For all of you that work somewhere in the Research Triangle Park, what are your favorite places to go to for lunch? I've been working there for two years, and I've gotten to the point where I go to the same places all the time.

I don't necessarily like all these places, but i tend to frequent:
Thai Lana, Mr. Wok, Wok'n Grille, El Dorado , Randy's, Rudinos, some Japanese place down on Miami

7/13/2006 10:57:25 AM

Jason's deli, Red Robin, Moes

7/13/2006 11:03:30 AM

Arby's, taco bell, pita express

7/13/2006 11:03:41 AM

try Piper's (corner of Miami & ALexander) & Neomonde (bit further down on 54, actually in Morrisville)

7/13/2006 11:04:32 AM

^ ah that place is good too. trying jason's deli today. i'd really like to find a decent mexican place. el dorado's microwaved burritos just don't do it for me

7/13/2006 11:07:23 AM

Don't go around noon unless you have time to wait in line.

7/13/2006 11:08:43 AM

I haven't had a lunch break in 4 years.

7/13/2006 11:12:53 AM

there's Linna's Deli on Miami behind Wendy's, thats pretty good

7/13/2006 11:22:19 AM

Sarah's Empanadas is a decent Mexican place out there, hydro290.

7/13/2006 11:28:27 AM

Sarah's is Bolivian, not Mexican.

7/13/2006 11:28:59 AM

the picnic basket - less than a quarter mile from 55/54

7/13/2006 11:29:45 AM

2nd for Sarah's Empanadas, quick and pretty cheap

7/13/2006 11:35:37 AM

BobbyDigital is correct. I apologize for letting "Mexican" become a general world to mean Central and South American when it comes to food. Pretty backwards of me.

7/13/2006 11:45:59 AM

where is Sarah's exactly?

7/13/2006 11:47:41 AM

drive into durham and hit up elmo's diner. it's on 9th st.

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7/13/2006 11:48:04 AM

is jasons deli that good? I've never eaten there and one is getting ready to open up in the city i'm at for the summer.

7/13/2006 11:48:34 AM

elmos is the shit, get the grilled chicken salad

7/13/2006 11:52:35 AM

I wasn't that impressed with Jason's Deli. It seems like a crappier Bear Rock.

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7/13/2006 11:53:59 AM

I haven't eaten at any of these places but...

Serena's on S Miami Blvd looks pretty good, interesting menu, contemporary design

Cheerz Deli and Bakery (same complex as Piper's and Milano Pizza) - nice people, I think they make all their food from scratch.

If I come across any more, I'll post them here

7/13/2006 11:58:01 AM

fuck a triangle, my ass wants a quadrilateral park

7/13/2006 11:58:50 AM

PeiWei

Its a counter service restaurant from the PF Chang's people. Just ate there 15 minutes ago, DanDan Noodles were great. One in Briar Creek and one on Falls of the Neuse.

Jason's Deli is a dependable sandwich spot. Great for salad bar and soup, too.

7/13/2006 12:20:11 PM

Cheerz Deli on Miami - Good sandwiches & subs.
Jasons Deli in Briar Creek - Good sandwiches.
Dannys BBQ on Miami - Good BBQ
Wok n Grill - The closest Chinese restaurant that I know of. Nothing to brag about, but no complaints.
Kemps - Big plates of fried seafood for cheap.

and finally...
The Shell gas station on Miami - Bomb ass hot dogs.

7/13/2006 12:57:18 PM

^^Brier Creek is RTP?

7/13/2006 1:07:56 PM

Yep.

7/13/2006 1:11:50 PM

decided to go to Sarah's instead. It's down on 55 in the big strip with Thai Lana, Picnic Basket and some Indian place

chicken and cheese empanadas were

7/13/2006 1:19:14 PM

^ what I always get, and damn do I wish I had one right now

7/13/2006 1:21:35 PM

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"PeiWei"

they have good pad thai, and i like their mongolian chicken, but with noodles instead of rice.

7/13/2006 1:23:38 PM

My friend's family owns Mr. Wok. It used to be in the old South Square Mall here in Durham.

Jason's is pretty decent, I like their huge baked potatoes and their chicken chili

I have been going to Randy's for 10+ years, the best pizza is at the original location on MLK Parkway in Durham

Brig's on 55/54 is really decent for breakfast.

7/13/2006 1:30:48 PM

brier creek is NOT in RTP

7/13/2006 1:59:14 PM

^7 yea skack i was told by a coworker their hot dogs are bomb for 99c.

where is the pei wei on BC?? as in which side??

7/13/2006 1:59:20 PM

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"Red Robin"

Yeah, that was the best $10 burger I ever ate.

7/13/2006 2:04:18 PM

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"brier creek is NOT in RTP"

Close enough.

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"Yeah, that was the best $10 burger I ever ate."

What's your point?

7/13/2006 2:21:05 PM

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"where is the pei wei on BC?? as in which side??"

Coming from Raleigh on 70: take a left at the main light and it will be immediately on your right in a little strip next to the Drexel Heritage furniture building. SO I guess that would be the southern half of BC but across the street from the main shopping area.

7/13/2006 2:24:47 PM

^^That it's way to expensive for a hamburger. What's your point?

7/13/2006 2:32:14 PM

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"What's your point?"

The man asked a question. I gave him an answer.

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"That it's way to expensive for a hamburger. "

Fine. Eat ramen for lunch for all I care.

7/13/2006 2:36:11 PM

Are you always contentious like this or does it just come natural?

7/13/2006 2:38:06 PM

The latter.

7/13/2006 2:42:07 PM

Red robin does have overpriced food

7/13/2006 3:31:29 PM

Any time you eat in the triangle, you should make sure it's clean and smells good. There's nothing worse than winding up with a hair in your teeth.

7/13/2006 9:50:58 PM

can anyone name some good places right around morrisville? I am starting a new job out there tomorrow. My work is in keystone park, which is pretty near the 54/Miami blvd. intersection. I don't really know my way around the area very well. thanks.

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7/13/2006 10:09:03 PM

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"Are you always contentious like this or does it just come natural?"

This question doesn't add up. If somebody is always contentious, it probably comes natural.

7/13/2006 10:49:51 PM

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"Jason's deli"

/thread

buy the beefeater

7/13/2006 11:00:59 PM

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"buy the beefeater"

Good sandwich... the one thing that I don't like about Jason's Deli, which is a weird complaint, is that they put way too much meat on the sandwich. Just the meat portion is about as thick as a baseball bat and simply too much to eat. Plus, I swear half the time they dont listen and still put mayonaise on my sandwich.

7/13/2006 11:21:53 PM

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"^7 yea skack i was told by a coworker their hot dogs are bomb for 99c."

Dude...Let me tell you a story. Back in the day those dogs were 2 for $1.59. It was glorious.

7/13/2006 11:58:54 PM

Biryani House

Spice and Curry

7/14/2006 12:00:52 AM

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"This question doesn't add up. If somebody is always contentious, it probably comes natural."

That was the point

7/14/2006 7:32:48 AM

mmm...Sarah's....

I saw some kid at work today w/ a Sarah's Empanadas T-shirt on. WTF.

7/14/2006 3:06:12 PM

sarah's empanadas - great food quick
tandoor - an indian buffet that i hit up from time to time (in same shopping center as sarah's)
AW's BBQ PIT - several different varieties of BBQ, love it
red dragon - new sit-down chinese food (not a buffet) in harris teeter shopping center at davis & mccrimmon
saffron - new indian buffet in same shopping center as red dragon

7/14/2006 3:15:47 PM

gargs, theres a biryani house in RTP???
man i miss me some chicken biryani!

7/14/2006 3:26:42 PM

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"PeiWei Its a counter service restaurant from the PF Chang's people. Just ate there 15 minutes ago, DanDan Noodles were great. One in Briar Creek and one on Falls of the Neuse."

LOVE Pei Wei- Its a lot better than Mama Fus

I like the Pad Thai and the General Tso (its called something different)

7/14/2006 4:13:39 PM