Hardee’s (Southern Fast Food Series #4) Heavily concentrated in the Southeast, but with plenty of restaurants north to Pennsylvania and west to Montana This location: 6116 Farrington Road, Chapel Hill Sandwiches: $3.40–$4, add about $2 to make it a combo Website Oh, Hardee’s, how often I’ve wondered about you as I drive by and notice
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Jujube’s Semler Wine Dinner There are few things I like more than wine dinners at Jujube. For $42 per person with four courses and four glasses of wine, they really aren’t a bad deal at all. Tuesday night, I went to one with my husband and a pair of foodie friends that was hosted by
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Sandwhich 407 West Franklin Street Downtown, Chapel Hill Website Sandwiches: $6.50–$9.50 Sandwhich is a lunch spot in downtown Chapel Hill that is known for their high quality, local ingredients and the price tag to go with it. At present, they are located in the Courtyard of Chapel Hill, right behind Penang. However, they are moving
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Tsunami Sushi *CLOSED* 6118 Farrington Road Falconbridge, Chapel Hill Website Entrees: $10.95­-$18.95 Sushi Rolls: $3.25-$5.95 Specialty Rolls: $5.95-$11.95 Tsunami Sushi is a small Japanese restaurant that offers all the standard menu choices, including sushi, bento boxes, tempura, and teriyaki. The atmosphere was fine, if a bit plain, with elevator music playing, green walls, and red
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La Residence 202 West Rosemary Street Downtown Chapel Hill Website Entrees: $19-29 La Residence is a cozy, fine dining establishment that specializes on local food with a French influence. They’ve been around since 1976 and plenty of family work here, even when they are just in town for vacation. The service was a wee bit
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Il Palio Ristorante at the Sienna Hotel 1505 East Franklin Street Chapel Hill http://www.sienahotel.com/ilpalio.cfm Lunch:  $10-14 Dinner:  $18-31, Tasting Menu Available I finally dined at Il Palio, the Italian restaurant in the Sienna Hotel, after wanting to try it for a long time.  A friend and I decided to give it a go for lunch
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Glen Lennox Shopping Center, Chapel Hill www.jujuberestaurant.com I went to my fourth wine dinner at Jujube in Chapel Hill last night.  I am a big fan of these recession dinners, so dubbed because they partner up with Hope Valley Bottle Shop to pair less expensive wines with the meal, resulting in a dinner that costs
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Jujube, which is a fabulous restaurant usually specializing in Asian-inspired small plates and entrees, has had a few prix fixe meals dubbed “Recession Dinners” this fall. These wine dinners have been done in partnership with the Hope Valley Bottle Shop in the Woodcroft Shopping Center and offer affordable wines ($10-25 per bottle) paired with the
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Margaret’s Cantina Timberlyne 1129 Weaver Dairy Road Chapel Hill, NC http://www.margaretscantina.com/ Entrees $8–20, easy to stay on the cheap side. Margaret’s Cantina bills itself as healthy Southwestern cuisine, inspired by the owner’s childhood in Arizona and the plentiful produce of North Carolina. Inside, the walls are either sponged on orange or green in a fern
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Vespa Ristorante Franklin Street 306-D West Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC http://chapel.hill.vespasta.com/ Entrees $11–18 This Italian restaurant is distinguished by the Vespa motorbike sitting on permanent display outside the patio. It’s got a nice brick walkway into the small, appealing dining room. The walls are the color of salmon, which is attractive as long as
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