RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

Sorta like that, only it wouldn't be ugly, and it wouldn't claim that 
Priddyboys is worth a shit.

;-)

Ross

Mary Anne Barckhoff wrote:
> Sorta like this?
> http://triangle.citysearch.com/search?cw3=63&flavor_id=2&constrained=1&started=1
>
> grady <grady AT ibiblio.org> wrote: Oh man, I registered rtplunch.com years ago in an attempt to force 
> myself to develop a site so I could remind myself where to eat in RTP. 
> It unfortunately suffered from mega-feature-creep in my head & so I 
> never convinced myself I had enough time to build it, so it remains 
> non-existent.
>
> It would know where all the restaurants are, and be able to do 
> googlemaps for them. It would know what time they all close (most close 
> at 2:00 in RTP but a few stay open later). It would be categorized by 
> cuisine, yes, and by price, and speed-of-service.
>
> It would know where I work & tell me how long it'll take me to get 
> there, eat, and get back.
>
> It would allow users to post reviews & comment on them. It would have 
> scans of take-out menus.
>
> See, this is why I never got around to building it; doesn't that seem 
> like it'd take forever? Although according to a Ruby On Rails demo I 
> watched a couple of weeks ago, now it would apparently take 15 minutes ;-)
>
> Ross
>
> Steven Keith wrote:
> > The developers where I work hobbled together this tool for keeping tabs
> > on where to dine for lunch in Raleigh. I think we need to build/revise
> > for the joints listed on this thread in Durham/RTP/Chapel Hill. What
> > attributes in a tool like this would be valuable to you?
> >
> > http://www.wheelolunch.com/raleigh/index.php
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ch-scene-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > [mailto:ch-scene-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Anne
> > Barckhoff
> > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 4:10 PM
> > To: RTP-area local music and culture
> > Subject: Re: good ethnic food in Durham/RTP area
> >
> > I think I'll have to try me some of that Korean BBQ for dinner tonite --
> > I've never been there and it's right on the way home.  Thanks for the
> > tip!
> >
> > Hey, while your dining about S. Durham, don't forget about Bombay Grille
> > - in that little strip mall on Hwy. 54 in RTP in that "ditch" by the RR
> > tracks.  Best Indian food around, I think.  Chicken Tikka Masala...Mmm! 
> >
> > I've been wanting to find a good Thai restaurant around here -- most
> > have been somewhat unsatisfactory to me, so I'm curious about that
> > Sawasdee place -- but not sure I can stomach driving on Capital Blvd.
> > for it (ugh)!
> >
> > mab
> >
> >
> > grady  wrote: Yeah, Chosun OK is way more Korean than
> > you might expect for a stripmall 
> > in south Durham; it's pretty good. I haven't been in a few months & I 
> > don't recall what if anything they had which was
> > vegetarian/vegan-friendly.
> >
> > Next door to Chosun OK (this is a stripmall at the corner of 54x55, as 
> > Tommy said, the one with the Pizza Hut in the parking lot) is Spice & 
> > Curry, which is actually a pretty good Indian restaurant. It's owned by 
> > the same people who own the kickass Udupi in Cary. Udupi is 
> > all-vegetarian. Spice & Curry isn't, but there's a good range of stuff. 
> > I'm told the menu is better than the buffet, yet I keep doing the
> > buffet.
> >
> > Cary is really the place to go if you're looking for Indian & Asian type
> >
> > food, though; there's a set of stripmalls centered around the corner of 
> > Maynard & Chatham which contain several good Indian joints (including 
> > the aforementioned Udupi), plus Korean & Japanese & I'm not even sure 
> > what-all else. You can hit it & then drive a long block south on Maynard
> >
> > and go see an Indian movie at the Galaxy Cinema, which also has a better
> >
> > arthouse-cinema selection than the lazy-by-comparison fare at Chelsea & 
> > Carolina.
> >
> > The African restaurant in Durham that Rossi mentioned was the 
> > now-sadly-defunct (so I'm told) Safari Cuisine. Those people were 
> > driving from Knightdale every day, too, which must've sucked.
> >
> > If you haven't been told about the "more Vietnamese" menu at Banh's on 
> > 9th Street on Wednesdays & Saturdays, just go. The vegetarian plate 
> > rocks my world, moreso on Wednesday (broccoli+tofu+bok choy+sticky rice)
> >
> > than on Saturday (substitute a spring roll for the veggies).
> >
> > Pao Lim, over near Hepler's house (15/501 business in Durham, right 
> > before it doglegs into Forest Hills) is pleasant mid-scale 
> > Indian/Chinese fusion that costs a bit more & executes reliably with 
> > fresher ingredients etc. Nothing groundbreaking but always tasty, and 
> > they've got wider booze options than most Asian joints. There's also a 
> > new Thai place (Thai Cafe? maybe that's the one you've already been to 
> > -- it's Brand New) right down the street, as well as an Indian joint 
> > just up the street the other way. Hepler?
> >
> > I like the pho at 9N9 (corner of Miami & Alexander in RTP) better than 
> > the pho at Lime & Basil; my sources have lately informed me that Lime & 
> > Basil was sold & the new owners didn't get the pho recipe from the old 
> > ones. These people say it's not as good, but who knows, maybe I'd like 
> > it better now.
> >
> > I've had at least one tasty meal at the oldest Vietnamese restaurant in 
> > Durham, Kim Son, which is on Guess Road just south of I85 (as in it's 
> > the last thing you pass before you drive under the highway). That was 
> > like 8 years ago; I just don't find myself in that neighborhood that
> > often.
> >
> > The best Thai restaurant in the Triangle is Sawasdee on Capital Blvd N. 
> > in Raleigh. It's in that same area as the Guitar Center & Tiger Direct 
> > (on the same side of the road) but it's sort of buried in this 
> > side-street stripmall. The sign on Capital just says "Thai Restaurant."
> >
> > Thai Palace in Chapel Hill is still just as reliably good as it was when
> >
> > you were at UNC.
> >
> > If you're traveling in RTP, Sarah's Empanadas is worth a stop. It's in 
> > Glenwood Commons shopping center on highway 55 about 2 miles south of 
> > that 55/54 intersection. It's empanadas and not much else, but they do 
> > have veggie empanadas (I think all the veggie ones have cheese, though).
> >
> > Not asian, though. They're not open for dinner, though.
> >
> > That's the same stripmall as the Park Diner, which means this is my cue 
> > to tell Bo that it's still there & as good or better than ever. Come on 
> > home, boy.
> >
> > There's also a Thai place (two, actually) in that stripmall, but I 
> > didn't think they were worth driving to. And yet another Indian buffet, 
> > which is owned by Dale, the guy who owns Dale's on 9th Street, which is 
> > serviceable but generic.
> >
> > Greg Cox, the food critic for the News & Observer, is actually a fairly 
> > useful resource when it comes to ethnic food. He has some blind spots 
> > (he seems to have a soft spot for some only slightly-above-average 
> > chinese food) but he sniffs out the new stuff fairly quickly & overall 
> > can be a pretty reliable guide, particularly if you're looking to know 
> > which of X cuisine is the best to try. http://www.triangle.com/dining --
> >
> > you can search the restaurant reviews & narrow it down by region & 
> > cuisine, and then sort on price or # of **s.
> >
> > Speaking of slightly-above-average chinese food, the homemade noodles at
> >
> > (oh crap, what's it called? Eastern Lights, I think) the chinese/korean 
> > joint next to the Sally Beauty Supply in one of the many stripmalls 
> > behind where South Square used to be are actually really good. The rest 
> > of the menu is spotty.
> >
> > I gotta go back to work, but that should get you started. Plus it's your
> >
> > duty to check out all the joints within 5 miles of your house & then 
> > report back to us.
> >
> > xo
> >
> > Ross
> >
> > tommy gibson wrote:
> > > I'm a big fan of Jamaica Jamaica - the wait can be a bit long during
> > the
> > > lunch rush, but the food is consistently good.  Also, O.K. Chosun BBQ
> > at
> > > the corner of 54 & 55 (closest corner to I40 east).  It took some
> > persuading
> > > to get me to try Korean BBQ, but it's really quite tasty (and not too 
> > > expensive).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > rchrdlln AT gmail.com wrote:
> > > > OK, I *know* this group has some recommendations for me. We have
> > tried
> > > > the Blue Nile and Thai Cafe, now we're looking for recommendations
> > for
> > > > other good ethnic restaurants: Ethiopian, Thai, Vietnamese, etc. Not
> > > > really looking for recommendations for, say, Chinese or Mexican
> > > > (although if someone knows of some incredible unknown place I'd be
> > > > interested to hear it).
> > > >
> > > > Ross Grady, this means you. I know you know your way around an RTP
> > > > restaurant or two. 
> > > >
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