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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/comment-page-1/#comment-38807 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:05:19 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/#comment-38807 I still cannot believe I read ““bro’ get iced— up in this chain…I find that offensive…not funny as it may have been intended.
For the record, I am not black.
I picture some guy who thinks he’s cool in his shorts and floppies driving in his huge SUV trying to look counter culture spewing out sh*t like that…and writing it here.
I don’t care what Sullivan’s is serving if MikeB is going there, I would rather eat a steak from Food Lion cooked on a pan in my kitchen than go anywhere near it.
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/comment-page-1/#comment-38766 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:46:06 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/#comment-38766 Sullivan’s doesn’t come close to the service or food offered at Second Empire … only 4 blocks away.
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/comment-page-1/#comment-38710 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:16:08 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/#comment-38710 Dining out in NC seems to be somewhat casual regardless of price point–especially in the summer.
I would never dream to wear flip flops and t-shirt to Sullivans. A collar shirt, loafers, and a designer, clean, well-styled pair of jeans? Maybe at lunch, but that’s probably still too casual for such an expensive place, actually…especially for dinner. But at least that’s what I’d wear to a place that I could actually afford like Irregardless or Humble Pie.
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Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:31:53 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/#comment-38668
Heading out to a bar to gawk at hookers sounds a lot like a jeans and tight T kind of thing to do
How to ask for a cut of meat to be cooked is a tough call, as most decent restaurants cook it slightly more than I ask for. At Sullivan’s, though, you shouldn’t have to ask if it is a “true medium”, (rarer than most less-nice places).
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/comment-page-1/#comment-38658 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:56:51 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/#comment-38658 I’m going to not answer that question 😉 bowchickabowwow… (BTW “we” means my wife and I)
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/comment-page-1/#comment-38655 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:44:29 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/#comment-38655 “We had been to the bar to gawk at hookers several times…”
I feel naive/silly for asking but hookers as in ‘hookers’ or some alternate use of the word to describe someone or their actions?
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/comment-page-1/#comment-38648 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:45:32 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/#comment-38648 Dana,
Barn still the best. Linda and I just celebrated our 44th there. She=8oz. filet, et.al.;I=10oz.prime & lobster tail combo….$125.
Joe
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/comment-page-1/#comment-38646 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:21:36 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/#comment-38646 Up-scale restaurants have become “special occasion” for us and may others, in this economy. This translates to suit & tie for my husband & dress & heels for me. We dine out in work clothes during the week @ everyday restaurants,and our best gardening clothes most weekends. Fortunately, McDonalds & Hardees don’t have dress codes.
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/comment-page-1/#comment-38623 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:46:35 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/#comment-38623 @JeffS: If you’re paying $150 on a meal for two, you’re in the right to expect a certain level of standards.
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/comment-page-1/#comment-38621 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:21:47 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/#comment-38621 JeffS, a decline in decorum eventually leads to a decline in dining experience. It is not about being uptight but about maintaining certain standards. I’m a jeans and flip-flops guy throughout the week but wouldn’t dare dream of dressing like that at a decent restaurant. Its letting the little stuff slide that results in having to hear someone yap on their blackberry throughout a meal at the table next to you or people using cameras with flashes to take snapshots of every course from every imaginable angle paying no attention to the annoyance of other diners. I’m just waiting to see a “bro’ get iced” at a nice place… I know its coming.
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/comment-page-1/#comment-38612 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:42:09 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/#comment-38612 Sullivan’s is one rung on the ladder down from Del Frisco’s, which owns Sullivan’s. Chains like Morton’s of Chicago, Ruth Chris, and Shula’s compete with Del Frisco’s. Shula’s 347 is comparable to Sullivan’s.
Personally I prefer the Angus Barn.
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/comment-page-1/#comment-38609 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:59:54 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/07/05/sullivans/#comment-38609 Worrying about others dress makes you sound more than a little uptight.
Those “meatheads” must be keeping the joint in business. Your one trip in a decade? Not so much.
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