same area beside BigLots is really good too (and cheap).

Spice & Curry is good, but it's a bit expensive I thought. One of my co-workers moved here from India a few years ago and was satisfied with it. The Korean BBQ place was pretty good too I thought.

Now that I work in the area, I'm also interested in places nearby.

3/27/2010 1:34:15 PM

^^^^ oooooooh i love japanese curry. I will definitely be checking that place out. Thanks!

^ good to hear about the Korean BBQ..im going to try it next week if I can find a coworker who will eat something that isnt deep-fried, breaded, and comes from chicken.

so many recommendations in this thread I should be good for a few months haha. By the way I work near Slater and Miami if anyone wants to meet up for lunch sometime.


[Edited on March 27, 2010 at 1:49 PM. Reason : a]

3/27/2010 1:47:01 PM

I live right down the street from the shopping center where Piper's is


I can meet up for lunch sometime on the weekend

3/27/2010 3:28:51 PM

Sheetz and Serena's.
That sushi buffet place in the shopping center with pipers is awesome, too. I get sushi to-go all the time (work right near there) and it's SUPER cheap because they charge by weight.

3/27/2010 4:50:56 PM

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"The Korean BBQ place was pretty good too I thought."

Whoa, is it true yakiniku style? Like this?



Do you let you grill everything yourself?

3/27/2010 11:01:40 PM

Backyard BBQ Pit

http://www.sweetribs.com/backyard-bbq-durham-nc-story.html

[Edited on March 28, 2010 at 1:08 AM. Reason : greasy macarroni FTW]

3/28/2010 1:08:05 AM

^^ the Korean place is ok, not like my moms food. The specialty is more tofu soups, you can order Kalbi but it isnt much and kinds expensive.

Glad you guys like William's Gourmet Kitchen, He is a NC State Grad and was happy to hear he was mentioned on the Tdub

3/28/2010 1:42:02 AM

^ very cool. Yeah Williams was very good...and the menu was pretty varied so Ill be going to try other stuff at some point. I had a burger and She Crab Soup and both were delicious.

Sushi buffet will be my next stop I believe. Maybe Tues if anyone wants to join.

3/28/2010 2:25:29 AM

those red velvet cupcakes are fucking amazing

[Edited on March 28, 2010 at 2:28 AM. Reason : (at WGK)]

3/28/2010 2:28:46 AM

;like i care!

3/28/2010 2:38:30 AM

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" you can order Kalbi but it isnt much and kinds expensive."

Well that's disappointing

Are there any yakiniku places in the Triangle at all? I know they have them in NYC now but that's nowhere near here lol.

3/28/2010 4:21:34 AM

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"Backyard BBQ Pit"

Another great one. Damn that place is GOOD.

3/28/2010 1:25:04 PM

^^ you and i need to go eat one day...you could probably introduce me to some new, delicious food. I love, love, love Asian foods

3/28/2010 1:27:05 PM

Yeah I need to rediscover what's in the area once I move back this summer

3/28/2010 10:27:13 PM

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"I just discovered all the restaurants at 54 and 55 when I went to Williams Gourmet Kitchen yesterday. That Korean BBQ looks very intriguing...I love good Korean food. Anyone tried it?"

Yeah! Cho-sun-ok is good too! Not much choice in the Triangle for Korean, but I like this place. I've never been for lunch though. All the sides etc would take too long for me to finish in <1hr

3/28/2010 10:53:00 PM

Hooters

3/29/2010 1:04:43 AM

going to sarah's empanadas today

3/30/2010 12:15:20 PM

I need to try all these places.

Are any of them open for lunch on the weekends?

3/30/2010 12:19:09 PM

sarah's was very good...highly recommend it if you like empanadas....sadly they were out of inca cola.

3/30/2010 3:48:36 PM

Rubbs/Smokeys BBQ
Backyard BBQ
Baba Ghanoujjjj (love their rice)
PaPa Mojos bangin po boys and brunch
JAMAICA JAMAICA (my joint) on tuesdays they have live music
Dos Hermanos has real good tacos and Tortas; right next to Jamaica Jamaica
Lina's i think is the best sandwich joint hands down


There are two Korean BBQ joints within a mile ive been to the one in front of the church across from foodlion, the meat and sides were great, but damn was it expensive i only bought it because i didnt want to look at the menu and turn around and leave like an obvious cheapskate (16 bucks for a meal) but id go back once im BALLIN

the other one is next to baba ghanoujjjj i havent been there but its probably the same

These are places we eat regularly for lunch that are considered to be not traveling outside of RTP and I feel are the best eatin in the area..and i live right at 55 and 54 so i eat these spots when not at work also :p



i dont think briggs is all that, but people like it

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"That sushi buffet place in the shopping center with pipers is awesome, too. I get sushi to-go all the time (work right near there) and it's SUPER cheap because they "

beware, they dont offer shrimp sauce, useless sushi

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3/30/2010 4:36:02 PM

WGK is open Sat till 3. 99 cent fries and drink with Sandwhich purchase all day..great deal

[Edited on April 2, 2010 at 4:22 PM. Reason : rtfgb]

4/2/2010 4:21:24 PM

set em up

4/2/2010 4:22:43 PM