so the family is toying with the concept of taking a break from the massive holiday meal this year, and maybe going to a nice restaurant, nothing super swank, but not some hole-in-the-wall chineese restaurant, something along the lines Angus Barn perhaps. (I already checked, they're closed that day)

11/12/2007 5:38:01 PM

mcdonalds?

i dont know many/any really

cept maybeeee cracker barrel

[Edited on November 12, 2007 at 5:42 PM. Reason : f]

11/12/2007 5:42:00 PM

Denny's

11/12/2007 5:44:42 PM

I've known some big shot places to open on Thanksgiving, but never seen one on Christmas.

11/12/2007 5:45:50 PM

yeah the way things are looking we just end up cooking that day..

11/12/2007 5:57:39 PM

waffle house.

11/12/2007 6:30:37 PM

chink places

11/12/2007 6:34:27 PM

chinese food & movie theatres, thats what jewish* people do on christmas bc there ain't shit else to do

*(this is not a deragatory statement, my step dad is jewish and this is a true and accurate statement)

11/12/2007 7:18:57 PM

They use the day to get a jump start on their taxes, balance their check books, and thoroughly read ads for the next day's shopping.

11/12/2007 7:22:24 PM

C & Y Chinese Restaurant

11/13/2007 7:43:28 AM

ihop

11/13/2007 9:47:01 AM

they use the day to shine their glassy eyes.

11/13/2007 10:05:24 AM

this is just wrong

11/13/2007 10:07:57 AM

crowley's is open on christmas

11/13/2007 10:24:08 AM

^ which one? i assume youre talking about stonehenge

11/13/2007 11:15:23 AM

my family used to always go to lonestar on christmas eve. i don't know about christmas day though. that's probably a little tougher

11/13/2007 11:27:33 AM

crowley's on medlin

11/13/2007 11:56:18 AM

jax is usually open. i know this because i went there christmas night 2 years ago, only to come back and find that our house had been broken into and all of our shit was gone.

11/13/2007 12:16:35 PM

I think N. Raleigh Hilton does a dinner.

11/13/2007 1:02:18 PM

Neo-china

11/13/2007 1:56:25 PM

check out greek places- they were always open in charlotte during the holidays

11/13/2007 1:59:28 PM

11/13/2007 2:24:05 PM

fa ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra

11/13/2007 2:27:20 PM

Indian Restaurants maybe?

11/13/2007 2:29:05 PM

i'm not opposed to the ethnic cuisine myself but i dont think it'd fly with the older relatives in the family. hopefully we'll find something along the lines of a steak house or seafood restaurant thats moderately nice. crowleys is the most promising prospect we have ATM, im gonna give them a ring in the morning to get the final verdict on their hours.

11/13/2007 10:43:22 PM

this thread is making me want chinese for christmas

11/13/2007 10:58:04 PM

irregardless is open that day, im thinkin that we may end up there.

11/14/2007 12:13:12 AM

^^We make stir fry, egg rolls, fried rice, etc to go with our turkey.

11/14/2007 12:18:20 AM

Hooters

11/14/2007 12:50:31 AM

Bennigan's used to be open on Christmas. May still be.

11/14/2007 2:23:18 AM

Waffle House is probably about as classy as you are going to get on Christmas Day.

11/14/2007 3:27:10 AM

Also, since I have worked at a couple of restaurants, I wouldn't eat out on Christmas Day simply out of principle. No one wants to be at work that day. If you're a doctor or a policeman then thats one thing. But no cook, waiter, or hostess should have to work on that day.

11/14/2007 3:28:47 AM

^waah waah waah

Quote :

"ethnic cuisine "

11/14/2007 3:42:50 AM

i ate at Denny's once on Christmas Day.

it was kind of sad.

11/14/2007 6:46:17 AM

Quote :

"Also, since I have worked at a couple of restaurants, I wouldn't eat out on Christmas Day simply out of principle. No one wants to be at work that day. If you're a doctor or a policeman then thats one thing. But no cook, waiter, or hostess should have to work on that day."

my brother volunteered to work on thanksgiving at fox 50. of course he's getting paid triple time.

11/14/2007 9:22:51 AM

In high school I worked at a Subway owned by a Muslim family. They were always open on Christian holidays. They never needed us to work them, and the other employees never minded covering the Muslim holidays.

11/14/2007 9:38:22 AM

why do you love terror?

why do you hate freedom?

11/14/2007 8:02:35 PM

Quote :

"^waah waah waah "

funny that if your job asked you to work on xmas your response would be the same

11/15/2007 1:24:06 AM

yep, waffle house is always open. Also, Time out on franklin st.

11/15/2007 1:37:01 AM

Quote :

"chinese food & movie theatres, thats what jewish* people do on christmas bc there ain't shit else to do"

True. The idea is you're looking for the cuisine of people who generally don't celebrate Christmas or don't celebrate it when American Christians do. Steak? Generally hard to get. General Tso's Chicken? Easy.

You could probably find an open deli.

11/15/2007 8:45:30 AM

i wonder if PF Chang's would be open?

11/15/2007 12:33:22 PM

TGIF in Cary is going to be open on Christmas Day from 5 pm until midnight according to a sign I saw there last night.

11/15/2007 4:16:55 PM

crowleys or catered food from irregardless cafe. no waffles. no curry. no won-tons. and surely to god, no cold cut sandwiches.

11/15/2007 10:40:23 PM

I don't visit most businesses (restaurants, movie theaters, etc.) on Christmas. I wouldn't want to work on Christmas, so I try my best not to make other people work on Christmas either.

I'd make an exception if it was a small business and I knew Christmas had no meaning to the people working there.

11/15/2007 10:51:01 PM

but you'll go to Wal*Mart on Sunday right?

what about people forced to work the Sabbath?

somewhere in the bible, it is prescribed that they must be stoned to death.

11/16/2007 4:37:02 AM

Quote :

"If you're a doctor or a policeman then thats one thing. But no cook, waiter, or hostess should have to work on that day."

what the fuck

i take offense at this

my christmas and thanksgiving and whatnot is less important just because i work in a capacity where i serve the public?

11/16/2007 5:47:20 AM

i have to work thanksgiving eve(night shift) meaning i will be asleep for the greater part of thanksgiving day


i have to work 3 in a row dec 21,22,23 i have christmas eve off and then i work the 25, 26,27

im thinking thats pretty shitty.


NOT HAPPY


oh yeah did i mention that rural hospitals dump shitty ass patients on us for the holidays. Shitty ass meaning they could SO MANAGE THE CARE THEMSELVES

[Edited on November 16, 2007 at 11:51 AM. Reason : .]

11/16/2007 11:49:58 AM

^ my wife had that problem when she was a floor nurse too.

now she does research. M-F 9-5 plus a weekend here and there carrying a pager.





[Edited on November 16, 2007 at 1:10 PM. Reason : ]

11/16/2007 1:08:55 PM

honestly people, thats the nature of retail and public service, you've gotta make yourself available when there's a need for your services. I did 7 years in retail myself, so I've worked more than m fair share of holidays.

11/18/2007 6:08:27 PM

bttt

12/23/2007 5:44:19 PM