Most overrated/overpriced category? the Pit has got to be up there.

8/9/2011 1:38:48 PM

The Pit's prices aren't that bad at lunch time. And they're pretty much the only place I know of around here that has BBQ turkey

8/9/2011 1:39:32 PM

Also, and I'm not saying anything about the food, but I'm a little tired of the Poole's nutriding club.

8/9/2011 1:40:50 PM

this thread is a troll's paradise

8/9/2011 1:41:05 PM

I DID think the Iron Chef appearance was a joke. Never watched it; I'm sure it was...

8/9/2011 1:43:19 PM

Speaking of Poole's, when the hell is her fried chicken restaurant finally opening?

8/9/2011 1:48:17 PM

On your 500th tweet/Facebook post about how awesome Poole's is...

8/9/2011 1:48:56 PM

Quote :

"It was fun at first, but being the ONLY place they seem to want to drink at has worn me down."

23894738297498273489273984798237489% agree with this...

and i like Bada...but still...I never make any bones about getting tired of always going to Bada and I don't like their food over any place at all...but I do like their cheap beer...


I will always prefer East Village over Bada....always...


as far as this thread topic...I guess I'm not snobby enough because I don't really hate the food in any place in particular...I guess I can just make the best of whatever place I'm at if the company is right...

8/9/2011 1:50:54 PM

The Diner on Glenwood is horrid.

I love telling strangers I meet in Raleigh that Amedeos is the best Italian food south of New York City.

8/9/2011 1:51:02 PM

gah I HATE the Diner

hate hate hate

8/9/2011 1:52:24 PM

ok...i can get behind The Diner hate...

i've only been once and i was wasted and barely remember being there...much less what i ordered...


but i remember thinking "man that sucked" when i left

[Edited on August 9, 2011 at 1:54 PM. Reason : i like amedeo's appetizers...but the service does, indeed, suck ass]

8/9/2011 1:54:00 PM

All you Bada people come see me at the Lynnwood Grill rooftop...its my latest obsession. Foods not spectacular but they have decent drink specials

8/9/2011 1:54:01 PM

are you hot and/or single....but mostly hot


this will sway my likelihood of taking you up on that offer

8/9/2011 1:55:49 PM

FACT

8/9/2011 2:01:03 PM

Pizzamerica

8/9/2011 2:02:53 PM

I lived very close to Lynwood until recently. We never went to just drink, but wing night and other nights for dinner and drinks for sure. I <3 lynnwood...the old and new place. Though some of their new staff needed to step it up last visit. I'm sure they've worked out the kinks since then though

And it's refreshing to know I'm not so alone on the bada thing. Any more of you out there?

8/9/2011 2:03:17 PM

here!

8/9/2011 2:04:17 PM

Quote :

"And they're pretty much the only place I know of around here that has BBQ turkey"

The Barbecue Lodge in North Raleigh on Capitol had turkey bbq last time we went. It was good. and all you can eat family style

8/9/2011 2:13:06 PM

Lynnwood's food is pretty awful. I was not impressed my first time there last weekend. That patio does look pretty sweet for drinking though.

8/9/2011 2:13:14 PM

Quote :

"Speaking of Poole's, when the hell is her fried chicken restaurant finally opening?"

this week

8/9/2011 2:21:55 PM

Shit really? Damn, I want to go but I know it's going to be crowded as hell the first few weeks.

8/9/2011 2:24:17 PM

plz to tip me well

8/9/2011 2:26:48 PM

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"are you hot and/or single....but mostly hot this will sway my likelihood of taking you up on that offer"

I am single...as for hot I probably wouldn't qualify. I settle for mildly attractive most days!

8/9/2011 2:35:15 PM

well...

if the beer at Lynnwood is cold enough and cheap enough then mildly attractive will suffice

8/9/2011 2:37:03 PM

Quote :

" lived very close to Lynwood until recently. We never went to just drink, but wing night and other nights for dinner and drinks for sure. I <3 lynnwood...the old and new place. Though some of their new staff needed to step it up last visit. I'm sure they've worked out the kinks since then though"

I do really love their wings, some of the best I've had. Their menu is kind of hit or miss. Some things they do REALLY well and others aren't worth ever getting.

Quote :

"well... if the beer at Lynnwood is cold enough and cheap enough then mildly attractive will suffice"

Its amazing how often I hear that...

8/9/2011 2:46:51 PM

i mean...let's be honest here...

if i get drunk enough, chances are, i'll make out with you

8/9/2011 2:50:57 PM

I can honestly say I wouldn't fight you if it came to that

8/9/2011 2:57:44 PM

Hmm, if I go again I suppose I'll have to try the wings.

Do they have TVs on the roof? That would be rad for football season.

8/9/2011 3:00:24 PM

They have half a dozen or so TVs, a whole other bar, and even bathrooms. I've literally spent close to 12 hours up there one day and didn't have to go downstairs once.

8/9/2011 3:06:49 PM

I wanna go just to watch this ^^&^^^ unfold.

8/9/2011 3:08:37 PM

Is brother's that italain restaurant. That is one of the worst places. I went in there and roaches were crawling on the walls and booths and the food was not good.

8/9/2011 3:18:37 PM

^1999-2005, Brother's was awful.

?-1999, Brother's was awesome. Back when the old Greek couple owned it and they had the pictures of the two sets of brothers on the menus and the two walls dedicated to the '74 and '83 bball teams.

8/9/2011 3:20:03 PM

we used to go to brothers all the time when I was little. I used to love it. Definitely not the same when I went to State.

8/9/2011 3:21:59 PM

can there be a phone app that tells which shitty bar lp78 is at and tracks her likelihood to make out with randoms?

8/9/2011 3:28:41 PM

Quote :

"They have half a dozen or so TVs, a whole other bar, and even bathrooms. I've literally spent close to 12 hours up there one day and didn't have to go downstairs once. "

Alright, I know where I'm going when the weather cools down.

8/9/2011 3:32:58 PM

Is anyone else's opinion of a restaurant as affected not by the food that I will eat, but by the food you might have to watch others eat?

For example, I grew up in Smithfield and we'd go to Pizza Inn at least once a week. I liked it until they started serving the cheeseburger pizza and though I never ate it, I couldn't stand to watch other people eat it. The people who eat that sort of stuff always let it get all over themselves and drop it on the floor, etc. Also, it had MUSTARD instead of sauce. I started eating very sparingly at that place after they started serving that. Really grossed me out.

That's why i hate CiCi's. That and the time some friends of a friend convinced me and some others to go there and watch them have a pizza eating contest. BARF.

8/9/2011 3:34:00 PM

^ Yes...and for the EXACT same reason you just talked about

Quote :

"Alright, I know where I'm going when the weather cools down."

Its supposed to be mid 80s on Friday and I have the day off. I'll be planting my ass on the overlook and watching the sun go down.

8/9/2011 3:47:23 PM

Quote :

"can there be a phone app that tells which shitty bar lp78 is at and tracks her likelihood to make out with randoms?"

you don't really need an app...

just check the thinking thread and when I post "getting hammered at XYZ" then you'll know where to go

[Edited on August 9, 2011 at 3:53 PM. Reason : sdf]

8/9/2011 3:47:50 PM

Shit really? Maybe I can convince my husband to meet me there for dinner since it's halfway between my work and home.

8/9/2011 3:48:10 PM

yeah but saying "hi my phone app said to meet you here" sounds cooler than "i hounded the intertron and im here for our date. i brought you these chocolates. theyre russell stover. i know godiva's better but im on a budget. and i have a sinus infection. have you seen that meme about that stuff?"

8/9/2011 3:51:45 PM

I'm no expert but you're probably better off just getting her a beer and a shot...just sayin

[Edited on August 9, 2011 at 4:07 PM. Reason : ]

8/9/2011 3:54:07 PM

noodles
flying biscuit
the mint
dalat (food can actually be good at times, but place is just gross)
melvin's
that mexican place on Saunders in front of Sam's club
that chicken and seafood place across from that mexican place on Saunders in front of Sam's club

8/9/2011 3:56:51 PM

I had forgotten about the Mint. They try way too hard on execution for substandard food.

8/9/2011 4:03:35 PM

Ben's Place...went there a time or two...pretty uninspired and the food was just kinda meh

8/9/2011 4:26:22 PM

YES, NOODLES & CO

fuck that place. you get noodles, and some bland spoonful of sauce to go over it, and it's like $6. Whoever invented that place is a genius. Profit margins FTW!

8/9/2011 4:31:42 PM

Noodles and Co is where you go if you're too lazy to decide what you want to eat. So instead of getting one really good meal, you get three mediocre ones.

8/9/2011 4:33:59 PM

Quote :

"It was fun at first, but being the ONLY place they seem to want to drink at has worn me down. 23894738297498273489273984798237489% agree with this..."

+1

Bada is fun to go to and all, but I am pretty tired of it... I do like their wings but i only get them on 50 cent night. Their wraps are good too on wrap night.

I like the bartenders there.

I see TWWers there all the time but I'm terrible about attaching Tdub names to real names.

and i think this is the first trivia night i'm going to miss all summer.

8/9/2011 4:44:04 PM

Quote :

"There is a reason that Flying Biscuit has a 40 minute wait while you can walk right into the Cameron Bar & Grill next door and be seated immediately."

I've been to Flying Biscuit once. We were seated immediately, because there was only one other group in the restaurant - this was a Friday afternoon, I believe. Me and the girl I was with ordered omelettes. It took 45 minutes for the food to come out.

What the fuck are they doing in the kitchen there?

8/9/2011 5:07:27 PM

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"What the fuck are they doing in the kitchen there?"

I also, have never had then bring food out in a reasonable time.

8/9/2011 5:12:55 PM

they are goofing off because they know their business isnt based on service, but on hype.


you should go in the back and smoke weed with them, at least youll have a good time then

8/9/2011 5:14:08 PM