RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

If the weather is warm, there are some outdoor tables in front of Cool 
Breeze. I love Cool Breeze, by the way . . . take the advice in the 
paper & kind of order little bits of everything. I especially like some 
kind of chickpea goo that comes with a huge fried-dough thing, but I 
can't ever remember the name ;-)

If you have trouble getting in & getting food (it's TINY, so you may), 
Udipi is right around the corner, and it's one of the best Indian 
restaurants in the Triangle. It's just in the very next stripmall west 
on Chatham (or whatever street Cool Breeze is on . . it's Cary, so I'm 
always 100% lost there). It's truly outstanding, and all vegetarian.

There's a new-ish Thai restaurant in another strip mall right around the 
corner on Maynard; it's not outstanding, but it's pretty solid & I 
wouldn't mind eating there again in a pinch. & actually, they'd just 
opened when I ate there, so for all I know they may be outstanding by 
now. The same strip mall has a sushi place (Little Tokyo Sushi, or 
something) that has gotten some good mentions on tri.dining or 
Chowhound, but I'm skeptical. I've never eaten there.

On towards downtown Cary (old-downtown downtown), there's Ciao Cafe and 
Wine Bar, which is a weird little hole-in-the-wall with sandwiches, 
nibbles & desserts, and a fairly good wine selection, run by this 
youngish Italian guy who just decided to set up shop there a few years 
ago: http://www.ciaocafeandwinebar.com/

There's some high-end sake at the Japanese place, Asahi, (run by a 
Korean guy, oddly enough) in the shopping center that's across from the 
Galaxy Cinema: 
http://triangle.citysearch.com/profile/11414933/cary_nc/asahi_korean_japanese_restaurant.html

Those are the places that immediately spring to mind in that area. I've 
heard good things about dozens of other Cary restaurants, but their 
names & locations escape me. Lemme know if none of those impress, and 
I'll try to think harder.

xo

Ross

koegler AT email.unc.edu wrote:
> Hey Food Types,
>
> Some friends and I are going to try and check out that "Cool Breeze" 
> restaurant reviewed in the Independent last week.  In case it's hella 
> crowded and we can't get in, which seems possible considering it's a 
> Friday and it was just reviewed, is there anything else good in that 
> immediate area (like w/in a mile or 2)?  I don't know anything about 
> Cary, but I know Cary food has been discussed on this list before (not 
> sure where or when though).  Thanks.
>
> RK
>
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