Who goes here?

I really like and only recently discovered how cool it was.

11/7/2009 1:06:59 AM

on my way

I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

11/7/2009 1:14:28 AM

I've heard its good, but haven't been there. Whats so good about it?

11/7/2009 1:17:34 AM

once someone reminds me of the url

then that will mean

there will be 2 threads about the home made ginger ale in this joint being fucking awesome

[Edited on November 7, 2009 at 1:21 AM. Reason : go raleigh]

11/7/2009 1:20:56 AM

I do. It's pretty great in terms of drinks and atmosphere, not so great in terms of prices and crowd. Only beers from NC, only liquor from the US of A, and they make their own sodas (cola, ginger ale, and usually a seasonal fruity variety like peach or strawberry). Mixed drinks start at about $7, so it's not a place you can go every weekend, and it's super small, so it can be tough to find a spot on the weekend, but it's still a really cool joint and gets my seal of approval, for whatever that's worth.

11/7/2009 1:23:22 AM

I whole-heartedly approve of this bar.


One of my favorite places in Raleigh, hands down.

11/7/2009 2:03:42 AM

cool place

a little pricey

crowd usually sucks

11/7/2009 5:03:13 AM

never heard of it

11/7/2009 7:23:46 AM

I love this bar. One of my favs.

11/7/2009 9:57:02 AM

I love it but yes too pricey for me to go to except every now and then.

11/7/2009 10:32:09 AM

i don't like pricey bars because I have a high tolerance and am a very "giving" drinker, so I end up spending too much money at places like that... and for all of you who say "well you don't have to drink that much," who the hell wants to spend 25-30 bucks on 2-3 drinks?


that being said, i've never heard of this place- where is it? is it more of a bar or a club?

11/7/2009 10:45:24 AM

Definitely a bar. And while I'm generally a fan of the types of places where you can absolutely destroy your liver for less than $30 if you so desire, it's still nice to go to a nicer place every once in a while.

http://www.foundationnc.com/

11/7/2009 10:59:20 AM

ah, over on fayetteville st... I might have to go check this place out sometime- do they serve food (and if so, is it worth a damn)?

11/7/2009 11:01:49 AM

No food. Way too small of a place for a kitchen (barely enough room down there for a bar really).

11/7/2009 11:03:31 AM

I want to go to there

but my peeps never seem interested

11/7/2009 11:16:36 AM

Am I not your peeps

11/7/2009 11:35:11 AM

a friend of mine's mother knows the owner (or something along those lines) and she keeps telling us we have to go out for drinks because we'll get "taken care of"

maybe we'll do that tonight...misha you can come! it's kayla who gets the hook-up.

11/7/2009 11:37:58 AM

I've got a wedding to go to tonight (in the life and science museum!!) but maybe next week?

kayla needs to come back to trivia, she was good stuff.

^^you are totally my peeps

11/7/2009 11:40:07 AM

Quote :

"cool place a little pricey crowd usually sucks"

also they found a way to circumvent every fire code that i know of

11/7/2009 1:15:32 PM

I like this place. Prices aside, the cocktails are the best in town.

11/7/2009 1:17:15 PM

i go there from time to time


i enjoy it, cool place to dip into to get away from the raleigh grind

11/7/2009 1:17:27 PM

Love that place, really small and comfortable. Good beer selection there as well...lots of microbrews avaliable.

11/7/2009 7:22:06 PM

Do they smoke in the bar? Being really small, I can imagine it would get really smokey.

11/7/2009 7:52:27 PM

nope. gotta go upstairs for that.

11/7/2009 8:24:05 PM

How do they make those syrups? I want to make my own orange syrup but I'm having trouble finding recipes online.

9/27/2010 4:04:02 PM

Am i the only person that prefers a damn dingy ass dive surrounded by older rednecky drinkers??


i swear thats (ironically) the only crowd I gel with.

i do like this soda idea though. yum

9/27/2010 4:07:55 PM

9/27/2010 4:09:23 PM

^^ I'm fine with dives, too, but Foundation is great.

I had a good 6-7 orange sodas there this weekend and I need to learn how to make that shit myself.

9/27/2010 4:10:23 PM

9/27/2010 4:12:08 PM

o yea do dey gots dat cider

9/27/2010 4:13:43 PM

Quote :

"How do they make those syrups? I want to make my own orange syrup but I'm having trouble finding recipes online."

9/29/2010 11:16:51 AM

pretentious and expensive

9/29/2010 11:18:32 AM

expensive yes... but how the hell is it pretentious?

There's not enough going on for it to be pretentious.

9/29/2010 11:22:05 AM

Love. It. Great bourbon drinks.

9/29/2010 11:23:30 AM

their charleston sour is dope as fuck

9/29/2010 11:30:11 AM

Heads up, Foundation just lost two bartenders (one of whom created the cocktail program there) and replaced them with a very nice Aussie man.

10/13/2010 10:56:58 AM

Spaceballs the lunchbox!

10/13/2010 10:57:28 AM

I need to check this place out. Sounds like my type...

10/13/2010 11:20:55 AM

^no, you need to go to bed at a reasonable hour, mister

10/13/2010 11:23:34 AM

Interns get half off apps from 4-6

10/13/2010 11:24:28 AM

Quote :

"Foundation just lost two bartenders (one of whom created the cocktail program there)"

I'm not sure how I feel about that.

10/13/2010 11:25:13 AM

why is it called foundation?

10/13/2010 11:26:27 AM

^^^ I regret to inform you that I have a legitimate job starting on Monday.

[Edited on October 13, 2010 at 11:27 AM. Reason : x]

10/13/2010 11:26:48 AM

^^ Because the proprietors are huge fans of Isaac Asimov and makeup.

10/13/2010 11:27:02 AM

Congratulations

Fortunately, you still have several other shortcomings for me to troll

10/13/2010 11:28:14 AM

Quote :

"why is it called foundation?"

Because it was built under one of the buildings on Fayetteville St.

From what I heard, they had to remove all the dirt by hand...So they parked a truck on the side of the road and paid a bunch of guys to start shoveling.

10/13/2010 11:33:31 AM

It's an expanded crawlspace, which is how they got around every single fire code that I can think of.

10/13/2010 11:40:02 AM

expensive drinks, but an awesome place

10/13/2010 1:18:27 PM

One of the original bartenders (my boyfriend) is going to pick up shifts there again!

1/31/2011 8:57:17 PM

Is this the place TWW is boycotting?

1/31/2011 8:59:25 PM