Your Favorite Local Restaurants

[deaduck]

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Was it a place called sushi thai?

Can't remember. It was near the big computer company compound...I keep thinking It was near a fire station but it's been so long and that meal F'd me up.

Cary was a strange town.

[SPTO]

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A couple places I really like. One for takeout and one for the dining experience there.

TAKEOUT: Seatown restaurant is a chinese/west indian style place. It's a pretty basic set up with a bunch of tables, a small little bar and a couple TVs. It's not really a great place for family as it's more of a place for old guys to sit and get drunk but man, they got some of the best chinese/west indian style cuisine in the city. I LOOOVE their chow mein!

DINING EXPERIENCE: Island Mix is a cross between a restaurant and bar. It's a pretty nice place actually and you can take the family with you. They have 4 or 5 TVs usually on the sports channels so you can watch sports and the food is pretty nice too (west indian/carribean style) the women who do the bartending and waitressing are pretty cute too! There's also a little section with a couple pool tables and once in a while a guy with a steel drum would be there providing live music.

[JohnnytheSkin]

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Have to update my previous list with a place I visited tonight:

Smalley's Caribbean Barbecue & Pirate Bar, Stillwater: True Caribbean barbecue, smoked and cooked over pimento wood with authentic jerk seasonings. The sides are to die for (LOVE the roasted sweet potatoes with pork and sausage), unlimited roasted jalepenos with sea salt and lime, and the most extensive list of rums and unique, tasty cocktails that I've seen in the Twin Cities. Well worth the trip east!

[lgkeeper]

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If you're ever, for some un-Godly reason, in Glens Falls, NY, go here:

http://www.davidsonbrothers.com/

If you're ever in Saratoga Springs (where the famous horse track is) bo here:

http://www.oldebryaninn.com/

Pretty much the best the Adirondacks have to offer...

[Eton Rifles]

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here in Newport, the most famous one is a place call Brick Alley pub. Fabulous food and drink. Popular with both local and tourists.

http://www.brickalley.com/

[Hooe]

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A few in Charlottesville, VA:

Littlejohns: Small but well-known sandwich shop on University Avenue (just off-Grounds at UVa, near the Rotunda). Absolutely phenomenal sandwiches and subs; they've won a few "Best of CVille" awards.

The White Spot: Another shop on University Avenue, specializes in burgers. Typically trafficked by inebriated college kids, but when you're in that state the Gus Burger (burger with a fried egg on it) is probably the tastiest thing one can find to eat.

St. Maarten's Cafe: Sort of tucked away just off of 14th St NW (coming from University Avenue). Variety of different eats, friendly and personable staff, and good bar.

Lord Hardwicke's: On Rt 29 North-bound near Barracks Road Shopping Center. Typical sit-down restaurant to be honest, but it's good stuff.

[pennstlbu]

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In Seattle/Tacoma:

Beth's Cafe: Place is open 24/7, so it's a great place to go late on Friday or Saturday night for some 6 or 12 egg omlettes. Nothing beats their Southwestern Exposure Omlette. The place was featured on a Man vs. Food episode, where the host could not finish a 12 egg Southwestern Exposure Omlette and a pan of hashbrowns. It's killer.

Southern Kitchen: Best fried chicken in the area, by far.

In Montana:

The Pickle Barrel: Unfortunately, the location back in Missoula went out of business, but there's still a few locations in other towns in Montana. The bread is what makes the place. I could go for a half Cheese Steak sandwich right about now.

[youvalss]

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In Winnipeg, there's a great place called Bistro Dansk. It serves Danish/Eastern European food, like Schnitzel, Goulash, Chicken soup etc.. I really like this kind of food, as I used to eat it A LOT when I lived with my parents. Plus the prices are just right, the place has a warm/home kind of feel, and it's more of older people place, so it's usually quite and relaxed.
I also like Moxie's!

[Eton Rifles]

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In Seattle/Tacoma:

Beth's Cafe: Place is open 24/7, so it's a great place to go late on Friday or Saturday night for some 6 or 12 egg omlettes. Nothing beats their Southwestern Exposure Omlette. The place was featured on a Man vs. Food episode, where the host could not finish a 12 egg Southwestern Exposure Omlette and a pan of hashbrowns. It's killer.

Southern Kitchen: Best fried chicken in the area, by far.

In Montana:

The Pickle Barrel: Unfortunately, the location back in Missoula went out of business, but there's still a few locations in other towns in Montana. The bread is what makes the place. I could go for a half Cheese Steak sandwich right about now.

I think I saw that CAFE on the travel channel on the extreme pigout episode.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Thurman's Cafe. Some of the best burgers. They're huge, there's some great specialty burgers, and the wings there are good as well. Check out this link, scroll down a bit to see a picture of one of their signature burgers: http://www.thethurmancafe.com/menus

Thurmonized!

[NoDakHusker]

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Here's a few where I live, in Grand Forks, North Dakota:
The Blue Moose - amazing steak house, beyond explanation of how good that place is.
Mike's Pizza and Pub - excellent pizza and they have these things called alligator bites that are made out of gators from Louisiana that are so good.

[Wasted Penguins]

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NE Ohio

Willoughby Brewing Company - Downtown Willoughby. It's in an old Train repair station. Awesome food, awesome atmosphere. The best appetizer I've ever had in Buffalo Chicken Eggrolls. Won taste of Cleveland several times.

New Town Grill - Mentor. Great little bar and it's right at the end of my street so it's a quick walk. Great cheap burgers, you can tell the greese has never been changed.

Pickle Bills - Mentor. Best seafood bar none. Has a floating bar in the river, and the bar stools are swings.

The Boulevard Grille - Willoughby. Best wings in the state. Cheap, big, and tons of sauce. Their sweet hot sauce is to die for.

Wow, Pickle Bills. I haven't been there in over 10 years. Didn't it burn down at one point, or am I thinking of somewhere else???

[ExtremeGamer]

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Wow, Pickle Bills. I haven't been there in over 10 years. Didn't it burn down at one point, or am I thinking of somewhere else???

Yeah, it burned down, the owner rebuilt it though, it's bigger, but has the same feeling inside.

[KG]

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Spaghetti and Chilli? Need to try that one day.

Hard Times Cafe has this. There's one in College Park and NoVa somewhere.

Haven't had any good Italian Food in a good while. But we don't really have any good "local" Italian Restaurants out here though.

Just go to Maggianos. It's a chain but you cant beat the portion sizes.