http://www.newsobserver.com/business/story/888667.html

Get out there and do your civic duty as a NC State student or alum. Some of the best Italian and atmosphere's in Raleigh that close to NC State. Also I hear they have a HD or comparable Projection Screen for all NCAA and NFL games in a rather nice small environment.

Go!

1/18/2008 2:00:21 PM

never went there

1/18/2008 2:02:02 PM

they just opened a place in north raleigh and its always tres busy

1/18/2008 2:02:29 PM

I'll have to make a trip out there soon. Glad to hear they don't have plans to immediately close, but definitely sounds like they could use some more business.

Odd, the place always looks packed on weekend nights and fairly busy on weeknights when I go past...

1/18/2008 2:03:24 PM

amedeos should be a staple of nc state student's diet

atleast once a month you should go there

they have amazing sweet tea

and good food for what it is

plus where else can you get all the state nostalgia?

im going to be in raleigh this weekend and i think ill eat there again just because of this article even though i wasnt planning on going

1/18/2008 2:05:35 PM

been there twice


1st time nobody even bothered to seat me and my friend. We were there 20 minutes before we left


2nd time. Great food, absolutely shitty service.

1/18/2008 2:13:19 PM

I hate to see this

1/18/2008 2:14:55 PM

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"Some of the best Italian"

uhmmmm no

1/18/2008 2:15:40 PM

Prices were too high for students to eat there.

1/18/2008 2:16:18 PM

I'm going there tonight before the hockey game.

1/18/2008 2:17:17 PM

pepperoni and sausage pizza is the best in town in my opinion... i will make a point to visit again soon to contribute.

1/18/2008 2:20:08 PM

The article says their problems are not attributed to lack of business, its that their debt is overwhelming.

I like this place but its way to expensive for me to be a regular. I only eat there occasionally. Now if Ruckus was going bankrupt, I would organize a car wash or something.

1/18/2008 2:21:17 PM

lol, the owner was buying plenty of tequila shots for two of my friends last night

1/18/2008 2:21:56 PM

i agree that the prices are too high. the food is good but not amazing. def too expensive. and i have had shitty service everytime i've eaten there as well

1/18/2008 2:23:42 PM

fuck that place

1/18/2008 2:24:05 PM

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"Get out there and do your civic duty as a NC State student or alum. Some of the best Italian and atmosphere's in Raleigh that close to NC State. Also I hear they have a HD or comparable Projection Screen for all NCAA and NFL games in a rather nice small environment. "

I'm sorry, did you just say "best Italian"???? Thats insulting! What kind of Italian food have you been eating? Amedeo's might be an NC State land mark but please don't insult Italian food and call that good.

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"The company is hoping for a fresh start, Jan DeAngelis said, although the menu and atmosphere of the restaurant will not change."

Great start for a fresh start....keep everything the EXACT same...lol

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 2:30 PM. Reason : .]

1/18/2008 2:28:20 PM

That place sucks

1/18/2008 2:32:06 PM

Oh look!

Another worthless post from Golovko.

1/18/2008 2:33:44 PM

Best Italian? NO
Good Service? I thought so.
Will have the fate of most family businesses ...... probably (the second generation sucks at running it and it fails)

1/18/2008 2:33:49 PM

Ate there twice while I was an undergrad and was not impressed. I don't believe in supporting a business just because it's a landmark or a "local institution." I danced a jig when I read that Brother's had closed a few years ago, because that place was horrible and just taking up space.

1/18/2008 2:34:30 PM

^^^oh look another troll! Who are you again?

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 2:35 PM. Reason : ^]

1/18/2008 2:34:50 PM

Don't want it to go under, but. . .

Quote :

"Some of the best Italian"

Quote :

"uhmmmm no"

Quote :

"The company is hoping for a fresh start, Jan DeAngelis said, although the menu and atmosphere of the restaurant will not change."

IMPROVE THE QUALITY! THANKS!!!1

PS: I haven't had their pizza, though. I would be willing to try them again for that.

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 2:41 PM. Reason : .]

1/18/2008 2:37:54 PM

It's not the best Italian around by any means, but it is tasty nonetheless. I do agree that they need to work on their service though, most of the times I've been there, it took too long to be seated and too long to be served.

1/18/2008 2:43:11 PM

The food is terrible, even calling it Italian should be a crime.

1/18/2008 2:47:43 PM

whaaatever

their lasagna is awesome... especially for lunch.



and if there's better I-tie food out there, why don't one of y'all give a suggestion instead of just turning your noses up.

1/18/2008 2:52:58 PM

I went to amedeos once and it sucked balls.

1/18/2008 2:53:53 PM

Frattello's before the head chef opened his own place. Now its still good but not the best. Thats just off the top of my head. There really isn't great Italian around here. Every 'authentic' restaurant around here has been Americanized.

1/18/2008 2:54:14 PM

it's funny how some people act about amedeos


you people act like he raped your mom


the food isn't the best italian, but it's a cool place, good place to catch a game, and the pizza is actually really good

1/18/2008 2:54:19 PM

^i don't see your point at all. No one is acting like that. Those of us that ate there and aren't swayed by 'omg its NC STATE LAND MARK!!! cool!" can judge the food for what it really is. Shitty.

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 2:55 PM. Reason : .]

1/18/2008 2:55:11 PM

BROTHERS PIZZA WAS A STATE LANDMARK TOO

OUR JIMMY VS WERE REPLACED WITH MARCUS MELVINS

1/18/2008 2:56:17 PM

"authentic italian"



i've been to italy. the "authentic" stuff wasn't all that great. for whatever reason, the best italian food is in Germany.

Quote :

"There really isn't great Italian around here."

Which means Amedeo's is pretty good for what it is. Plus, the atmosphere makes it worth it.

1/18/2008 2:57:25 PM

Coke is getting out of hand there! Running the place straight into the ground!

Too bad though... the pizza has to be some of the best around!

1/18/2008 2:58:19 PM

Casa Linga.

the bomb I-tie

1/18/2008 2:58:32 PM

amedeo's sucks

1/18/2008 2:58:36 PM

Quote :

"'ve been to italy. the "authentic" stuff wasn't all that great."

funniest comment made in this thread so far.

^^^^thats because you are so used to shitty Italian. I've been eating 'authentic' Italian since I was able to eat solid food. Your macaroni grills, olive gardens and Amedeo's doesn't cut it.

and Amedeo's doesn't rank compared to the decent places around here. so just because we don't have great italian around here doesn't mean Amedeo's is suddenly 'great' and acceptable.

Some of the best Italian i've had in a long time was up in DC over New Years Hand made gnocchi FTW

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 3:01 PM. Reason : .]

1/18/2008 2:59:22 PM

we flew via helicopter from Rome to Venice to Lake Cuomo

italian helicopters are awesome. dego wop wop wop wop wop wop wop wop.

1/18/2008 3:02:09 PM

^^ and ^x6 I can confirm that there is excellent Italian food in Germany--made by authentic Italians. I haven't been to Italy, though.

^ No you didn't.

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 3:05 PM. Reason : .]

1/18/2008 3:03:43 PM

don't waste your time. its a shithole country. one trip to Rome is all i needed to understand why the Empire fell.



^gah. its a joke, dumbass.

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 3:07 PM. Reason : jesus h.]

1/18/2008 3:04:43 PM

My brother lives in Germany and I've been to Italy. The food in Italy was by far the best...and you can also find great Italian in other European countries. (quite obvious one would think)

^clearly we see why you don't like the food. you can STFU now.

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 3:05 PM. Reason : .]

1/18/2008 3:05:06 PM

lol


you don't strike me as the expert on Italian food

1/18/2008 3:08:14 PM

I've heard Giadda DiLaurentis makes pretty good italian foods.

1/18/2008 3:08:56 PM

^^I'll let my sicilian Grandmother take the credit for 'expert' on Italian food.

1/18/2008 3:10:15 PM

nevermind.



[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 3:15 PM. Reason : trroooof]

1/18/2008 3:14:06 PM

Mama Mia's on High House/NW Cary Pkwy is way better....I'd venture to say some of the best Italian I've ever had

1/18/2008 3:14:26 PM

the last time I went there the service was horrible and they don't work with large groups very well.

1/18/2008 3:16:19 PM

Quote :

"Prices were too high for students to eat there."

I don't even need to worry about the cost, but I usually split a pizza when I go there. It's like $10 per person that way and that's probably the best thing they have going. Their pizzas are pretty tasty.

1/18/2008 3:17:02 PM

<sigh>

you guys don't deserve the campus traditions that were lost over the years

enjoy your corporate campus!

1/18/2008 3:18:22 PM

i saw amato there once, apparently he was a regular.

a friend of mine got serious food poisoning there once too. we didn't go back much after that but i'm sure that can happen anywhere.

1/18/2008 3:26:51 PM

Quote :

"<sigh> you guys don't deserve the campus traditions that were lost over the years enjoy your corporate campus!"

1/18/2008 3:29:06 PM

ill just echo the obvious.

horrible food.
horrible service.
overpriced.
shitty atmosphere.

shits like a couple mile drive and i still never even consider the place.

1/18/2008 3:29:24 PM